Training Log Archive: chitownclark

Down to Northwestern Hospital and back, during rush hour. Lots of dodging and weaving. But never a stop; continuous ride both ways. Very aerobic; very intense. Bikes Rule!

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Longwood GC, Crete, IL. Threatening storm clouds, temps in the 90s, but Larry and I persevered. Great round...again. Then 3 Floyds for lunch and a couple Zombie Dusts.

Run for Walk, Evanston, Illinois, honoring Coach Walker of the Northwestern Wildcats football team. Perhaps a distant relative of our orienteering Walkers? He was only 52 when he died...and is still apparently mourned by NU alums and the whole North Shore. His widow Tammy was there to start us off.

Beautiful morning. Took 5:55am L train from nearby Fullerton station, transferred at Howard, and then a half-mile walk down Central Avenue to packet pick-up at Northwestern's Ryan Stadium. Nice race course through the leafy residential streets of Evanston, then the NU campus, along Lake Michigan, and back up Sheridan Road.

3-1/2 minutes longer than last year, despite feeling pretty good. Guess I'll just have to get used to this snail pace, and hope it doesn't get worse. But 4-year history doesn't look promising:
2014....55:32
2015....57:46
2016....64:56
2017....68:25

Over to the Farmer's Market for Michigan peaches and corn. Then up to Fletcher to oversee tenant move and show last 9/1/17 availability. Getting over $2000/mo for one bedroom apartmtents! But worth it! Wish I could figure out how to show you guys what they're getting for those rents after rehab. Up early for race tomorrow in Evanston.

Biking all over the northside, getting a lease signed, depositing resulting checks in special 'escrow' account required by City, having lunch w Sari and her two teen nieces from Tampere: Sanni and Milja, and supervising my guy finishing up another kitchen rehab while the new tenants move in and ooh and aaah over the 42" maple cabinets, quartz counters and herringbone backsplash.