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Some of you may know and some of you may not know, but Dawn and I are running in the Chicago Marathon this weekend. It’s been 16 long, difficult, and mostly injury-free weeks of training leading up to this Sunday. While we have both run 20 miles once or twice in training, there are stil 6.2 miles to after that. To say I’m nervous would probably be like saying the Pope is Catholic; the two pretty much go hand in hand.

In any case, it’s here and there is no turning back. My goals are, in order, to 1.) Finish, 2.) Finish without walking, 3.) Finish with a 10 minute per mile pace. If I can accomplish those goals, I will have met every expectation I had for this thing. If anyone is interested, you can track our progress online by visiting the Runner Tracking page of the marathon website. You’ll have to provide an email address or some other method of being notified and you should receive updates as we cross certain checkpoints.

In any case, wish us luck and we’ll see you all next week!