Waves on the Lakefront
By kilax, October 19, 2011 11:33 am
On September 30th, Erin shared this crazy video of a runner on the Chicago Lakefront path getting hit by a HUGE wave on his run. Seriously, watch it.
Today I saw this article warning runners of 22 foot waves on the Lakefront path. The article says this storm should be worse than the September one in the video above. And I am supposed to run during lunch. Hmm. Looking out my office window now I can already see the waves. This should be interesting!
If you got soaking wet during a run would you keep running or call it a day and go home?
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That is super crazy! I’d sit this one out today or at least seek higher ground.
That would be my cue to pack it in.
If that happened to me I would go straight home! I can handle running in the rain but that is just horrible!
Oh – be careful!!!
I usually try to brave the lakefront weather, but today I decided to take a pass. Be careful if you do head out!
That doesn’t really look fun. Did you go running? Did you get wet?
I went running. I got wet from the rain, but that was it. It was super windy though!
And I had a good time 🙂
I heard a rumor you may have run with my sister… 🙂
It’s true! Unfortunately, we could not chat too much with the wind howling in our ears!
Depends on the air temperature, I guess. If I got soaked and it was warm out, I’d keep going. But if I got soaked and it was cold I’d probably turn around and go home.
Glad to hear you didn’t get swept away!
Before I moved to Western Burbs I lived in Lakeview and would run and bike around that curve by Oak St beach a few times a week. The power of those waves is not to be unestimated. I got hit once. Not only is it the incoming wave but the return off the wall. I was on my bike training for a duathlon and was pulled off my bike. Guess the lake knew tris are not my sport.
I was driving Lakeshore Drive by that day and saw the crazy waves! Not to be messed around with!