Run MK Run

In case you missed it - over at Run MK Run - Mom ran a 20-mile prep race today, just three weeks before the marathon for which she's been training since last year.

Yes, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is three weeks from today - 10-10-10 - and Mom will be ready for it.

After all, the Chicago Area Runners Association didn't call today's race the Ready to Run 20 Miler for nothing. Finish that, and you're ready for 26.2.

So did Mom finish? Heck yeah, she finished! And she did better than that, in our estimation. She got through the 20 miles in about three hours, 48 minutes - well ahead of her target of four hours.

She can see the light now!

There were very few spectators along the course, which followed the lakefront trail almost the entire way. But Mom wanted some. So Dad and the kids bused around to cheer for her in the fifth and 12th miles. And you can imagine the kids were as excited to see her come into view as she was to see them.




As you may notice, it was a beautiful morning. And, as you can see below (alongside Shedd Aquarium), the course offered some beautiful views.

But Mom was the sight to see today.