We played Indianapolis on Friday (23rd) and I must admit we ROCKED!!
Sometimes you just know it. Not only do things sound right but they feel right. Things are just right.
Indie was right... Kudos DHD's.
After the show it would be a cool 186 miles to our next performance, Chicago.
It was sorta weird getting ready for this run out here. I mean at home or at a hotel, where ever you will be laying you head down prior to the moments before you once again, test your endurance and human spirit, your able to kinda lay things out, make sure everything is there. Nothing worse than looking for that last boost of energy and you realize you left the Hammer Strength Gels in your expo bag. Living on a bus with eight other guys makes it a bit difficult to lay things out. I did the best I could.
4:30 am came quick... 3:30 am was even quicker... thanks Jeff. We had a 5:15 departure time and I had to have my coffee and take care of some business.
We made it there with plenty of time to set up the tent, get things ready for afterwards, and make our way to the starting platforms.
It was great seeing and running with the other members of Team McGraw again, some of them I've not seen since we ran New York in November. It's funny how by doing these fund raising events we're not only helping some incredible people, we're meeting some incredible people and making amazing friends... It's definitely a win win.
The run was very well organized. The people who met us and helped us get things together were very kind and helpful Thank you all.
The route was great, plenty of water stations and the scenery was awesome. There were a couple times I wished there was a bit more room, it was a little tight on the trails back to the field but all in all, fantastic.
It was pretty incredible running through the tunnel and on to Soldier Field. To think of some of the events that have taken place on that ground since the early 1920's just blows my mind. What a monument to athlete's of all genres.
We rocked Chicago that evening, slept like a rock on the way home, and I was at the house in time to cook breakfast for Cindy and the boys. How sweet life is!
And I complain about running room...
Shut up and RUN,
Deano
Dude...I'm sorry, sorry, sorry!
See, that is part of the threat of our time living on the road. You rely on the alarm on your cell phone to stir you from slumber after the next ride to the next town for the next show...in the next TIME ZONE! Unfortunately, on our way into Chicago, we switched time zones...but my trusted cell phone did not make the switch.
So yes...I prepared to drag my buddy Deano out of his bunk an hour earlier than necessary. ("Come on, dude; my phone says it's time, and I'M EXCITED TO GO!")
I"ll double-check next time; still, it was a good day to run.
McMahon