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2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 2

Welcome to the 2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 2....yes the part with the actual race! Catching up? 2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 1 Beep! Beep! Beep! My alarm was set for 4:30AM so I would have time to eat, drink water, use the potty (multiple times), and change before I would meet Kristina at her hotel.  I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and drank two bottles of water - the forecast was calling for 70-80F so…

2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 1

I cannot believe Chicago was almost 4 weeks ago – it feels much longer than that.  This recap will be one of my lengthier ones and will be broken up into two parts (I know my 2014 NYC Marathon recap was longggg with three posts hehe).  Again, thank you all for all your support the past 5-6 months! Okay...onto the recap! WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY.  Image: Chicago Marathon Speaking of NYC, let’s rewind a little bit.  Prior to the 2014 NYC…