Unlike my previous two full marathons, there wasn’t a Disney theme park to go to the day after the race. So, I had to make the best of it and take in as much of Chicago as I could. My feet were still a little sore from the race, but this was my day to … More Celebrating My 3rd Full Marathon in the Windy City!
When I left off yesterday, I was at the half marathon point of the race. I was feeling a little tired, but happy with my time! As I kept on going through mile 14, I knew that this was the part of the race where a lot of bloggers had mentioned was difficult. So, I … More Finishing My First World Major Marathon – Chicago Marathon Part 2
Much like I’ve done in the past, I’ll split up my recap of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon into two parts. Part 1 will take me to the half marathon mark. Part 2 will finish the race out. So, on October 11th, I was up at 4:30am to get ready to head out to … More Running a World Major Marathon – Chicago Marathon Recap Part 1
On Friday, October 9th, I headed off to Chicago to run the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. The trip began by flying from LAX to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. I thought the Dumbo Double Dare’s “Fly to the Finish” shirt as totally appropriate for the trip.
Back to regular blogging! The week after the Bank of America Chicago Marathon doesn’t have a lot to report on as far as running or workouts. I was giving my feet a rest to heal blisters on both feet as a result of running the marathon. Although, I didn’t give them too much rest the … More The Week After the Chicago Marathon
