Race Report: Chicago Marathon 2023

Thursday: Haley and I flew into Chicago around 7pm local time. We checked into Loews Chicago Hotel. The hotel itself was serviceable, but the location was prime – Near Navy Pier and about one mile from the starting line. We met up with some old friends from Seattle, Danny and Maggie, who had recently moved to Chicago. We all went to Ranalli’s in Lincoln Park for hot honey soppressata pizza and garlic knots. Friday: Haley and I slept in a bit. We then road Divvy bikes to The Wormhole Coffee in Wicker Park. It was a beautiful, crisp fall morning. Nothing beats fall in the Midwest! After coffee, I split up with Haley to do packet pick up. It was an absolute mad house at the convention center, but it was cool to see the running community all come together. I scoped out the expo for Spring Energy gels but settled for GU. After, I met Haley for an architecture boat tour on the Chicago River. At this time, the wind picked up and it started to rain. We were freezing, but we stuck it out and rewarded ourselves with Chicago dogs from Portillo’s. <a href="https://medium.com/@maxcnelson/race-report-chicago-marathon-2023-bd630f65f2a4">Click Here</a>