My friend Alice is running the Chicago marathon with me. (She too will be running for the first time.) I wouldn't say I "bullied" her into running it, but I have a way of persuading her to do things...like hang gliding...and like hang gliding, I think in the end she'll thank me for getting her to do this.
I'm excited to run the race with Alice as I know I can go to her throughout the training and talk/complain/etc...much easier to do with someone who is going through it. I can talk to other people who have run marathons, but talking to someone who is experiencing it at the same time is different.
We found ourselves talking the about last month before the race and stopped saying, "We haven't even started training...we can't really talk plans like when we plan to stop drinking before the race." I think all this talk we've been doing is great...useless right now, but great. We are excited about the race and can't wait to get started. This race "run" our lives and be all we talk about for a few months, but I can't wait!
With this excitement I started reading different things about marathons...check out the links below to learn where the term marathon came from, 26.2 cool marathon facts, learn more about who I'm running for in the Chicago Marathon and how to donate, a link to a blog post about Prefontaine and where Nike originated from as it has it's roots in running....
Where Did The Term Marathon Come From?
The Goddess Nike Nike is the Greek goddess of victory. According to legend, in the Battle of Marathon, news of the the successful battle by the Greeks was sent by messenger back to their home city. The messenger was so exhausted when he got there that he said one word: "Nike!"(Victory) and then died from dehydration and exertion.
Here's an interesting interview with Phil Knight from Nike Phil Knight
Here's a cool blog post about Steve Prefontaine Nike's first athlete (You have to check out the movie about him)
I'll be running the Chicago Marathon to raise money for The Organization For Autism Research
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26.2 Marathon Facts
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