This morning Adam attempted the Chicago Marathon.
It is his 7th marathon.
Bubbie, Grandpa Bill and Grandpa Devensky were all in town. We actually had so much support that we had an adult for each kid. Even with the crowds I was feeling confident we wouldn’t lose a child.
It’s never a sure thing that someone will finish a race this long and this season he’s been plagued with injuries, especially in his calf.
He missed a few other races this season, including the Soldier Field 10, because of calf injuries. And mile 9 and 1/2 it too early to tell if he will make it the whole way. I still wasn’t sure he would finish.
We made it to Chinatown, ate some dim sum then saw Adam again.
He was looking pretty haggard at this point. But with so few miles left, I was confident he would finish.
We were able to track his progress with a running tracker system the marathon provides. They text you when your runner passes 10K, the halfway point, 30K and the finish.
The race started at 8am. He passed the 10K at 8:57 with a 9:06 min/mile pace. He passed the halfway point at 10:07 with a pace of 9:39 min/mile. The 30K was at 11:12, 10:15 min/mile. In the end Adam finished in just over 5 hours – 5:04, the average pace was 11:37 min/mile. So you can see the struggle near the end.
It was an incredible feat for any person to complete. But for someone with so many injuries and so little training it was a miracle.
Congrats Adam! Good Job!
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