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Chicago Marathon Weekend with Ten Junk Miles

Chicago Marathon Weekend with Ten Junk Miles

BY PATH PROJECTS OCTOBER 16, 2019

🚨Enter to Win a $100 gift card, see details below. 🚨

running in chicago
We just came back from 4 days of running, cheering and meeting with friends in Chicago. The marathon weekend was in full effect with many running activities. 
We met up with the Ten Junk Miles podcast to eat the best deep-dish pizza in town and to record a group show. We had a long conversation about how Path Projects started, things we have learned in the past 2 years, upcoming products and much more. Episode link to follow next month.
ten junk miles podcast
With Scott Kummer, Holly Lindroth and Adam Benkers in the Ten Junk Miles studio.
After visiting the marathon expo, we went for a running tour of downtown Chicago. The rain and wind was coming down in full force and gave us a glimpse of fall running in the Midwest.
running group in chicago
floris gierman and scott kummer ten junk miles
On Saturday morning, we set up a marathon shake out run with friends from Path Projects, Ten Junk Miles and Extramilest. Great to meet runners from all over the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. We ran by the water front and talked marathon training and racing strategies.
group run in chicago
On Sunday we cheered on more than 40,000 marathoners at mile 24 on Michigan Ave. Very exciting to see the elite runners flying by so fast and smooth. 
Incredible to watch Brigid Kosgei set a new women's world record in 2:14:04
Coach Morgan from The Run Experience hosted a 2 hour live web cast from mile 24, while everyone cheered on the runners.
path projects ten junk miles and the run experience

 

Join our upcoming group runs:

Oct 31 - Thu
Central Park Group Run, New York
Join us for a mellow 4 ish mile run.

Nov 1 - Fri
Path Projects photo shoot - Central Park, New York
Join us to shoot some photos for the Path Projects Blog

Nov 2 - Sat
New York Marathon Shakeout Run
Join us for a short (30 minutes) shakeout run. Hang, chat, and more!

Dec 7 - Sat 
CIM Marathon Shakeout Run - Sacramento, CA
Join us for a short (30 minutes) shakeout run. Hang, chat, and more!

🚨Enter to Win a $100 gift card🚨

Congrats to last week's winner AJ Neufeld for winning 1 Cascade T-shirt and 2 Tahoe Base liners. 

This week enter to win a $100 gift card from Path Projects. Let us know in the comments, what is one advice you would give other runners looking to improve their running?

 

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174 comments

Take the recovery days easy! There’s a reason the elites do their recoveries at 8+ min pace — it’s one of the most crucial parts of distance training!

Logan D,

Progress takes time. Be patient and you will be rewarded.

Naoya Wada ,

Just get out there and MOVE — don’t overthink the cadence, the form, the pace, the competition.

Jason M,

Remember that the race is a celebration of the work you put in!

Joe Van Remortel,

While interval training has been largely prescribed as the end all be all to being faster, remember that long easy runs are the foundation upon which interval training must lie.

Ritwik Baksi,

Trust your training. Put in the training, and the race will take care of itself.

Micah H.,

Find the right gear to run in. Buy good shoes, shorts, socks, etc. Nothing worse than blisters and chafing for no reason.

Jim O’Connor,

My advice is to find a friend who has a similar goal and tackle the adventure together. Hold each other accountable. Subscribe to a running mag or possibly find a local running group as well!

Travis D,

to improve you need to run more and run more often. Frequency and consistency are key.

Ben F,

Focus on quicker cadence! Shortening your stride is proven to reduce injuries.

Max,

If you don’t feel up to the workout of the day, go out and do an easy 5-10 min run, then decide whether to continue.

David,

My advice to improve running is to never skip out on a workout even if its a short run get out there.

Garrett Stapleton,

It’s OK to be slow! Happiness is what matters most

Brandon T Root,

My advice to improve as a runner is to find some friends to run with. I always look forward to group runs, you share the running experience together and it’s much easier to go out for an hour or longer.

Deanne Rocha,

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