On Sunday, March 25, 2007 I joined 24,000 runners in a 4.96 mile race known as the Shamrock Shuffle. It was my first major running event in well over a decade. I wasn’t running to compete with anyone but myself of course. After a couple of months of training (and pain), I woke up on a beautiful Sunday morning and braved the downtown streets to run my race. It was like one big block party…the free beer ticket attached to my bib number should have clued me in as to what to expect. I promptly gave it to one of the friendly racers I met at the starting line. It was madness, it was exhilirating, it was a warm, sunny day in the Chi-town…and it took me about a week to recover.
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