Staying active in Chambana

We had signed up for the Chicago Marathon back in the spring… we figured, what better way to tour the city than on foot. Anu has only seen a small part of Chi town, and we probably won’t make it out there again till the marathon weekend. We are excited to be a part of such a prestigious event. The only problem is, with traveling and moving we are not quite where we should be with training. The marathon is on October 22, and we just started running two weeks ago. So our training program is cut short to 2 months instead of the ideal 4 – 5 months. Hopefully we’ll be able to catch up without getting hurt. We have to be careful not to overdo the runs, which can cause injury, but at the same time build up the strength quickly… tricky!

We found a running group here called the Second Wind Running Club and went on a long run with them this past weekend. We are happy to find such a group here, however after having experienced SDTC’s training program and being with the awesome people over there including Coach Paul and Coach Joe it is a little disappointing. We miss the awesome organization, beautiful courses and overall good cheer and camaraderie we had there! Anyway, Anu ran about 10 and Manish managed to get lost and did about 18. We’ll post details of our training as we progress so we stay motivated.

Also, Manish joined the Illinois Bike Racing Club and is officially the oldest member of the club. The club board seems to be very dedicated group of college students and the first ride with them through the cornfields was awesome!

We’re taking full advantage of the summer, trying to get out as much fun as possible before the weather changes. We go out to hit volleyball around, throw frisbee, stroll around the campus and take it all in.