Chicago Marathon

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Running Update

Woo Hoo! I just finished running my second 9 miler!!!! Alone! It was tough around the 6 mile mark, but I stopped for some gatorade around 7 and drank 20 oz. in about a minute! Seriously! That's all I needed to finish. The rest of the way went by rather quickly. The best part is that I haven't run all week, so I was surprised that I was able to last that long. Last week, Phil and I ran 9 together and he pushed me through. It was great. Next week, I'm going for 13.

And, when I got back home, guess what I realized? My nipples were bleeding!! Yeah! I'm back in the game! Battle wounds! I didn't even realize it until I looked at my white shirt, which is now ruined. I completely forgot to use the glide this morning, so I must have rubbed them raw. I thought you guys would appreciate it.

Last weekend, Phil updated me everyone's status. There are four of us running: Jay, Phil, Frank, Me. We discussed the rooming situation I suggested that Jay/Phil share a room and Frank and I will share one. One downside, I haven't made ANY reservations. I've been waiting to hear from Frank about it. Phil said he spoke to Frank last week and I received a text. Frank said he was still running, which was great news!

So, if there are any suggestions regarding the hotel situation, let me know!

Run with endurance!

Dean

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