The Unnamed, Mostly-Chicago Race Review Podcast tag:fuzzyco.com,2012-09-16:/racereviews//34 2013-11-30T21:11:33Z Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 Soldier Field 10 Mile 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.9668 2013-06-11T04:54:09Z 2013-11-30T21:11:33Z Erica and Fuzzy finally get around to talking about a race they ran two weeks ago--the Soldier Field 10 Mile. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Erica Finishing the Soldier Field 10

Erica and Fuzzy finally get around to talking about a race they ran two weeks ago—the Soldier Field 10.

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]]> Super Sunny 5K 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.9667 2013-06-08T17:00:00Z 2013-11-23T11:01:09Z It's another "talking in the car on the way back from the race" podcast, with Fuzzy and Erica and our special guest Zach Freeman. We all ran the inaugural Super Sunny 5K in Burbank, IL, a benefit for Garden Center Services. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ It’s another “talking in the car on the way back from the race” podcast, with Fuzzy and Erica and our special guest Zach Freeman. We all ran the inaugural Super Sunny 5K in Burbank, IL, a benefit for Garden Center Services.

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]]> Rave Run 5K 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.8330 2013-04-28T04:00:00Z 2013-11-27T15:36:03Z We have our full complement of runners, Erica, Kristen, Shaun, and Fuzzy, AND special guest Claire Zulkey, riding in a car and reviewing the nighttime novelty run, the Rave Run 5K. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Rave Run Chicago 5K

It’s our full cast of usual reviewers—Erica, Kristen, Shaun, and Fuzzy—and special guest Claire Zulkey is with us for the first few minutes. We all ran the nighttime novelty run Rave Run 5K and we talked about it in the car on the way home.

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The snippet of music in this episode is from Local Forecast by Kevin MacLeod.

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]]> Shamrock Shuffle 8K 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.8306 2013-04-07T22:00:00Z 2013-11-24T00:01:12Z Fuzzy and Erica ran the Shamrock Shuffle 8K--popularly considered the start of Chicago's outdoor running season. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Fuzzy and Erica ran the Shamrock Shuffle 8K—popularly considered the start of Chicago’s outdoor running season.

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]]> New Orleans Marathon 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.8256 2013-02-24T19:00:00Z 2013-11-08T04:17:07Z Fuzzy ran his first successful marathon in New Orleans at the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. Erica came along for support (and public drinking). Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Fuzzy ran his first successful marathon in New Orleans at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Erica came along for support (and public drinking).

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]]> Frosty 5 Mile 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.8241 2013-02-10T20:30:00Z 2013-11-15T05:02:05Z Fuzzy is joined by special guests Zach Freeman and Antonio Garcia as the three of them undertake to run three races in one day, to total a half-marathon. Sorry about the sound quality: we recorded this in a car driving down the highway. This is the third of three podcasts we recorded that day, recorded just after we finished the last race: the Channahon Park District's Frosty 5 Mile, held in Channahon, Illinois. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Fuzzy is joined by special guests Zach Freeman and Antonio Garcia as the three of them undertake to run three races in one day, to total a half-marathon. Sorry about the sound quality: we recorded this in a car driving down the highway. This is the third of three podcasts we recorded that day, recorded just after we finished the last race: the Channahon Park District’s Frosty 5 Mile, held in Channahon, Illinois.

The river that Fuzzy couldn’t identify was the Des Plaines River.

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]]> Frozen Five 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.8240 2013-02-10T18:30:00Z 2013-11-19T07:24:06Z Fuzzy is joined by special guests Zach Freeman and Antonio Garcia as the three of them undertake to run three races in one day, to total a half-marathon. Sorry about the sound quality: we recorded this in a car racing down the highway while sleet poured down. This is the second of three podcasts we recorded that day, recorded just after we finished the second race: the Muddy Monk's Frozen Five, held in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The race was a 5.3 mile trail run (the course was lengthened because the original 5 mile route was determined to be unsafe from the weather). Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Fuzzy is joined by special guests Zach Freeman and Antonio Garcia as the three of them undertake to run three races in one day, to total a half-marathon. Sorry about the sound quality: we recorded this in a car racing down the highway while sleet poured down. This is the second of three podcasts we recorded that day, recorded just after we finished the second race: the Muddy Monk’s Frozen Five, held in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The race was a 5.3 mile trail run (the course was lengthened because the original 5 mile route was determined to be unsafe from the weather).

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]]> Cupid's Love Dash 5K 2013 tag:fuzzyco.com,2013:/racereviews//34.8239 2013-02-10T15:00:00Z 2013-11-23T18:57:28Z Fuzzy is joined by special guests Zach Freeman and Antonio Garcia as the three of them undertake to run three races in one day, to total a half-marathon. Sorry about the sound quality: we recorded this in a car racing down the highway while sleet poured down. This is the first of three podcasts we recorded that day, recorded just after we finished the first race: the Cupid's Love Dash 5K, held in Highland Park, Illinois. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Fuzzy is joined by special guests Zach Freeman and Antonio Garcia as the three of them undertake to run three races in one day, to total a half-marathon. Sorry about the sound quality: we recorded this in a car racing down the highway while sleet poured down. This is the first of three podcasts we recorded that day, recorded just after we finished the first race: the Cupid’s Love Dash 5K, held in Highland Park, Illinois.

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]]> Istanbul 15K 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.8093 2012-11-18T23:14:15Z 2013-11-08T01:39:47Z Shaun and Fuzzy made the journey all the way to Istanbul, Turkey to run a 15K with our friend Matt during the Istanbul Marathon. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Shaun and Fuzzy made the journey all the way to Istanbul, Turkey to run a 15K with our friend Matt during the Istanbul Marathon.

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]]> Carrera de los Muertos 5K 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.8076 2012-11-05T05:25:50Z 2013-11-29T14:17:05Z Erica and Fuzzy ran the Carrera de los Muertos (the Race of the Dead) in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ We ran one of our favorite 5Ks - the Day of the Dead-themed Carrera de los Muertos in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

To Erica’s point, in the show, about supplying women’s shirts, out of 2843 finishers of this race, almost two-thirds (1723) were women.

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]]> Get Your Rear in Gear 5K 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.8050 2012-10-22T03:30:01Z 2013-10-05T07:02:45Z Erica, Fuzzy, and Shaun and eight other of our friends joined us to run or walk the Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, a fundraiser for the Colon Cancer Coalition. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ This morning we ran the second of two 5Ks for the weekend. The podcast just features Erica and Fuzzy but we’re happy that we were joined by show regulars Shaun and Kristen and seven of our other friends to walk or run this charity event for the Colon Cancer Coalition. As we mention in the episode, you can still donate in memory of Erica’s father via the David Reid Memorial Classic Rock Appreciation Club.

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]]> Run for Science 5K 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.8049 2012-10-22T02:23:46Z 2013-12-01T16:08:45Z Erica and Fuzzy ran the Run for Science 5K in Lincoln Park, a small race to benefit the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Erica and Fuzzy ran two 5Ks this weekend. The first was the Run for Science 5K, a benefit for the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum that started and ended at the Museum and ran along the lake path in Lincoln Park.

Here’s the turtle Erica talks about in the episode:

Run for Science logo

And here’s everyone lined up at the start of the race, waiting to run to the Finish. Or something.

Getting ready to run out the finish

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]]> Crypt 5K 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.8013 2012-09-30T17:32:30Z 2013-09-18T15:23:53Z Erica, Shaun, Fuzzy, and special guest Kristen ran the inaugural Crypt 5K, a nighttime run through the grounds of the Rosehill Cemetery on Chicago's Northside. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Erica, Shaun, Fuzzy, and special guest Kristen ran the inaugural Crypt 5K, a nighttime run through the grounds of the Rosehill Cemetery on Chicago’s Northside. We discussed the run afterwards at dinner at Moody’s Pub, so apologies for the podcast being interrupted by onion rings.

Crypt 5K Route
Route map from Nike+ GPS app

Shaun, Fuzzy, Erica, and Kristen
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]]> Bucktown 5K 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.7998 2012-09-16T17:00:00Z 2013-09-02T16:06:59Z Erica and Fuzzy ran the Bucktown 5K, a RAM Racing event billed as "Chicago's neighborhood run". Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Erica and Fuzzy ran the Bucktown 5K, a RAM Racing event billed as “Chicago’s neighborhood run”. Our next race will be the Rosehill Cemetary Crypt 5K on September 29.

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]]> Hell Run 2012 tag:fuzzyco.com,2012:/racereviews//34.7997 2012-09-01T17:00:00Z 2012-09-19T05:16:03Z Erica, Shaun, and Fuzzy ran the Hell Run mud run, mainly to see Coolio at the after-race party. Fuzzy http://fuzzyco.com/ Erica, Shaun, and Fuzzy ran the Hell Run mud run, mainly to see Coolio at the after-race party.

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