Cal City Mini Half Marathon

Great pre training run in prep for Chicago Marathon. I plan on adding this as part of my training for Chicago Marathon in the future. Calumet City Police did a great job keeping the roads open, and safe for us runners. The course was very well marked, and they had volunteers at every mile marker to guide us runners. For this being a small run, it was put on pretty well, with no hiccups. This race has a 5k as well, if your into just those. Prior to the award ceremony there were raffle awards given out, but I'm sure many didn't realize the raffle number on the bibs prior to the start. Great crowd, plenty of food after, and even beer! This race is super small, so there are plenty of opportunities to win an age group award to go along with your finishers medal.

Enjoy, if you plan on adding this to your future training regime. Cal City Mini is a great event.

Raymond Park in Evanston

Public Art Project at Raymond Park 

Thanks to Google maps, I found this tiny park. I wanted to cycle in Evanston, and needed a turnaround point. This was it! Peaceful park, with a playground for children. This is one of those peaceful; you can take a nap type of parks, and also have a picnic! I do see many more trips to this park in the future.

Took a long break outside of my apartment to log in my workout on Charity Miles, and to post a few things on Yelp.