Number 5 in ThisFunktional’s Halloween Horror Movie Marathon, THE HAUNTING, dedicated to the SCDC RoboWarriors because they are awesome and inspirational. DescriptionThis horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson) as part of a study on insomnia. However, Marrow is really investigating fear, and he plans to scare the subjects, including the introverted Nell (Lili Taylor) and the seductive Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Unfortunately for Marrow and everyone staying at Hill House, the manor is actually haunted by an evil spirit out to torment its guests. This movie is unlike any haunting movie, it’s smart and scary. Great acting. Next Up: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. #ThisFunktional #Halloween #HorrorMovie #Marathom #TheHaunting #Horror #Movie #Movies #Blog #Blogs #Blogger #Blogging #Journalist #Reporter #Influencer https://www.instagram.com/p/CHBs-zcBzNJ/?igshid=rly124gm0q45
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How to run a marathon abroad and get the most out of it:
October 19, 2015
Running the Chicago Marathon was a dream come true for me. I visited the city a year ago and photographed the 2014 marathon. At the end of the day I decided that I will run the 2015 Chicago Marathon. It's the first full marathon I ran abroad and it was just fantastic.
Here are my insides for making the experience so awesome:
1. Choose a city you have some kind of an emotional connection to. Since being a child I visited Chicago. I have lots of family there and always loved it. It's where I went to my first NBA game, watching Michel Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. I was in Chicago a year earlier and made a commitment to myself to run the next year. So just being there already made the feeling so special.
2. Get to know the city. During the run I passed by so many places I have visited and are special to me. "Here is my favorite restaurant, here is the bar I met...., here is the place I Bought...., here is the the hotel I stayed a year ago..." I found myself pointing at so many place and having personal moment to myself during the run. This actually made the run easier and more enjoyable.
3. Leave a lot of free time to pick up your bib runner number. I felt like a kid in a candy shop while visiting the Chicago Marathon centre, a couple of days before the run. With more then 200 booths of running equipment, clothes, shoes, beer, food, and many more I found myself wondering at the huge centre for hours. I got to meet other runners, ask all the questions I still had and buy the last things I needed for the marathon. So much fun.
4. Get a hotel that is walking distance from the start/ finish line. I was lucky, my family took care of this and I thank them for the privilege. Sleeping a few blocks from the start line made a huge difference. The marathon morning is such a stressful one. Waking up very early, preparing the equipment and so much more. Adding to it transportation in a new city you are not really familiar with adds a lot of unnecessary pressure. Another cool experience is going to the hotel's lobby and seeing it so busy at 5:30 am on a Sunday morning. Everybody already with their running clothes on, eating and drinking complimentary bananas and coffee.
We stayed at The Palmer House and walked literally 5 minutes to the start line. From my traveling experience, this can be affordable to any budget with the right planning.
5. Make a cool playlist for the run. The best part of my run was the amazing and motivating playlist my family and friends created for me. It was so surprising and focusing, I decided to create an on line service to help other runners enjoy it also. it’s called marathonplaylist.com .It's a service that creates for you a playlist made of friends and family recording themselves wishing you a great run. After filling the contacts information of your friends and family, the site managers email them. Then the site managers ask the people on the list to record themselves for a few seconds, wishing the runner good luck and just talking to them during the run. There is an option to send your favorite songs and add them to the list. At the end they edit it together to one long playlist. Not only that I had my favorite tunes, But also I listed to my running coach a few times during the run telling me to pace myself and not to burn to much fuel at the beginning. After him I listened to my mom and sister wishing me good luck with a lot of passion and my friends makings me laugh during the run. When needed I pressed the Play button and felt like I'm running back at my local park in Tel Aviv.
6. Be a part of the marathon. Even though what I just wrote, don't have your music all the time. Feel the environment. The big marathons are very organized. Thousands of people are involved. From one side, the volunteers that hand you water, snacks, power bars, bananas, tissue and even beer. And from the other, the thousands of fans coming to cheer and make your run a bit easier. Listen to their cheers, read their home made posters, smile, high five them. In Chicago the south neighbourhoods were the loudest and most colorful with drums and lots of flags. Feeling the crowd raised my spirit and helped the run.
7. Focus on the important stuff. I practiced for many months for this marathon. Waking up at 5 am, 6 times a week, during the hot summer to practice with my running team. During those months I got to know an amazing group of people that became really close to me. I learned to enjoy hard training, the early mornings, discipline, commitment and grew up as a runner and a person. When I saw the 25 miles mark, I couldn't believe it will be over in a few minutes. All the work I put in will be done soon. I wished I could extend the marathon and add more miles to it. After our last practice in Tel Aviv I told my team members and coach that there are two important things when you run a marathon: the practices and the picture at the finish line. The score is also important, but, unless you're a professional runner, it's not the top priority. Enjoy and Respect the process.
I finished the Chicago Marathon with the time of 3:23 hours. 23 is Michael Jordan's number. Perfect time :)
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