This week’s Tuesday Topic:  Tell us what you love about living in your town/city/state.  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers! 

Hello October and welcome to another edition of Tuesday Topics!  Today we are discussing what you love about living in your town/city/state.

I have lived in Chicago for over 40 years.  I also lived in Berwyn for about 1-2 years and in DeKalb when I was in college.  

Chicago is a great city with plenty of things to do.  There are many things to love about it, but I am listing only a couple of them.

🌃 The Lakefront Trail – The best place to go for a walk or go on a bike ride.  You’ll also find many people running as they train for a race or running for fun.  I have spent many, many hours along the 18-mile trail.

🌃 ‘El’ train – The best way to get downtown and many surrounding areas, as well as O’Hare and Midway Airport.  We have the Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink, and Yellow​​ train lines.  I used to ride on the train every day when I worked downtown and I loved it!  

🌃 Chicago-style Pizza – What more is there to say about it?  It is delicious, take my word for it.  Have I mentioned that I love pizza?

🌃 Diverse neighborhoods – While running the Chicago Marathon, you run through 29 different neighborhoods.  Of course, there are more than that in the city – you can find a Polish, Mexican, El Salvadorian, Korean, German, Greek, Muslim, or Jewish areas as you take a walk or go on a drive.

🌃 My family’s hometown – 99% of my family lives in Chicago or in a surrounding area.  I love that we live close together to see each other as much as we can.

The topic for next week:  Let’s go down memory lane and tell us about the house/street you grew up in.  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic:  What are your Fall running plans and/or race schedule?  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers! 

I LOVE Fall!  I know I have mentioned a few times that it is my favorite season.  The warm days are gone and it is beginning to feel like Fall in Chicago.  I love it!

It has been quite a year.  I’ve run 5 races but lately haven’t been running at all.  Things have settled down a little at work so now I can dedicate more time to running and walking.  I do miss it.

Here are my plans for Fall:

🌳 Start running again.  I have no races this year, yet, but am planning for next year, so I want to run for fun.  I am looking forward to the cooler weather and the different colors of the leaves.

🌳 Start walking again.  Same as above for running.  I began walking more when I wasn’t running.  And then I stopped doing that too.

🌳 Restart my Peloton membership.  I had forgotten that I paused my membership until I received an email about my payment.  I miss taking classes with Matty and Camila.

🌳 Run a 5k.  Definitely doable, right?  I’ve run a half marathon this year, 10 miler, 10k, an 8k, and a 4 miler.  Now I just need a 5k.  I need to check and see what’s taking place in the next couple of months.

🌳 Take better care of me.  I have been neglecting myself and I need to stop doing that.  I’ve been very busy with work these past couple of weeks, but now some things have settled in.  I have somewhat of a routine now which is making things a little easier for me.  The work is never-ending and I know I will never be caught up and that is OK.

Next week is a FREE topic.  Feel free to write about any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic:  Today is the 12th day of September hence the 12th letter of the alphabet.  Write anything that comes to mind that begins with the letter “L”.  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers! 

Happy Tuesday!  It is back to work after a few days celebrating and having fun with family.  There were also a few doctor appointments, but overall it is all good.

I had fun writing about things that start with the letter “M”.  Here is what I have for the letter “L”.

⏺️ lobster – A fancy meal and so good!  I rarely eat it and wish I could eat it more.

⏺️ liver – I do not like it AT ALL.  When I was a kid, my mom would tell that it was good for me.  No thanks.

⏺️ laptop – I bought a new one (Apple MacAir) on Friday.  I like it except that there is no port (I think that is what it is called) for a USB.  I didn’t notice it when I was at the store and then went home all excited about my new laptop.  My niece told me I can buy an adapter but it is just another thing to buy.

⏺️ library book – So many books to read and not enough time.  I am currently reading my 18th book this year.  That is definitely a record.  My goal was to read 12 this year.  Next year I will pick maybe 20 books as my goal.

⏺️ late – I hate being late.  I am one of those that if you tell me to be somewhere at a specific time, I will be there.  There has been a few times where I’ve been late but it rarely happens.

The topic for next week:  What are your Fall running plans and/or race schedule?  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic:  Tell us what you are excited about this week.  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers! 

Happy Tuesday!  How are you all doing?  It’s been very warm in Chicago, but thankfully it will cool down a bit after Wednesday.  Fall is almost here!

Things I am excited about this week:

✔️A short week.  I was off yesterday and am off on Friday.  I am going to the doctor for a physical and for blood work.  

✔️ My sister and nephew will be here from San Antonio.

✔️ Two nephews from NY will be here as well.

✔️ My mom’s birthday on Saturday.  Ee will be celebrating at a local pizza place with lunch.  I know my mom will have a great time!

✔️ Spending time with family.  I can see us eating, talking, laughing, and have a good time.

The topic for next week:  Today is the 12th day of September hence the 12th letter of the alphabet.  Write anything that comes to mind that begins with the letter “L”.  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!