Experience the 2nd largest Inline Marathon in the USA.

Experience the excitement of USA’s 2nd largest Inline Marathon.  With three distances you can choose the challenge and fun that matches your fitness level:  10k, Half Marathon, or Marathon. Whether you’re a fitness skater, hockey player, roller skater, runner, cyclist, or first timer, it’s your time to join this Chicago tradition.  Get your skates out and conquer the distance, receive your commemorative shirt, finisher’s medal and eco bag*, all while helping to support the Special Olympics.  Also, watch the excitement & action of the Chicagoland Inline Tour featuring four stages of down to the finish line action between the fastest skaters in the nation, battling it out for $3875 in cash.




Click here for Tour, $3875 Cash Purse

EVENTS/CATEGORIES
Marathon, 26.2 Miles:
Recreational/Fitness-recommended for 1st timers to those who skate a mile in longer than 3min 50 sec.

Advanced-recommended for men who skate a mile in ~3:42 min/mile or faster and women who skate ~3:54min/mile or faster.  The marathon is an NROC event.

Elite Men & Women (Open), Masters Men & Women (Age 35+), Elite Veteran Men (Age 45+)-must be able to skate a marathon faster than 1 hour 30 minutes minimum, no exceptions.

Half Marathon, 13.1 Miles:
Recreational/Fitness

10K, 6.2 Miles:
Recreational/Fitness

Click here for Chicagoland Inline tour (Advanced Category new this year!)
Click here for Kid’s Events.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS (optional)
Fundraising is OPTIONAL
Show your support and “Be a Fan” of Special Olympics Illinois by joining our team as we run, bike and skate for the 21,000 athletes and 4,000 Young Athletes of Special Olympics Illinois. It’s easy to sign up for our team - just follow the link below and then choose, Fundraise as an Individual or Create a Fundraising Team.  Once your personal or team fundraising page is set up family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers can go to your page and donate on your behalf as you skate for this great cause. Become a fundraising participant and receive an exclusive Special Olympics Illinois team moisture wicking tech T.

PACKET PICK UP/EXPO
Packets will be available for pick up at Prairie Stone Sports and Wellness Center on Friday and at the AT&T complex on Saturday and Sunday.  While there, check out the festival expo with inline skating, health, running and biking exhibitors.  Packets will be available during specified packet pick up times only.  To pick up your packet you will be required to sign a waiver and present valid photo ID.  If you are picking up a packet for another participant you must bring a signed waiver and a copy of their photo ID.  Visit schedule link for times.

GOODIES
Technical short sleeve shirts, event bib number, and an eco bag* full of goodies will be provided to all participants.  Every finisher will receive an event finisher’s medal.  Placement awards will also be given, see below.

COURSE INFORMATION
Sunday, May 30
The course is a beautiful 8.7 mile loop on smooth roads: 3 laps for a marathon, 1.5 laps for a half marathon and .75 laps for a 10k.  The course travels through North Hoffman Estates, scenic AT&T complex, past Paul Douglas Forest Preserve and over a few moderate hills.  Water stations will be provided on course and medical service will be stationed at the finish line.  Please see course map for water stations, suggested spectator spots, and parking locations.  Put your skates on and conquer the distance.
Marathon Course Map
Half Marathon Course Map
10k Course Map

AWARDS:
Awards will be awarded to the top 3 participants, male and female in each age group for the marathon, half marathon and 10k recreational/fitness categories.  Age Groups are as follows: 14&U, 15-18, 19-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 and 61+.  Advanced and Elite categories will receive awards for the top 5 overall male and female in each category.

GENERAL INFORMATION
This event is chip timed.  All timing chips will be available at packet pick up.  It is the participant’s responsibility to return their timing chips and to pay any fees for any unreturned timing chips.

Weather:  The mean temperature on average is 72 degrees fahrenheit according weather.com.  It is the participant’s responsibility to choose the proper clothing, nutrition and hydration for the event day weather.

Headphones are prohibited from all inline events.

Helmets are required for all inline skating events and must be worn at all times you are wearing your skates throughout the weekend.

Roller Skates/Quads are allowed in this event.

No Ski polls or pushing sticks are allowed in all inline events

Spectators should view the course map for suggested spectator spots and road closures.

*Eco bag for the 1st 1000 participants only.

Participants Receive:

High Quality
Moisture Wicking Finisher's Shirt

Custom Event Finisher's Medal

Event Eco Bag

Souvenir Event Bib Number

and more goodies...


FACTS:

This is
USA's 2ND LARGEST
skating marathon

Last year: participants from
35 states & 4 countries

Special Olympics is the official charity of the event

The average participant is
35 years old