38: Chicago Marathon Abridged

The 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon race director, Carey Pinkowski, staff and 17,000 volunteers put on an amazing show the weekend of October 10-12th.  There were a total of 45,000 runners along with 1.7 million spectators, also known as 40 fans per runner.

During this episode, I take a high-level view of the marathon and its impact on the community and the 45,000 runners who ran it. If you’ve ever thought about running the Chicago Marathon and learning more about why it's one of the largest and most popular marathons in the world, then you’ll want to take a listen.

The unabridged version of our race report, with all things fuel, expo, restaurants, course highlights, memorable moments to last a lifetime, how to listen to your body, and learning when to push and when to change your goals, then you’ll want to tune in for the episode released on Thursday, October 16th.

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