All Community Events Chi Town Spring Half Marathon & 10k Run It’s pre-dawn and 46 balmy degrees in the Chi @ 6:30am. Runners, spectators and their canine buddies arrive one by one to participate & cheer at this annual event. […]
All Community Events Chi Town Spring Half Marathon & 10k Run It’s pre-dawn and 46 balmy degrees in the Chi @ 6:30am. Runners, spectators and their canine buddies arrive one by one to participate & cheer at this annual event. […]
Feature Title Cocoa Classic 5k through Santa’s Rock N Lights: December 2022 By: Krista Volk, All Community Events Ambassador “What a fun race,” is what was heard throughout the crowd last Saturday evening! This was the first time that runners got to experience the amazing light show and glorious music throughout this 5k course! […]
Feature Title Barrington Mother’s Day Run/Walk- May 2022 By: Krista Volk, All Community Events Ambassador What a beautiful day for a race! It was roughly 55 degrees by 8am and the sun was shining! Barrington had an awesome turnout. Patrons of every age showed up ready to conquer the 3.1 mile course. There was a […]
We know you are busy training for the upcoming St. Paddy’s Double weekend on March 14th & March 15th (Deer Park St. Paddy’s 5K/10K on Saturday, March 14th and the AMITA Health Bolingbrook St. Paddy’s Half Marathon/5K on Sunday, March 15th) and we want to keep those feet happy and healthy.
Feature Title Winter Training in the Midwest is an Extreme Sport By: Alexandria Seavey Running an outdoor race in March can be tricky in the Midwest, to say the least. One day it might be 65 degrees and the following day you might be digging your car out of a snowbank. How are we supposed […]
Feature Title Long Grove Turkey Trot 5k/8k Run/Walk- November 2019 By: Krista Volk, All Community Events Ambassador It was a beautiful, brisk morning for a Turkey Trot! It was roughly 33 degrees out, with no sun in sight! Luckily the wind had died down greatly from the gusts the night prior. So many families attended […]
Feature Title Hundreds of runners gathered in Hoffman Estates on the evening of July 20, 2019 for a fun GloRun 5k. The day’s earlier temps of 100 degrees were noticeably cooler after some afternoon rain, but it was still around the 70s and slightly humid. Most people were decked out in glow bracelets and necklaces, […]
Feature Title All Community Events put on a Full Marathon on Sunday May 19th. The race was well organized and supported. Plenty of drink and gels on the course to refuel and hydrate. Due to thunderstorms in the forecast the marathon course had to be altered to run the ½ marathon course two times. ACE […]
Feature Title Mothers Day 5k Run/Walk- Barrington- May 2019 By: Krista Volk, All Community Events Ambassador What a beautiful morning for the Mothers Day 5k! It was roughly 42 degrees, hardly any wind, and the sun trying to pop out. So many families attended, many young children were eager to run the kids dash […]