02 October 2009 ~ 3 Comments

I’ll be flying – not running – to Italy

Speaking of crazy athletics, the Chicago Marathon is coming up. The time of year when tens of thousands of lunatics take to the street and spend the duration of the morning giving new, literal meaning to the phrase “pounding the pavement.”

My friend, who is an avid and talented runner, is totally bummed she can’t participate, [...]

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18 November 2008 ~ 9 Comments

It's a parable. Y'know, because their ceremony needed some Jesus.

Several months ago, Ben and Abbie had their first “for better or for worse” moment: they decided to run a marathon together.
They started out strong, running together six days a week along the lake shore, past their new condo and the grassy spot where they got engaged, nothing between them but the Chicago summer sunshine [...]

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