Weather - 30 degrees, cloudy, windy. Spent the weekend in Chicago, ran 6 miles yesterday morning before leaving, and in the evening hiked 9-10 miles around the north side of the city. Ate too much good food (Indian for lunch, beer and stuffed mushrooms for a twilight appetizer, Ethiopian for dinner, and Austrian pastries for a night time sweet snack), but since I was burning a lot of calories I did not mind. This morning got up at dawn and hit the downtown city streets, heading out through Millenium Park to the lake shore, and ran 8 miles to Addison Street. Turned around and walked 2 miles, doing some strength exercises and stretching, and took the 151 bus back to the hotel. I was concerned the 15 miles of running/hiking on Saturday was going to be too much work for my legs, but they felt good today, so I am happy about my improving fitness. #58 | 