If you haven’t seen it, go out and rent or buy the documentary film “Spirit of the Marathon” on DVD today. The trailer above focuses a little bit more on the elite athletes, but the best part of the documentary for me was the profiles of the amateur athletes training in Chicago. I was surprised how merely watching the shots of the weekly training by the amateurs produced a wave of good feeling from my own memories of running along the Chicago lakefront. The documentary not only features runner profiles, but there is a who’s who of notable runners whose comments are featured throughout the documentary. If you’ve run the Chicago Marathon or run regularly in Chicago (particularly along the lakefront) this is a must-see. It’s also a solid documentary film as well for everyone else. See it! Photos of the Chicago lakefront area in early summer.
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This my first blog post with multiple topics for which I decided were a little too short to warrant individual postings. I’m naming this “grab-bag” post after a once favorite post-workout haunt where in addition to beverages and food, much discussion and musings were bandied about regarding various sporting topics. Video of Elfsteden Rowing Marathon relay in the Netherlands from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ZTV6cVnME and http://www.elfstedenroeimarathon.nl/elfstedentocht . Because it’s watered throughout, the Hennepin provides an excellent source of flatwater paddling. As DNR indicates there are 29 miles (46.7 km) of flatwater portage-free paddling in the feeder canal as well as shorter sections between the locks in the main canal section (see also Canal Facts tab on this website). (See the Illinois Paddling Council's website as well as Chicago paddling for additional information.) While the locks and some of the bridges need to be portaged on the Hennepin, they are never that difficult given the easy access of the trail. |
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