WE DID IT!
We had no idea what the day would hold but we were excited and anxious. We jumped in a taxi at 5:45 and got to “Charity Village” around 6. All the World Vision team got togehter before the race and had a little photo shoot before we headed to the start line. Rebecca and started the race together for the first 9 miles. Right around then I began to get sick from being overheated (it was 15-20 degrees hotter than what we trained in and hotter than expected for Chicago). Without going into the gory details, I was forced to basically walk from miles 10-20 with stops at the Portapotties every mile (DISGUSTING). By mile 20 I had recovered from being overheated for the most part and ran the last 6.2 miles. It was definitely a challenge and one I am glad that we tackled. I would like to do another one at 100% to see what I can do. We’ll see when/if that happens! ; )
Betty, Katie and Scott finished around 4.5 hours, Rebecca finished a little over 5 hours and Amy, Emily and I finished after being tortured running for over 6 hours. We’re all thankful that we finished and that we can all walk as of 4 days out!
We had a blast in Chicago too! It’s a great city, one that I want to spend more time in for sure. The people were incredible and the city is beautiful. Lincoln Park was my favorite part that we ran through and the water front is so cool. We took an “Architectural tour” by boat on sunday night where we heard all about the main buildings in downtown. Trump’s new building going up in the city is spectacular. I reccomend taking that tour next time you’re in Chi-town.
Thanks for supporting us through the process of the marathon! Thanks for giving toward our goal to raise money for World Vision! Thanks for cheering us on and praying for our ailments! We couldn’t have done it without you!
