Quick Update

I’m planning on posting a full recount of my Chicago Marathon experience tomorrow, but wanted to post a quick update.  If you haven’t heard, it was hot. Like people died hot. More bad news? I did not finish.  I made it to about the spot where that man died and was told to go back to Grant Park.

Thing the burns me the most is that I trained in weather this hot all summer. The key was hydration, which is where the race messed up royally. Most aid stations had no Gatorade or water by the time I got to them. If it were not for my amazing family, I wouldn’t have made it as far as I did.  After the second station had nothing, I send text messages that I needed Gatorade, and they came through. I was actually a bit worried for them being out in that heat, but everyone is alright.

I’ll try and post more tomorrow.