14. Chicago recap. The good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between. We had ourselves a weekend (and Monday Morning) in the Windy city.

About this episode

The episode recaps Shannon's challenging experience at the Chicago Marathon and her recovery the following day.

This week we recap Shannon's experience at the Chicago Marathon. Things did not exactly go as planned, and she had a really tough day on Sunday. But in true Shanimal style she bounced back and made things right on Monday morning. These Major Marathons may just not be for everyone.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Watson

Guest: Shannon

Topics covered

• Chicago Marathon
• race recap
• running experience
• marathon challenges
• bouncing back

Keywords

• Chicago Marathon
• running
• marathon recap
• Shannon
• Windy city

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chicago, Windy city

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