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January 25, 2008
We Are Here and it is COLD!
Just a word of advice - Chicago in January is cold. Might want to wait until July to visit! :)
But we made it and it was a pretty good trip! O did all the driving (as usual) while Roxy and I slept and watched the miles go by. Ohio is boring. Very, very boring.
We also listened to podcasts from Competitor Radio, one interview with Ryan Hall and one with Chrissie Wellington. I was really impressed with how well spoken Chrissie was. I'm sure that's not an easy thing when you are being asked tough questions.
Along the way I realized I had never been to Illinois before. I ran for Penn State so I've been to the midwest - Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio - but apparently a Big Ten Track or Cross Country Championship was never at the University of Illinois during my college years! So it was really neat to drive into the city from Indiana and see all the tall buildings! Chicago sort of reminded me of Pittsburgh with their tall smoke stacks and steel mills. Of course Chicago has a big lake and Pittsburgh has rivers and Chicago is probably about 1000 times bigger but still...
We got here around 4 pm (CST) and had time to check into the hotel before going to the "meet and greet" tonight. I was pretty excited to be meeting everyone and of course meet Jen who I feel like I "know" from reading her blog but of course who I've never met! I'll have to say though - Jen is pretty much just as I pictured her! Passionate and animated and outgoing. And tall. Taller than I thought.
So now it's time for bed! Roxy is already sleeping and O looks like he's following close behind...I need to find a spot for myself in there somewhere too! Good night!
Posted by beth at January 25, 2008 10:03 PM