2019 Chicago Half Marathon - Race Recap

I ran the 2019 Chicago Half Marathon for an 8 minute PR! I posted my race video yesterday, but here is the detailed commentary. It's super long, so here are the timestamps in case you'd like to skip around.

1:13 rain
2:16 shuttles
3:56 gear check
4:32 filming equipment
5:09 warmup
5:41 Corrals and a bumpy start
7:27 the first 5k
8:34 hydration strategy
10:24 first gel at 4.5 miles
11:48 8.3 mile mark
13:15 Vaporfly Next % in wet conditions
16:30 Maurten CAF100 at 9.5 miles
18:11 running scared
20:45 home stretch
23:51 gear check problems
24:43 post race beer
25:57 thank you

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