RUNNING A MARATHON IN FLIP FLOPS? | 2020 Virtual Chicago Marathon
In the saga of funny marathon videos, Daniel runs the third of four virtual marathons, the Chicago Marathon, in less than 45 days.
We drove from the #Airstream Factory in Jackson Center, Ohio to South Haven, Michigan because they had a half marathon race held by Race Cheap Michigan. All Daniel needed to do was casually run the first half and then repeat the course as he did a few weeks ago in the Smoky Mountains.
But, when another Boston finisher showed up at the race with his finisher jacket on, Daniel’s competitive spirit gets the best of him. He wins second place in the first half marathon of the day with a time of one hour and 37 minutes.
But, he still had another half to go.
As we obviously didn’t learn anything from our Donut Trail Marathon, we decided it made perfect sense to walk/run to wineries and breweries to make the second half more interesting. And of course, a funny adventure ensued.
We hope you enjoy yet another funny marathon video!
_ ⏱️ CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO ________________________
00:00 - Introduction
00:08 - Meet runners Lauren + Daniel
00:31 - Overview of Daniel’s goal to run 4 marathons in 60 days
01:06 - Picking up Lauren’s bike from Rock ‘n’ Road Cycle
02:03 - Daniel preps for the start of the marathon with RelieveIt Gel
03:14 - The Virtual Chicago Marathon begins with Run Michigan Cheap on the Kal-Haven Trail
03:31 - Lauren explains Daniel’s downfall for this #marathon - another Boston finisher
05:00 - Daniel reaches the turnaround point for the half-marathon
05:56 - Lauren explains that Daniel is following his normal win-a-race plan
06:27 - Daniel finishes the half-marathon in second place in 1:37
07:35 - Daniel talks about walking the second half of the marathon to wineries
08:26 - Visiting our first winery, Warner Vineyards
09:22 - Daniel decides to walk barefoot for a part of this marathon
09:35 - Exploring the South Haven South Pierhead Light on Lake Michigan
10:06 - Lauren twists her ankle filming Daniel being silly
10:32 - Exploring Downtown South Haven, Michigan
10:54 - Walking to Walgreens to get Daniel a bandaid for his toe
11:42 - Daniel keeps moving, trying to make progress on the second half of his #virtualmarathon
11:58 - Second winery stop, Gravity Winery
12:17 - We reach the 20-mile mark at the South Haven Lighthouse on Lake Michigan
12:55 - First beer stop at Idler Riverboat and Dockside Restaurant
13:20 - Daniel starts doing funny run drills to combat the boredom and pain
13:49 - Our third visit to the South Haven Pier and Lighthouse
14:28 - Exploring our second brewery South Haven Brewpub
14:50 - Walking back to the truck for the final few marathon miles on the Kal-Haven Trail
15:22 - Daniel puts his running shoes back on despite his toe injury
15:30 - Daniel runs the last two miles of his virtual Chicago Marathon
16:03 - Virtual Chicago Marathon completed!