10-10-10 as a tourist

The Chicago Marathon is this weekend, 10-10-10…and as you can guess I really want to run. I had been diligently training when I sustained more injuries than I’d like to count and I got completely derailed from my marathon goal. So what do I do in this situation, but do my best to still enjoy marathon weekend and run my version of the Chicago. I clearly can’t run the full, because without training, that’s the sort of stupidity that causes runners to break bones, tear tendons and sometimes even die.

So I am modifying my plan, I will be running as a tourist. I’m not really sure what this means, because it is a plan that I baked and hatched just today. I’m thinking the start would be a fun thing to see and possibly participate in…and from there I will probably run a few miles, jump on the el and meet my friend Kisha when she arrives at mile 14. At that point I’ll jump in with her and see what happens. Depending on my mood and the weather I may finish it out with her from there. So tourism it is, not a complete view of the Marathon, but the best attempt I can make with the injuries I have sustained this summer.

And hey, the main goal of raising funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society was still accomplished and the Disney Marathon is just barely off in the distance!

Thank you to everyone for their continued support, as I promised I will be running for LLS...just not quite as planned!