giving rise to action; staying fit and sane through running
Sixty weeks from today is my 60th birthday. Additionally, some other significant milestones will be commemorated during this time. I’ve wanted to get back to writing regularly for a while and decided to use this an excuse to create a small legacy project, Sixty Weeks to 60. It will be weekly reflections on my life: some of my most cherished memories, things my mom always said, lessons learned, what I wish I knew 35 years ago, and certainly some opinion pieces.
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It’s Chicago Marathon weekend. Maybe a good time to share my Chicago Marathon story. New York City was my first, way back in 1997. Yet it’s the Chicago Marathon that is uniquely special to me. My Chicago Marathon story is one of hope and healing and ultimately survivorship and fulfillment.
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It’s been three weeks, so here’s my overdue reflection on the 2022 New York City Marathon.
November 2, 1997. That was the day I crossed my first marathon finish line. It was a cool and rainy day in New York City. My family – Chris, his mom, my parents, my boss, and my friend Kevin – out on First Avenue. On the west side of the street, just above 66th Street. Wet and cold, jockeying for position at the barricade in order to have a front row seat for the 30 seconds or so it would take me to pass by.
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Jamie Hershfang ultra runner with DW Running discusses her running journey from 0 to 62, creating challenges to stay motivated during the pandemic including raising money for COVID Solidarity, her team, Fleet Feet Chicago, the Bank of America race series, and her personal cause: the National Eating Disorders Association.
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Valerie Jencks discusses coming back to running after cancer, battling “long-haul COVID”, training for her first marathon at 60, and why she’s running for Gilda’s Club Chicago.
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