Buzz is building around the city as the Chicago Marathon quickly approaches. Over 40,000 people will be there to run this great event. For the latest news check out Runner's World's special site for the event.
I want to comment on what I think is a great attribute of Chicago that shows through this marathon. Resilience. That word fits well with running a marathon and it is especially true after Chicago's disastrous 2007 event when one person died (from a heart condition) and the race was cut off because of the extreme heat. The marathon organizers failed to provide enough water on the course when the weeks ahead of the event were stifling hot and race day was probably going to be no different.
Well it is just two years later and Chicago is a marquee event with Deena Kastor and Samuel Wanjiru will be participating as elite runners. Wanjiru is the 2008 Olympic gold medalist and Kastor is the most herald American female runner out there. That kind of recovery in just two short years show how fantastic this event is and how important many runners believe it to be. Wanjiru is young, fast and ambitious. If the weather cooperates (but when does it in the Midwest?) Wanjiru may shoot for the world record as he has stated that he wants to break in the near future.
That is resilience. Coming through adversity - bigger and stronger. That is the Chicago Marathon...
Also, check out this video with Bart Yasso
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