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I ran the Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon on July 22nd.
Chicago's summer has been scorching, and thank god it wasn't 100 degrees out - but in the upper 70s and mid-80s at start, it wasn't exactly chilly.
I'd messed up my training regimen but good, peaking a month before.
I hadn't run in over two weeks, thanks to painful sunburns.
And I had an inguinal hernia, which I was scheduled to have surgery on, four days after the race. I had pledged to stop immediately if that started bothering me.
So clearly, I took it easier than I would have otherwise, and my performance, overall, sucked:
2:53:06, with a pace of 13:13/mile.
I tried to run with good form, and had moderate success there, I guess, but when finishing minutes from the three-hour mark didn't feel too great.
During the race, I felt like crap, and wanted to stop near-constantly, questioning why the hell I was doing it in the first place.
And I really did not push myself, and that's depressing.
Good thing I really didn't care much. I ran and walked the damn thing, and was glad it was over. For the first time, I tested out the new Garmin Forerunner Mary had bought me as a belated birthday gift.
But at least by not giving a damn, I got some cool pictures:
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| Columbus Drive, over the river |
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| State and Wacker |
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| State Street |
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Everybody walking because, you know, screw it.
And heat exhaustion. |
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Heading back east again.
Right after the SCREW THIS, NEVER RUNNING AGAIN moment. |
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| I guess we're running again? |
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| LaSalle street - AKA where The Dark Knight filmed half the movie. |
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| Turning south. Sure, torture us some more. |
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| Approaching McCormick Place |
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| Back to Lake Shore Drive and the Lakefront Path |
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| Heading south on the lake |
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| Overheating, thank you sponge. |
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| Nobody felt like rocking out. |
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| On Lake Shore Drive, nearly done |
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Great pictures Matt!
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