tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post6160618463034944810..comments2024-03-07T15:19:48.772-05:00Comments on The Rabbi with a Blog (Rabbi Jason Miller): Will Jewish Runners Fast & Then Try to Run Fast in Chicago Marathon After Yom KippurRabbi Jason Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-36216916858124335202011-01-09T09:26:39.308-05:002011-01-09T09:26:39.308-05:00@ Sweener - Not so fast. If you fast you will fas...@ Sweener - Not so fast. If you fast you will fast learn that you can't run fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-5178869916067052132011-01-05T13:10:17.574-05:002011-01-05T13:10:17.574-05:00Rabbi, you raise an excellent point. I did not loo...Rabbi, you raise an excellent point. I did not look at my calender. The good news is that any carbo loading you do that will count MUST be done at least 36 hours BEFORE the race. Anything you consume within 24 hours of the race will not even become fuel for the run. <br /><br />And so this year, if Klein runs this, I will take the Yom Kippur challenge. I will fast the day before, and run the marathon. The sun will set at 6:23 PM in the State of Illinois the day before leaving more than enough hours to eat dinner and drink. In fact, the 25 hour fast will help bring some weight off for an even faster time. <br /><br />Interestingly enough, on the years where I fasted closest in time to the race, I ran faster. Maybe that's why it's called fasting! :)Jesse Sweeneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-15818886680482766712011-01-05T09:40:07.106-05:002011-01-05T09:40:07.106-05:00Not with you on this one, Rabbi Jason. I have run...Not with you on this one, Rabbi Jason. I have run this wonderful marathon, and enjoyed the fact that it draws people from around the world. As far as I know, it has been the second Sunday in October for quite some time and that will inevitably run into some conflicts somewhere. But this is a destination race that people need to plan for well in advance and changing the weekend because of a conflict does not makes sense to me. Chicago is the second Sunday in October, New York is the first Sunday in November, and Boston is the third Monday in April. I wouldn't tinker with that. <br /><br />Sometimes as an individual, you have to make sacrifices. There are plenty of other great marathons, and if someone can't run Chicago this year, come here and run the following Sunday in two countries (Detroit) or try Grand Rapids a couple hours away, also a week later. Or Milwaukee the week before. The possibilities are endless.blessedmatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498680649954840686noreply@blogger.com