Hangin' at the Airport

Today has been an extremely unproductive day.  It was a day that started out with loads of promise, a day which could have been great, a day that would give me everything (a bit of an exageration).  I woke up this morning knowing that I would be saying "Goodbye" to my family for a few days, I was heading out to Chicago today.  The plan was as follows:

• Let my wife get to work early today
• Get my oldest on the school bus
• Drop my youngest off at school
• Get in a swim at the pool
• Get to the airport for my 1:25PM flight to Chicago
• Arrive in Chicago around 2:40PM with time to go to Niketown and a few other stores
• Go for a run along Lake Michigan
• Grab dinner at ESPN Zone
• Get to be reasonably early (to be fresh for my Wednesday morning run and meetings)

Here is how things have gone

• My wife left a bit later than she wanted, not a big deal
• Got my oldest on the bus, kissed her and told her I would miss her
• Dropped my youngest off at school, kissed her told her I would miss her
• Go in a swim at the pool (2,000M in 40:03....yeah, a good swim!)
• Got to the airport for my 1:25PM flight
• Received news that the plane was being taken out of service, ergo flight is cancelled
• Got put on a flight that leaves at 5:55PM and into Chicago at 7:21PM
• Will probably get to hotel around 8:15PM or so, then I'll try to get out for a run and then just go to bed.  Of course this means that I will miss LOST tonight as well....DAMN!!!

Enough complaining for now, I just have to make the best of it.  I will try to grab an early dinner here at the airport and be ready to run out the door as soon as I get to the hotel in Chi-town. 

On a side note, I did get on the bike last night, rode for about 45 minutes on my trainer in the basement.  I had my 12-21 cassette on it and boy was it a tougher ride than I am used to, no gaps.

That's it for now, I'm hoping to get my seat assignment soon and then eat as healthy an airport meal as is possible.  Cheers!