26 Reasons Why I Love the 2017 Chicago Marathon

If you are reading this, it means that I am a holder of the 40th Bank of America Chicago Marathon finisher medal.  Perhaps you are a first time reader on my blog and might be asking if this is my first marathon ever or even if this is my first time doing a marathon in Chicago.  The answer is safely no.  Others who may have been following my journey for at least two months know that this summer/fall has been exceptionally cruel to my mental and physical.  In turn, I am just as shocked that I can write this blog with joy and elaborate on the wonderful (and not so glamorous) elements of doing this particular marathon. 

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