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6/17/2011

I got my butt up pretty early. There was nothing to eat but luckily, I had stocked up on breakfast bars the day before. They would have to suffice. I mixed them with peanut butter, chewed quickly, and packed my things even quicker. Mark arrived right on time to take me to the starting point. I didn’t realize it was the start of a very fun day.

Stage one consisted of Mark running and chatting with me for a couple of miles. He had been called the previous night by Amy to help guide me on a trail starting at Wicker Park. It is the only geography of the area I remember at this point as the rest of the towns passed so quickly.

In a couple of miles, we reached Amy and Tracey...

6/17/2011

I sadly left the city of Chicago without experiencing everything it had to offer but I had to make tracks. JC and I shot a short wrap up video of Chicago in the morning and I was on my way. It took me a while to find my stride because of the magnificent surroundings. Also, because I had lost my camera, I needed to shoot many of the photos one more time. I even decided to stroll past that milestone located on the corner of Jackson and Michigan St.; the end of route 66.

As I ran out of the city, I’m sure you can predict the change of my surroundings. If you can’t you haven’t been following this adventure. In short the city changed from majestic, to ghetto, to suburb. It happens every time. Once the visuals disappeared, I settled into a nice running pace...

6/15/2011

I get so bummed out when the rain puts a damper on my day. My first look out the window today I saw nothing but white. It looked like I was in the clouds. Chicago is supposed to be the windy city not the rainy city. Perhaps it’s the universe’s way of telling me to take it easy. I constantly think about how one of the messages in “The Tenth Floor” is about not overworking oneself. I wonder why the author of that book has such a hard time following his own advice.

I ended up sleeping some more. My body sure did thank me for the extra rest. Between the running, and the events with the kids, I think I’ve been wearing myself thin.

Later in the day I met a couple of JC’s friends. One of them, Mike, happens to be an artist...