Hell has frozen over

Thanks to repeated beatings^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hencouragement from a friend (*cough*Darren*cough*) I have finally gotten around to posting my story about the Chicago Marathon. Plus, I had a few other blog postings in the queue that I hadn't published, because I was blocking on that post. So please, let's catch up, but I ask that you first read my account of the Chicago Marathon, so that it all makes sense.