Our Kind Of Town

Before diving into the great images that Murph captured on our weekend trip with his new Nikon D-80, one more note on the Chicago Marathon as the controversy continues. Running with one of the packs in the top half of the race, we were completely unaware of the pending water shortage. We had heard that the aid stations had been overstocked and were ready for all of the runners under the brutal conditions. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Watch this chilling video from a waterless and Gatorade-less Mile 6:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qbZTI7Cw0rM, and an in-depth story that appeared on CNN: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y5T2DTuBXJQ&mode=related&search=

Now, on with the photos! Despite the turbulent marathon, we had a great time in one of our favorite hangouts. And, as always, Murph did an outstanding job documenting our travels and adventures.





"The Bean" in Grant Park.







The Wrigley Building on Michigan Avenue.









The new Burton Snowboard store just north of Water Tower Place. Winter is just around the corner!












A sea of runners on the marathon course.








Waving to Jackie and Aubrey at Mile 3.













Aubs does her arm exercises on the streets of Chicago.










Giordano's - our favorite restaurant!





Check out the complete selection of Chicago images at Murph's photo web site at: http://flickr.com/photos/murphyr/page1/


Talk to you soon. Until then, pick up the pace and run your own race.


- Jeff