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Using Claude for a 1/2 Marathon training plan?!

This is…pretty good.

24-week half marathon training plan

April 20 → September 27, 2026  ·  Returning runner at 58

Easy run
Long run
Cross-train
Tempo / race
Rest
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Run the Chicago Lifetime 1/2 marathon in the fall? Sure…

I ran this race back in 2009 and have been wanting to do it again ever since.

The Life Time Chicago Half Marathon is a flat, fast course along Lake Shore Drive — a great setup. It’s at the end of September in Chicago, which makes for ideal running weather and…the last time the weather was absolutely gorgeous.

I was a bit younger then which will make the prep work a bit harder. Whatever.

If you’re interested, here’s my invite link: https://letsdothis.com/share/69deac54cff0cef3984795f8

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Meet Edith

Edith is/was a feral cat born in May of 2025. She was hanging around after her mom and the other feral cats we had hanging around left (they are still around just not around our house). It was pretty cold outside during January and we decided to coax her inside the house. She and our other cats get along fabulously.

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2026 – Multiple Books Completed

Been awhile since I did an update. I’ve been traveling which is always a good time to get some reading done. Let’s see what we got:

  1. Butcher’s Crossing, Author: John Williams – 01/24/2026
  2. The Unforgiven, Author: Alan LeMay – 01/25/2026
  3. A Blaze of Glory, Author: Jeff Shaara – 01/25/2026
  4. Everything is Tuberculosis, Author: John Green – 01/25/2026
  5. As the Crow Flies, Author: Craig Johnson – 01/28/2026
  6. A Serpent’s Tooth, Author: Craig Johnson – 02/02/2026
  7. Any Other Name, Author: Craig Johnson – 2/15/2026
  8. Life and Times of America’s Banana King, Author: Rich Cohen – 02/20/2026

All of the above books were pretty good. Number 1 and 2 are Westerns and rest vary on subject matter.

Everything is Tuberculosis was the book that I learned a lot from. I didn’t know that tuberculosis was so prevalent.

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Vacation time…

I’m heading off on a week’s vacation and looking forward to it. Hoping to be able to get a jump on this year’s book list. I’ve got quite a few candidates which I’ll list out later.