Strange and Unusual Sights

Over the weekend, I had the privilege of leapfrogging Mike during his 100 mile bike ride. And by privilege I mean "fulfilling my wifely and Iron Sherpa duty with a big ole smile." As much as I absolutely adore and love my husband, driving in circles for the better part of my day was a bit on the mind-numbing side; but nonetheless, it was TOTALLY worth it. It ended up being fun even though I was chilling in the car all day.



First of all, Mike is a badass. He cranked out 100 miles on hills like it was nothing. All done 24 hours after pounding the pavement for 20 miles in great time. I'm seriously impressed.



So...to pass the time, I read the latest issue of Runners World cover to cover and brought my camera along and documented some of the strange and unusual things I saw out in the beautiful neighborhoods of Barrington, IL. I didn't know such a beautiful place could have so many oddities. Watch out...the last photo may not be friendly for children!

Sign in front of a residence...

Seriously? A random toilet? On the side of the road? Funniest part was it said "FREE" on the back of it.Okay, not so much strange and/or unusual...but deer were in overabundance. I waited about 3 minutes for this duo to get out of the road.
What's the point of a sign if you can't read it again?

And last, but not least...mildly inappropriate road art (parents, cover your kids' eyes!)...that made me laugh and roll my eyes each and every time I drove by. A special thanks to the immature high schooler for the endless entertainment.

The remainder of Saturday was spent indulging in Portillos, massaging the knots out of Mike's legs and passing out at an early hour to the olympics.

On Sunday, I positioned myself just before mile 13 of the Chicago Distance Classic half marathon (which was actually measured a bit too long). My throat was sore by the end of it, and my fingers a teeeeny bit blistered from the damn cowbell, but I had a blast cheering everyone on. The day was beautiful and the weather was poised to give out PR's like candy on Halloween. Congrats to everyone for an awesome race!