Ribs, pt.2...

I ended up doing my 18 miler on Saturday.

I was pretty hesitant about doing it as I walked out the door, but all the worrying was for naught. I cruised through the run without any issues.

I ran North, instead of South. In doing so, I ran 9 miles North and ended up in Evanston on Northwestern's campus.

It really was a great run and I enjoyed it immensely. Afterward, we walked over to the air and water show and met up with my sister who was in town.





Recovering from the run, I really ate responsibly. I ate like a crazy person Saturday night and all day Sunday.

Because of that, I forced myself to do 12 miles on Monday.

Bumping my Friday run back to Saturday has thrown my week off a bit. I ran 8 miles in the sweltering heat with my wife, Jeannie on Wednesday.


But, I can't do my normal back to back day, today. I'm doing 20 miles tomorrow and I need my legs to be rested for that. I'll have to make up the extra miles and run a few times in a row next week.

On the bright side, my ribs have almost completely healed. They don't hurt at all when I run and are only tender when I get bumped or sleep on them wrong.

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New routes...

Last Friday I ran 16 miles. I switched up my route to make it a little more interesting. Instead of running on the Lake path, I ran downtown.


The great thing about running is you pass closely by things you've never seen before.





I eventually turned around at the McCormick Center and ran home.


On Sunday I did 10 miles. Tuesday and Wednesday I did 8 miles on both days.

It was a struggle on both days. Not because I was tired or had cardio problems, but because I got crushed beneath a pile of people in my improv show Sunday night. My ribs are k.i.l.l.i.n.g. me. If I take a deep breath, it's very painful.

Thursday was my rest day and I didn't run so my ribs felt better. Today I'm scheduled to do 18 miles, but as much as I don't want to do it, I'm delaying my run. I'm shifting my long run to Saturday, Sunday or maybe even Monday. However long I need before I can breath comfortably while I run.

When I ran on Tuesday, I ran home from the Jefferson Park Train Station.


There are some bizarre statues over there.


From that station to my house, it was almost exactly 8 miles.

The new routes have really invigorated my runs. Now, I've just got to get these ribs healed up.

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Cronut...

I finally tracked down some Cronut's!

What's a Cronut, you ask?

There have been lots of articles written about this food fad that has navigated here from NYC. Here are a couple stories about them. Time Out and Cronut 101 and Eater.

They are essentially a donut/croissant hybrid. A donut, made out of a croissant.

In Chicago there are only a few places that sell these delectable pastries. One of those places, La Boulangerie is a 15 minute walk from my house.

In the past few weeks, I've walked over there on 4 different occasions to try to procure one of those little devils and have been thwarted all 4 times. They sell out fast!

Yesterday, after my long run of 16 miles I saw on La Boulangerie's Facebook status that they had a fresh order of Cronut's (They actually call them Crognet's, because it's a French bakery.). Most places have only been selling Cronut's on Saturdays and Sundays, so a mid-afternoon delivery on a Friday afternoon was a surprise.

I was headed over to Landmark Theater anyway to see a movie so I detoured over to Belmont in the hopes that I might be able to snatch up one of these little treats.

I walked in and there they were.


I picked out 3.


The maple-glazed bacon Crognet, salted caramel and peanut Crognet and the vanilla glazed with raspberry filling Crognet.

Let me tell you, I thought they would be good, but they're better than I thought.


Look at the buttery layers.



My favorite was the salted caramel and peanut Crognet.


So buttery. So satisfying.

Now that I've had them, there's no need to stand in line or wake up early to get one. If ,however, I happen to be in the area and hear there's a fresh batch in the display case, I'll elbow everyone out of the way to get one.
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Nail Gone...

The nail on my finger fell off.  It was excruciatingly painful.

Oh well.

My schedule has been pretty busy and very random. I'm teaching a lot and going to lots of different random meetings.


Still, I've found a way to keep my running schedule.






On Thursday, I ran 14 miles. From my house, I ran to Soldier Field and back.

I was pretty exhausted after I finished. I recovered by having waffles with Jeannie and our friend Joey.








Yesterday and this morning, I ran early before heading to my class. There's been a shift in the weather this week and it's been very muggy. After 8 miles yesterday and 5 miles today, I've been completely drenched with sweat.

My plan is to run 16 miles on Friday. I'm excited to see where that means I'll be running.