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Event Details
WHEN
Saturday, April 23, 2011
| Registration Opens and Packet Pick-Up |
7:30 am |
1 Mile Pledge Walk
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9:00 am |
| 5K Fun Run and Chip-Timed Run* |
9:10 am |
| 10K Fun Run and Chip-Timed Run* |
9:15 am |
| Kids Dash starts after the runs are completed |
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*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
GRANT PARK (Upper Hutchinson Field at Columbus and Balbo)
Free Kids Dash!
Every child wins a prize!
Race Course
Participants will run on a USATF-certified course that will
start on the Sidewalk of Columbus Drive, head south to Museum Campus, then
north to the Chicago Yacht Club. Runners will then turn around and head south
back to Museum Campus. 5K runners will head north at this point to finish this
run while the 10K runners will continue along park paths and go almost as south
as Soldier Field. They will then turn around north towards Museum Campus and
follow park paths to the finish line on the sidewalk of Columbus Drive. The 1-Mile Pledge walk
will also start on the sidewalk of Columbus Drive, but head north to Balbo,
continue west on sidewalk of Balbo, head south on sidewalk of Michigan before
jumping onto park paths that lead to Columbus and Roosevelt. Walkers will then
follow the sidewalk of Columbus
Drive to the finish line (same place that the
runners finish). All paths are very scenic and allow participants to fully
embrace the lakeshore and Chicago's beautiful skyline.
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
Anne Klassman
312.516.5564
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
Joanna Bielecki
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.
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