Around the time I was having troubles with my foot, I decided to take
advantage of the guaranteed entry I’d earned into the Chicago Marathon (based
on my time from Kiawah last December).
Here are 26 things to describe/celebrate/remember from the race (and
trip):
1-no more than 1 mile with no spectators cheering along the course
2-number of slices of deep-dish pizza I ate post race (embarrassingly
low, I was tired)
3-Goose Island 312, my beverage choice for the trip
4-number of runners in our group from Raleigh
5-the number of miles it felt like I walked between the finish line and
the family meet up letter “U” where I finally got to sit down after meeting up
with friends. It was probably
closer to a half of a mile than 5.
6-number of runners and spectators in our group from Raleigh
7-number of tenths of a mile I ran over 26.2 in the race (my watch told
me 26.98, I think about one tenth of a mile was watch error)
8-
9- number of games the Cubs played postseason this year (we enjoyed
hanging out at a bar in Wrigleyville for one of them)
10-I was in bed by 10 the night before the race
11-
12-
13-
14-
15-Illinois is my 15th state
16-
17-17,234, the number of women who finished this year’s marathon
18-
19-19x5=95th floor, location of the Signature Lounge (where
we enjoyed views of the city Sunday night, postrace)
20-
21-days until my next marathon (yikes!)
22-length of my longest pre-Chicago training run
23-
24-age when I ran my first marathon
25-age when I ran my first official half-marathon
26-26.2…the number of miles run
