Notes
Chicago Marathon.
Drove with the fam to cheer on my brother and brother in law. Took the L to the mile 4 mark and then easy jogged to mile 5.
Waited until they ran by and jumped into the race with them. They were together so it was nice and easy. We knocked out some 7:10s for a while and really they were racing pretty smart. It was a nice and comfortable time, all the while i was trying to avoid race security so as to not be pulled off the course.
At the 15mile mark (10miles into my run) Rob (brother in law) decided he wanted to start moving a little bit. 6:50s was the goal. I stuck right next to him to make it comfortable. After a while, we turned a corner and got some wind in the face. I took the wind for Rob to help him through. After a bit I picked it up unconsciously. This proved to be costly for Rob down the stretch. I feel really bad about it :(
My run ended a little after this. We both started feeling the pace, and sorta got seperated by the crowds. I realized what I had done and knew that my family was cheering at a point pretty close. When i saw them, I grabbed some water from them for Rob, then stepped off the course.
Jogged a little more to cut across from mi 20 - 25. Probably call it an extra mile or half mile. It was a lot of time on my feet today.