Chicago Marathon 2018 (Oct 7th) DIS Meet Race!

[ZellyB]

Medal

https://twitter.com/ChiMarathon/status/1046791928757538817

Spoiler: Medal pic

View attachment 355247

Not what I was expecting but I think I like it?

Oh who am I kidding? When I finish this thing and earn that puppy I'm going to love it!

 

[roxymama]

Not what I was expecting but I think I like it?

Oh who am I kidding? When I finish this thing and earn that puppy I'm going to love it!

Yes!

There is more to it than the 40th anniversary one last year IMO. Last years was a lot "plainer."

 

[cburnett11]

10/1/18 - T+D of 113, 81% cloudy, 55% rain, 8 mph ENE wind (At 11am, T+D is 121, and At 1pm, T+D is 122).

Still looking for a way to UNlike a post... lol

 

[roxymama]

Still looking for a way to UNlike a post... lol

agreed!

As someone who wore long jeans, thick socks, sneakers, and a hoodie to the pumpkin patch this weekend and the sun came out around lunch time despite it being the high 60's....don't overdress!!! I wasn't running of course, but I was feeling a little too warm and silly for overdoing it. Gonna be shorts for me for this race.

 

[ZellyB]

agreed!

As someone who wore long jeans, thick socks, sneakers, and a hoodie to the pumpkin patch this weekend and the sun came out around lunch time despite it being the high 60's....don't overdress!!! I wasn't running of course, but I was feeling a little too warm and silly for overdoing it. Gonna be shorts for me for this race.

NO overdressing. I'm going to be in shorts and a tank top!

 

[Wendy98]

2016 medal. I remember being told, but I have no idea what this is.

 

[Wendy98]

@cburnett11 NYC corral assignments are out. I am Green, Wave 1, corral A.

 

[kleph]

View attachment 355285 2016 medal. I remember being told, but I have no idea what this is.

not sure either but the stars are from the chicago flag. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chicago

 

[CheapRunnerMike]

Spoiler: Medal reaction

I spy my favorite part of the city...the buckingham fountain!!!! Swoon. Excited that my corral is fountain adjacent and will be on the medal

I'm guessing the little top portion is see- through right?

Spoiler: Reaction to Roxy's Medal Reaction

Cue Al Bundy

 

[LdyStormy76]

View attachment 355285 2016 medal. I remember being told, but I have no idea what this is.

not sure either but the stars are from the chicago flag. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chicago

That is the Chicago Picasso. For many of us it is as well known as the Art Institute lions. The following description is from Wikipedia:
The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture, dedicated on August 15, 1967, in Daley Plaza in the Chicago Loop, is 50 feet (15.2 m) tall and weighs 162 short tons (147 t). The Cubist sculpture by Picasso was the first such major public artwork in Downtown Chicago, and has become a well-known landmark.

Publicly accessible, it is known for its inviting jungle gym-like characteristics. Visitors to Daley Plaza can often be seen climbing on and sliding down the base of the sculpture.

The sculpture was commissioned by the architects of the Richard J. Daley Center in 1963. The commission was facilitated by the architect William Hartmann of the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Picasso completed a maquette of the sculpture in 1965, and approved a final model of the sculpture in 1966. The cost of constructing the sculpture was $351,959.17 (equivalent to $2.7 million in 2018), paid mostly by three charitable foundations: the Woods Charitable Fund, the Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation, and the Field Foundation of Illinois. Picasso himself was offered payment of $100,000 but refused, stating that he wanted to make his work a gift.

 

[roxymama]

View attachment 355285 2016 medal. I remember being told, but I have no idea what this is.

@LdyStormy76 had it right. The Picasso.
I always say it looks like a giant baboon. But the intention is that it looks like a woman...which kinda makes more sense when you view it from the side while squinting. It is very good for sliding down.

@cburnett11 NYC corral assignments are out. I am Green, Wave 1, corral A.

My college mascot was the Green Wave, so I approve.

Spoiler: Reaction to Roxy's Medal Reaction

Cue Al Bundy

Spoiler: Reaction to Mike's reaction of roxy's reaction

 

[CheapRunnerMike]

@LdyStormy76 had it right. The Picasso.
I always say it looks like a giant baboon. But the intention is that it looks like a woman...which kinda makes more sense when you view it from the side while squinting. It is very good for sliding down.



My college mascot was the Green Wave, so I approve.

Spoiler: Reaction to Mike's reaction of roxy's reaction

Bwahahaha!

 

[roxymama]

Who cares about medals when we get...

 

[cburnett11]

NYC corral assignments are out. I am Green, Wave 1, corral A.

@Wendy98 Thanks. I'm also in corral A..... BUT Orange, Wave 2. lol

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

If anyone was placing bets on at what point this week I'd start getting really nervous...riiiiight about now. I'm getting really nervous!!

Obviously I’m not running Chicago, but Lakefront, and I’m right there with you! Nerves are starting to kick in big time, especially since my training has really suffered the past few weeks. The weather outlook isn’t helping.

 

[DopeyBadger]

THE Chicago Marathon Weather Update!

With 6 days to go! The weather forecast using the "Chicago Loop" weather station.



9/27/18 - T+D of around 105, maybe cloudy, maybe rain
9/28/18 - T+D of 100, 26% cloudy, 12% rain, 8 mph NNW wind (At 11 am, T+D is still only 104, and At 1pm, T+D is still only 103).
9/30/18 - T+D of 111, 60% cloudy, 24% rain, 8 mph E wind (At 11am, T+D is 115, and At 1pm, T+D is 120).
10/1/18 - T+D of 113, 81% cloudy, 55% rain, 8 mph ENE wind (At 11am, T+D is 121, and At 1pm, T+D is 122).
10/2/18 - T+D of 115, 91% cloudy, 38% rain, 8 mph NE wind (At 11am, T+D is 121, and At 1pm, T+D is 123).

 

[michigandergirl]

That is a really cool medal. I think it's better than last year's anniversary medal.

Good luck to you all! I'll be cheering for you from across the lake!!

Still whining that I can't be there, but my BFF is running, so if you see a petite, forty-something year old redhead with Merida-like hair, please give her some encouragement for me.

 

[CheapRunnerMike]

So I just asked my 9 year old if he wanted to wake up early with me on Saturday morning to do the meetup shakeout run...the lure of pancakes was enough for him to commit

 

[DopeyBadger]

So I just asked my 9 year old if he wanted to wake up early with me on Saturday morning to do the meetup shakeout run...the lure of pancakes was enough for him to commit

 

[FFigawi]

So I just asked my 9 year old if he wanted to wake up early with me on Saturday morning to do the meetup shakeout run...the lure of pancakes was enough for him to commit

Pancakes now, beer in a few years. Just like his dad.