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Eat2Live2Run
Eat2Live2Run Posts: 137 Member
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Did anyone else run the Chicago Marathon on Sunday?

It wasn't a PR for me, but it was the best I've ever felt during a marathon.

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  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    Congratulations !
    I did not run. But my wife did. (I hustled down the El train lines to different spots along the course to give encouragement.)
    She did well. I think it was a combination of a perfect day weather-wise and a race that was really expertly managed considering the size (42,000 racers).
    I do not know how the city of Chicago pulled off a race that big that well. But they did.
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    I didn't run. But I was affected by the traffic problems. Does that count? LOL
  • laurasuzanne2006
    laurasuzanne2006 Posts: 103 Member
    I did!!! It was my first. 5:14 which considering my first 1/2 last sept was 3:08 i consider it pretty darn good!! The best part, I felt amazing. Never hit a wall, slowed down between 22-25(actually was pacing with 4:50 up until that point) but never felt miserable or anything. I was sore for two days afterward and i've been fine since, which is pretty spectacular as i tend to fight chronic back pain
  • tniemeyer
    tniemeyer Posts: 321
    I did too, also my first. I finished 5:16, missed my goal but it was an amazing day!

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