My family and I flew into the Chicagoland area earlier this week for a family reunion. It's been great hanging out with everyone, seeing all the old sights, and eating all my Chicago favorite foods! I've probably exceeded the carbo loading recommendations in unhealthy and ungodly ways, but what they hey. I'm on vacation!
The weather here has been fantastic which is a surprise. Usually I encounter the foulest of weather whenever I come back here. Snow showers in late April. Thunderstorms in October. Blizzards in January. You get the picture. I almost get the feeling it's payback for leaving Chicago. But so far, this week has been picture perfect. It also looks like the threat of rain forecasted for Sunday will prove to be nothing.
I've also managed to get in my last couple of training runs this week. It's been great running around my hometown via some newer trails that connect the entire village. All that's left to do is hit the marathon expo on Saturday and then to the starting line on Sunday.
Can't wait!
