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Event Details WHEN Saturday, April 10, 2010 Registration Opens and Packet Pick-Up 7:30 am 5K Chip-Timed Run* 9:00 am 10K Chip-Timed Run* 9:15 am 1 Mile Pledge Walk 9:30 am Kids Dash starts after the runs are completed   *Sign Up Early You must pre-register before the day of the event to be chip-timed. No chip-timed registrations will be accepted on race day. WHERE New Location: GRANT PARK (Upper Hutchinson Field at Columbus and Balbo) Free Kids Dash! Every child wins a prize! Race Course New USATF-Certified courses (5K and 10K Runs) will follow lakefront and museum campus paths as runners travel as far north as the Chicago River and as south as Soldier Field (for those participating in the 10K). The 1 Mile Walk will take participants over to Michigan Ave and through Grant Park paths leading back to the event site. Bikes and skates are not permitted in either run. Runners with dogs or strollers may not run competitively and must stay behind competitive runners. Split Times Large digital clocks will be at miles 3, 5 and the finish line for the 10K and miles 1, 2 and the finish line for the 5K. Gear Check Gear will be checked by your race number. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items. Water & First Aid Water will be available at the start, finish and on course. An ALS ambulance will be on hand. Awards & Medals Medals will be awarded to the overall male and female winners for the 5K and 10K runs in a special ceremony following the run. Overall winners also will receive a Fleet Feet Sports gift certificate. The top three male and female runners in the following age groups of the 5K and 10K runs can pick-up their awards following the ceremony: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 and over. Complete results will be online at www.chicagoevents.com. Parking & Public Transportation Paid parking is available in the Grant Park and Millennium Park parking garages. Public transportation is convenient and highly recommended. Please visit www.transitchicago.com for directions from your home to the event site via public transportation. Please arrive early to avoid any parking issues and to enjoy the pre-race activities! Staff Liaisons Voices for Illinois Children Shawn Gavin 312.516.5552 Voices for Illinois Children works as a catalyst for change across issue areas to improve the lives of children throughout our state so that they grow up healthy, happy, safe, loved and well-educated. For 20 years we have helped parents, business and community leaders and policy makers understand and respond to the issues facing children and families. For more information, please visit www.voices4kids.org. Prevent Child Abuse America Samantha Norris 312.663.3520, ext. 835 Prevent Child Abuse America, founded in Chicago in 1972, is the nation's leading organization working solely to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. For more information, please visit www.preventchildabuse.org.