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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @alanshrimpton6787
    @alanshrimpton6787 2 года назад +5

    Well done man and 'The Wife'. Nice you did this together with her support. Sounds like a great experience. You'll race the next one for sure which will be? Try Pete Pfitzinger 'Advance Marathoning'

  • @humbertoverdugo1
    @humbertoverdugo1 2 года назад +2

    I’ve been waiting for this, thank you for the update! congrats 🏁

  • @copperdan7667
    @copperdan7667 3 месяца назад

    I'm getting ready to run my 15th marathon in Chicago next month and this is the first time I've ever heard somebody tell me I can turn auto lap off on my garmin. I just wanted to give you a huge thank you. This is going to help so much as my watch is never exactly synced to the mile markers. Also, I love your content

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  3 месяца назад

      🙏🏼 I wish I lived anywhere near Chicago. I would likely do it every year . Such a blast

  • @brendanthompson5373
    @brendanthompson5373 Год назад

    Really enjoyed your commentary on the race and city as I prep to run Chicago 2023! Thank you!

  • @JuanRodriguez-gv2xz
    @JuanRodriguez-gv2xz 7 месяцев назад +1

    Very nice recap man! Running Chicago in 6 months! Cheers!

  • @neilcash8040
    @neilcash8040 Год назад

    Myself and my wife are coming over from Ireland - looking forward to this marathon! Thanks for the video :)

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад

      Thanks for watching. You’re going to love it

  • @ericchevalley
    @ericchevalley 2 года назад

    Loved the video. Brilliant! So glad you had a great experience in Chicago. Your wife is awesome!

  • @shannonsides6017
    @shannonsides6017 Год назад

    MYWIFE! Martha from Kofuzi’s livestream told me about your channel. HILARIOUS. Super cool that your running journey began at the beginning of Covid….that’s precisely when I discovered Kofuzi, and subsequently Floris, BITR, and all the others. Keep up the great work, your videos are funny and helpful!

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад +1

      Awesome! Thank you for the kind words. I was posting non-edited Maffetone talking head videos for a little while before finally taking the RUclips plunge beginning with this overly detailed Chicago marathon video not really about the marathon. Learning quickly and hoping the humor masks the New Guy mistakes. 🙏🏼thanks for watching

    • @shannonsides6017
      @shannonsides6017 Год назад

      @@MidLifeRunner I love the MAF stuff, yet not enough to do the tests and wear a chest strap bc it is not the most popular way to train but the results are hard to ignore! 80/20 Matt Fitzgerald’s book described “Week of Slow” so I did a one week reset in 2018 and now run in the 9:s or 10:s if it’s not a workout, heart rate well below MAF number. And the deets from your Chicago marathon are what we REALLY need to know about…I spectated it in 2021 and wish I had researched how to use the train better and where to go. Cheers.

  • @DWNY358
    @DWNY358 Год назад

    Thanks - this was helpful as I do final prep for Chicago 2023. Starting to get excited!

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад +1

      Awesome! I’m about to make a video next week with my five big mistakes to be more to the point. This was essentially my first RUclips video which is why it’s way too long 😂 best of luck

  • @noelmontenegro11
    @noelmontenegro11 2 года назад +1

    Love the tips and insight! Maybe I’ll go next year! Congrats 🎊

  • @travelingfit2032
    @travelingfit2032 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the perspective. Looking forward to running my first marathon in Chicago this fall.

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  8 месяцев назад +1

      You’re going to do great. It’s an incredible race and crowd support.

  • @Bwebber99
    @Bwebber99 Год назад

    Some good race tips, the tips are handy for other marathons as well.

  • @christinaclementson
    @christinaclementson Год назад

    Enjoyed this! I’m running Chicago in 5 weeks time! Well done on a great run. Sounds like you had a blast.

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад

      It was so much fun. This was the first video on the channel that I put work into (way too long) . Can’t believe it’s almost been a year. Thanks for watching

    • @christinaclementson
      @christinaclementson Год назад

      @@MidLifeRunner I’ll be sure to wear my Boston jacket to the expo and flex my way round 🤣🤣🤣

  • @annewright3486
    @annewright3486 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for the detailed video!

  • @DianneSullivan
    @DianneSullivan Год назад

    I am flying to Chicago from the UK tomorrow to run the marathon on Sunday. This will be my 4th marathon and second world major. I'm travelling alone so anyone else in wave 1 (red) coral E please look out for a short scared looking Welsh woman! Your video has helped ease my usual pre-race maranoia 🙂 Thank you.

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад

      Happy to help. It’s a wonderful city and everyone was very open and friendly , at least last year . I’m sure you’ll have a blast

  • @vagome
    @vagome Год назад

    I’m running Chicago really soon. It will be my first marathon ever and I’ve just been running a year. I’m in my early 40’s too.
    I’m excited but so scared. It feels like I’m next to a giant and makes me feel so small 😅
    Your words about just enjoying every high five from kids and hitting energy mushrooms helped a lot.
    Thank you! ❤

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад +1

      🙏🏼 It is truly a memorable experience. I think getting there a couple days before and walking through grant park and seeing where everything is also helped qualm some pre race nerves. I just put out a top ten tip video for the race but it’s mostly covered in my overly long first RUclips video you just watched 😂 best of luck

    • @vagome
      @vagome Год назад

      Thank you so much! Will watch every video you have here. Already sub.
      Keep’em coming!

  • @mauiswift6391
    @mauiswift6391 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations!

  • @ian7328
    @ian7328 2 года назад +1

    My tip is buy the hospitality, heated tent and food before and after,free,unlimited goose Island after the race until 4pm paid for itself.

  • @MNP208
    @MNP208 4 месяца назад

    Just came across your video… I won a sponsored entry from my employer for Chicago this October. I only had 3 months notice to train (with a lot of base miles), so I will be running with the goal of finishing only. Wave 3, corral L. 😂😂 I’ve run multiple half marathons and only one full marathon.

  • @priscila5612
    @priscila5612 Год назад

    Great video! The part about the guys in the Boston Marathon jacket. I'm sorry - but it's funny! 🤣

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад +2

      And to think I almost cut that part out. Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

    • @priscila5612
      @priscila5612 Год назад

      @@MidLifeRunnerYou're welcome and thank you for keeping that part in there!

  • @lukesmith6298
    @lukesmith6298 4 месяца назад +1

    Chicago '24 crowd lets go!!!

  • @PlanetDental
    @PlanetDental 2 месяца назад

    training in dallas during the summer was NOT ideal lol but you're more ready for the ideal weather

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  2 месяца назад

      Texas summer training does make for a cool fall marathon success

  • @jessicadrakul6551
    @jessicadrakul6551 4 месяца назад

    Your story is almost exactly the same as mine got sober at 27 started running at 40 :-)

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  4 месяца назад +1

      @@jessicadrakul6551 let’s gooooo! Had to leave enough space for the emotional sobriety to settle in 💪🏼

    • @jessicadrakul6551
      @jessicadrakul6551 4 месяца назад

      @@MidLifeRunner 45 now and doing Chicago marathon this year so I found your channel

  • @Runderestimated
    @Runderestimated 2 года назад

    WHAT A WEEKEND!!!!!!! So happy to meet you, but i realised I just carried on with my shakeout run and didn't say bye to you!! Sorry!!
    Also nightmare on the bib issue NEVER COVER YOUR BIB!! :(

  • @deealex3348
    @deealex3348 Год назад

    How do you even get into this race, it just seems impossible with the random lottery and too expensive to run with the donation option?

    • @MidLifeRunner
      @MidLifeRunner  Год назад

      I Believe you can run a “good for age time “ - for me it would’ve been 3 hours 20 minutes , which I had not run . So I got lucky with the lottery . Regrettably a lot of world majors are lottery only . The New York has an age time but I think it’s 2:50 maybe . Pretty steep

    • @DianneSullivan
      @DianneSullivan Год назад

      Hi, I got a "good for age" time back in 2019 to qualify for the 2020 Chicago marathon which was cancelled of course so I deferred my entry to this year - 2023 - it's on Sunday yikes! I choose 2023 because I turned 50 earlier this year and am in wave 1 due to my qualifying time back in 2019 which was 3:36. I'm now in a different age group so don't need to run as fast to get into Boston (a great part about getting older). This will be my 4th marathon, and 2nd world major (I've run London twice) so I'm working on getting the Abbot 6 star.
      Having said all this, I could have gone down the easier route of getting a place at Chicago through an international tour operator who have guaranteed places for non-US residents (I'm Welsh and fly to Chicago from London tomorrow). You could get a place in London this way (assuming you are US based) - sadly I have to go through the lottery or time qualify