I went to Chicago for the rock n roll marathon and it was quite an experience. There were 20,000 competitors there so it was the biggest race besides the Indianapolis mini. The weather was great but I did have one major problem. My friend, Clare Chandler broke my big toe !!!

It was two days before the run too so everything was planned and I had to just grin and bear it. But I must say it was worth the experience. The run course was beautiful right on lake Michigan and you ran right around all the city. I highly recommend the rock n roll series because of it's amazingly good organization and the rock bands were very high quality.

My next run will be another 13.1 and it is in Minneapolis.

Race Report written by Ryan Betz

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