Here we are in our first week of training for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. While some of us are experienced marathoners--veterans of multiple (or one) previous marathons--many of us are running a marathon for the first time. But all of us have several things in common. We…
Just as the Memorial Day weekend marks the ‘official’ start of summer and brings with it the Indianapolis 500 call to “Drivers, START YOUR ENGINES"—this week marks the official start of marathon training season, and the heart-stirring call to "Runners, TAKE YOUR MARKS." In that spirit, please consider this my…