Hi! My name is Patrick Harrison and I am writing this blog to document my preparations for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 9th 2011. As one of the five World Marathon Majors, Chicago is a pretty impressive event and held in a fantastic city to boot-so I figured it would provide a nice goal for my summer running here in Austin, Texas. Throughout the early starts, the ice baths, the stretching and the sweating I will continue to be motivated to be a part of this spectacle come October:

So if you are passionate about running, thinking about running a marathon or even running the course in Chicago this year, please feel free to follow my journey to the banks of Lake Michigan this fall.