Hi friends! My name is Emma and I’ve been in Chicago for 2.5yrs now. I’m originally from the DC area and went to school at Ohio State (Go Bucks!!)
My favorite place to run may be the W&OD trail back in DC. I do love the lakefront and will never turn down a beachfront run either.
My next race is the Route 66 half in Tulsa, OK this November. I’ve run 20 half marathons in my life and crossed off 17 states on the journey to run a half in each state. Still yet to run a marathon, but I’m planning to enter lotteries for 2024!!
A favorite running memory was when I broke 6min on the mile during high school track. If you broke 6min on the mile you got a t-shirt with a submarine on it that said sub 6, which is all I cared about. Ended up doing 5:59.53!! Still counts and have never run a faster mile since lol. My first half was also a trail run that had the path change last second and ended up being 14.2 miles. But the sno cone and beer at the end made it all okay!!!!
I’ve been a super consistent runner in the past but have struggled in the past year. I’m really looking forward to having a group to run with!!