STATS

Weather Conditions: 38 degrees with medium rain

Time: 48 minutes, 7 seconds

Distance: 58 Chicago city blocks

Decorated Homes: 31

People Sighted: 62

Runners: 6

Dogs: 5

Squirrels: 1

just started raining, damn

there’s still ice on the ground

i haven’t run in a week

(cough)

it’s not easy already

i’m at chicago, my first marker

there’s my favorite church, at oakley and rice

passing a woman in a white coat with a hood

everybody has hoods on, but no umbrellas

passed four people, no six

smells like fire in a fireplace, sooo good

at my second marker, augusta

two more people, that’s eight

having trouble breathing

sidewalks are icy

see another runner and a lady

runners always give me nice smiles

solidarity for running in the fucking rain

forgot a tissue

i’m at division, next marker

i didn’t have to wait for the light which never happens

(clear throat and sniff)

my toes are wet

oh, there’s another runner

i haven’t seen any dogs yet

there’s some construction going on

rain is getting harder

saw another person

two more

there’s a pumpkin

another person

pile of rocks

i’m feeing good, but quads are cold

should have worn more pants

passing the hospital

two people

starting to warm up a little

this rain is kind of rough though

if it weren’t for this, i might cut it short

there’s that awesome

another jogger

another person

i always pass a green schwin from the 70’s 

it’s beautiful

that runner had a dog, so that’s one dog

at north

at the point where i’m not happy about running

miserable with the rain

but if i keep going i usually start to forget about it

being a baby

ooh, let’s see

some new xmas decorations

1637 and 39 put up decorations

they also had halloween decorations

they must be pretty on it with decorating

still on oakley

oh here’s another

1653 also two more people

at cling brothers and company clock tower building

which looks really beautiful

oh 2259, 55, 49, 47, 41

a lot of decorations

let’s see what street i’m on

wabansia, there we go

so i went from oakley, right on wabanasia, going left on leavitt

here comes the train

also transitioning to the road cuz the sidewalks are too icy

i never get this light either

i’m feeling good

asthma is better

two more people

coming up to my favorite house

at churchill and leavitt

it’s a corner sort of flat iron looking house

they haven’t changed their fall/halloween decorations yet

(dog barking)

this is my other favorite here

it’s oh it’s for rent!

1851, 53

looks like it was some kind of old library or post office turned into a house

oh 1854 has decorations

and another man with a dog

also 1866, 72,

this must be

last week must have been when everybody did it

yeah

man with dog now thinks i’m nuts cuz i’m talking to myself

1903

1905 still has their hay bails out

come on get with it

1911, 13, 19

people love their decorations

oh, almost slipped

woman with dog and one with cell phone

1931

she also looked at me like im crazy

which i am

passing the nail salon

also decorated

i always think about getting a manicure

seems rediculous in grad school

so i don’t

at my other marker armitage

one squirrel

oh my god, i usually see tons of them

and they scare me

i have an irrational fear of being attacked by a squirrel when i’m running

let’s see

more xmas 

beautiful tree

43 has a pathetic chunk of their tree hanging with a bow on it

i don’t know if i’d call it a decoration

thank you

cough

little phlemy

getting over a cold

it’s hard to keep a steady pace with this ice

the colder it gets

one more decoration

the colder it gets

the more this experience becomes about dealing with the elements than the running

don’t know if it’s good or bad

here are 4 more people

oh twins, 5

3 more

i’m getting pretty wet

pretty soaked

i think i might turn around at webster

oh, and i could really use a tissue

saw another person

there’s another runner

just blew my nose into my sleeve

lovely

huh

pea pod truck

and a dude

thank you

i’m going to quit decorations cuz now i’m just going back 

there’s a runner that did not want to be friendly

yes

i’m getting green lights today

getting hard to breath

burp

two more people

one more

coming out of her house

biker

my feet are completely soaked at this point

(cough)

(clear throat)

back at churchill

30 minutes is always when i get tired

two people and a baby

another person

going down leavitt

passed two more people and a dog

more decorations

quads are so cold

picking it up

back at north

(clear throat)

there’s another person

more decorations

another person

(sniff)

gross, dog pee

thank you

little stomach cramp

another person, two

rain let up a little

neck hurts from looking down

at division again, almost

oh, lied about the rain apparently

person

stretching my quads a little

and calves

there’s a dude

another old dude

a woman

oh wait

dude was a woman

ooooh

dryer vent is making beautiful patterns

with steam

getting a little tight in my neck

but rest of me feels good

at augusta

turn right

gonna sprint a little bit

ok

no more

turning left at oakley

wow

that sprinting

did me in

gotta quit smoking

nother guy

cold puddle

three more people

three more people, 4, 5

home block

chicago.