I'm in the windy city. My work is largely done.
What should I do tonight?
Here are the criteria.
1) No strip clubs or something a 17 year old boy would be interested in. I'm a married man.
2) Nothing farther than 10 minute Lyft/Uber ride.
My hotel is a at Grant Park.
Take the red line up to the Addison Station and walk around Wrigley Field.
See if the new construction has ruined the atmosphere along with the view from the apartments across the street.
Feel the buzz around the ballpark as they prepare for a game on Monday.
Two Words: Super Dawg.
Get some Italian sausage from a street vendor
Rojo is married? Next thing you'll be telling me you have a regular 9-5 office job. I assumed you were like the Charlie Sheen of the running world.
Ditka's Steak House is off N Michigan Avenue north of the Chicago River.
It is slightly more than 1 mile.
Within walking distance.
Get some pizza at Sbarro.
The Art Institute is right across the street.
not my cup of tea but it could be interesting.
probably costs a lot to enter in order to keep the riff-raff out.
Stay in your hotel room and learn the difference between "your" and "you're" as well as "there" "their" "they're" "its" "it's" and "affect" "effect."
Mister j's Burgers and Dawg's 1 block north of Chicago Ave. at State Street (west of the MCA). Order a chocolate milk shake and hot italian beef sandwich with the hot peppers and the beef juice.
On Chicago just east of State, there was another joint for hot italian beef sandwiches the last time I was there but they didn't have the incredible milk shakes.
Then try the Steppenwolf theater company or the Neo-Futurarium or one of the other Chicago theater companies for some outstanding drama/comedy.
rent The Blues Brothers on DVD and attempt to spot the many Chicago landmarks in the background..
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Find a great place for deep dish pizza and the puke your guts out over all your
"competitors" on "race" day! Good luck!!
Read Isaiah 41:10.
Get on Letsrun & bash other posters, like the rest of us will do.
Eat at Au Cheval and thank me later for the best burger you've ever had.
Do you have a TV in your room? There are Shark Tank reruns on CNBC.
Head over to Buddy Guy's Legends. 700 S. Wabash.
John Boehner failed the navy. How about you?
If you like beer, go to Half Acre, Revolution Brewing or the Map Room. And make sure you have a shot of Malort and a Chicago dog while you're out.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
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