Mike and I arrived in Chicago Friday afternoon and I hit the expo just long enough to buy a bunch of Nike stuff I don't need. Score!
Had a great dinner with Andrew and Leslie (I really hate being the only person at the table not drinking.) and now I'm up and ready for a slow and easy 30 minute run. I'm trying not to get freaked out with how unusually hot here it is for mid-October. Temps are expected to be in the 80's all weekend. Good thing I plan on finishing the marathon under 3 hours when it's still cool.
OMG can you imagine?
But about that. That is all I heard yesterday at the expo. Little snatches of conversation everywhere about adjusting planned clothing and adjusting time expectations - all because of the weather. I keep trying to remind myself that I trained all summer in the oppressive heat and humidity we got in New York. If I do hill repeats in that crap, I think I can take 80 degrees in Chicago.
Yeah!
But other than that, I'm truly excited to be here. There's such a buzz in the air and I love being around all the other runners who are as jacked as I am to just hit the course and see where the morning takes us.
Well, it takes us to the finish line at Grant Park - I meant that figuratively.
I'll attempt to blog about my day of rest so that all my readers (hi, Tina!) can be updated.
Ahh so excited for you! You are going to rock this, 80 degrees or not! I mean, it wasn't that different in SF was it?
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