Rise and Shine! Wake up at 4am – Shuttle bus pick up at 5:30am – Race starts at 7am with temperatures in the high 60s going into the high 70s within a few hours. Sunshine will be glazing over us from the Lake Michigan side of Chicago while running many miles in the shade through the parks yet many miles in the sun. Theme song, We Found Love, by Rihanna comes on right as our wave G is up at the start line ready to begin the 13.1 Marathon Series at Chicago.
Couldn’t have been a better way to start the race!
Never in my life have I woken up at 4am for anything, however on this day I did, and then I ran a Half Marathon at 7am. I somehow still managed [Continue Reading...]