Feeling the Excitement!!

The theme of this year's marathon is "10 runners, 10 stories, 10 motivations to run". Each runner featured on the official 2010 poster is running for a specific charity. Check out their stories by clicking this awesome link.

The marathon is officially under 2 weeks away... 13 days to be exact! The city of Chicago is starting to erupt with excitement! The downtown area has a ton of 10-10-10 banners and I can't help but snap a picture every time I see one. Here are pictures of the banners on LaSalle Street:

Items on my agenda for the next 10 days:

• buy new running shorts and a fresh pair of socks
• test out my charity running shirt
• buy "toss away clothes" for pre-race warm up (look out for a post about this in the near future)
• Create a bad ass playlist
• Find a place to eat/make reservations for a pre-race carbo load dinner
• Map out locations for my family/friends to cheer at
• Create a race day plan
• Ask for more donations to reach my $600 goal for Children's Memorial Hospital (currently at $350)
• ... and much, much more!