Taking a first run at the marathon

Story URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=163628
Story Retrieval Date: 6/19/2013 3:03:11 PM CST

Military suicide epidemic compels survivor families to speak out

Protesters call on Quinn to veto gun law

No consolidated help for mothers who have lost children to gun violence, expert says

Getting inked: The skinny behind tattoos

Chicago 2063: ’Redistributing’ the future

Craft beer craze has Half Acre Beer Co. thinking outside the brewery

Three inventions to watch for: 3-D printing, bug-eye cameras and cardboard bikes

Your furry friend’s price tag

Women remember faces better than men, study says

Spirituality and mental health: Looking for the link

Perception vs. reality: Steroids and the people who use them

Lisa Owad/MEDILL

Marathon participation is on the rise nationwide according to nonprofit organization RunningUSA.

More than ever before Chicagoans are putting on their running shoes to train for a race. Lisa Owad gets us in step with this rising trend.