Earlier this week I was in Chicago and was confronted with the challenge of staying healthy on the road. For the most part this proved impossible -- 12 hour days working at a trade show make it near impossible (for me at least) to plan healthy meals and get in some exercise. It's really just about survival. Again, healthy living becomes a nice to have, not a need to have.
Before leaving I had read about a cool new service called City Running Tours which essentially hooks you up with a running buddy in a foreign city. Well, I thought it was cool until I realized they charged ten bucks a mile! I know that runners tend to skew to higher SES types, but I can't imagine ever paying someone to run with me.
I did manage to get up extra early one morning and take a quick trot through the city (see map below) from my hotel, up Michigan Avenue to the river and back. Not extensive, just a simple out and back 5k, but I would say probably the highlight of the trip. (Plus it was free!) Trade shows are noisy, talky places so it was nice to be alone for a bit and take in the sights. I should have brought a camera, the city is beautiful. I had never been, but I will definitely be back.
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