Weekend at Home

Originally published July 9, 2009

When you make your living traveling to running events, a weekend at home is a real gift. We’re just coming off a great couple of races, in San Diego and Seattle, so it feels good to relax and catch my breath.

What the means, of course, is more time to do the things I really like to do: run, cycle, and motorcycle. And I intend to do all three this weekend.

But then we will begin the more serious preparations for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago. That race, which was the Chicago Distance Classic, is one in which I have a great deal of pride. When it was owned by John Bingham Racing it was our premier race. The fact that it’s in my home town makes it all the more special.

This year will be, without question, the best half marathon that Chicago has ever seen. The race sold out, which tells you how excited everyone is. You can read more about the race at: http://chicago.competitor.com/

So I’m just getting the hang of this blogging business. Please stop by every week to see what’s new here in the Penguin Nation.

Waddle on, friends

This column first appeared on Competitor.com (2009–2014). The original site is gone; it is preserved here from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, in John’s original words.