Prairie State Half Marathon & 10K of Long Grove

LONG GROVE, IL | Oct. 5, 2019

PRICE INCREASE 10/3

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Prairie State Half Marathon & 10K of Long Grove

2016’s COMMEMORATIVE
FLEECE ZIP UP

Keeping you warm, like that turkey
sitting in your oven.

A MEDAL
FOR EVERY FINISHER

Everyone gets one. Flaunt it in front
of your hungover friends..

2019 FINISHER MEDAL

Medals are made to flaunt

CHIP TIMED

HALF MARATHON, 10K &
3.5 MILE

EVENT CHARITY

RUN FOR A CAUSE

DONATE NOW

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RUN HISTORIC
LONG GROVE

COURSE MAPS

Schedule

Race Day
7:00 -8:00 a.m. Last Minute Packet Pick Up & Registration at Start Line
8:30 a.m. Half Marathon, 10K Start & 3.5 Mile Start
9:10 a.m. 3.5 Mile Awards
9:30 a.m. 10K Awards
10:45 a.m. Half Marathon Awards
Course is open for 3.25 hours

Packet pick up

Option 1: Get your packet mailed right to your door for $12.99 (limited time availability).
Option 2: 2019 packet pick up will be available on Friday, October 4th from
12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Broken Earth Winery
219 Robert Parker Coffin Rd
Long Grove, IL 60047
Picking up someone else’s packet, don’t forget you must bring their signed waiver.
Option 3: Event day packet pick up (not suggested).
Participant gear must be picked up at pre-event packet pick up or on event day. If you do not pick up your participant gear there will be a fee to have it mailed to you: Post-race event gear registration

Charity

WINGS
The mission of WINGS is to provide a continuum of integrated services in an effort to end domestic violence and homelessness one family at a time. Click here for more information. Donate Now

DIRECTIONS, PARKING & HOTELS

Start/finish:
Historic Downtown Long Grove
343 Old McHenry Rd
Long Grove, Illinois 60047
Parking:
Kileer Elementary School
-Limited parking available at Long Grove Community Church
-Various lots are available in the downtown area.
Hotels:
Nearby Hotels

Course Maps

Half Marathon Map
Half Marathon Elevation Map
10K Map
3.5 Mile Map
This course is almost entirely on paved streets. Approximately .2 miles of the half marathon and 10K course run through grass.

Awards

A finisher medal will be awarded to every participant in the half marathon, 10K, and 3.5 mile.
A winner medal will be awarded to the top 3 participants, male and female, in each age group and overall for both the half marathon, 10K and 3.5 mile.
Participant must be present on event day to receive medals.
Age Categories: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
If you do not pick up your medal there will be a $5 fee to have it mailed to you. Post race medal request registration.

Beer

We’ll be serving one (1) free complimentary beer to all participants who are 21+ years of age. Please bring your i.d. and enjoy responsibly.
Buffalo Creek Brewing
360 Historical Ln,
Long Grove, IL 60047

Pacers

Pacers will help you achieve your goal time. At the start, look for a runner holding a sign with one of the times below. This runner will run the pace consistently throughout the race and help motivate you to keep up! These runners are dedicated to help lead you to one of the goal times listed below:
1:30:00 (6:52 per mile)
1:35:00 (7:15 per mile)
1:40:00 (7:38 per mile)
1:45:00 (8:00 per mile)
1:50:00 (8:24 per mile)
1:55:00 (8:47 per mile)
2:00:00 (9:10 per mile)
2:05:00 (9:32 per mile)
2:10:00 (9:55 per mile)
2:15:00 (10:18 per mile)
2:20:00 (10:40 per mile)
2:25:00 (11:04 per mile)
Want to be a pacer? Email info@allcommunityevents.com
Actual pacer finish times may vary from the advertised pace time. Times are not guaranteed.

Volunteer

Volunteers receive a FREE LONG SLEEVE EVENT SHIRT
If you are interested in volunteering we would love to have you come and help. Volunteers are needed from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on race day. Volunteers can help out with registration, water stations, course marshaling, set up and take down. Please email us to volunteer.
info@allcommunityevents.com
Volunteer as a large group and we will donate to your group/organization. Please e-mail us for more details.
Click here to sign up to volunteer

Food Drive

The Lake County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Unit will be on-site collecting non-perishable foods items at the event. Please bring non-perishable food items on event day to donate.
CLICK HERE – to learn more about the Lake County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Unit.

Contact Us & FAQ's

Need help with your registration? Race Transfer? Change your t-shirt size? Bib exchange? etc. Click here.
Runners and walkers can participate in this event. See schedule above for the time limit.
This event will be chip timed. Participants wear a timing chip integrated with their bib number that starts their individual time when they cross the start line and stops it when they cross the finish line.
Participant gear must be picked up at pre-event packet pick up or on event day. If you do not pick up your participant gear there will be a fee to have it mailed to you. Post race shirt request link.
If you ordered your race packet to be mailed to you, it will typically arrive 1 – 4 days before the event. It will be sent to the address you entered in during registration. If your package does not arrive before the event day, please come to packet pick up or the event site where you will be re-assigned your bib and gear.
Headphones/iPod/mp3 devices are allowed, though are strongly not recommended. It is the participant’s responsibility to make sure that they do not impair their ability to hear and detect present or potential hazards and dangers.
If at any time you are in need of assistance throughout the event please notify a volunteer or course monitor.
All participants are required to sign a waiver.
Dogs are not allowed on the course.
No strollers are allowed.
Water stations include water and sports drink.
The event will start rain, snow or shine. The event could be delayed due to lightning or other dangerous conditions. The above schedule is weather dependent.
You can transfer to a different distance within the same race up to 3 days before the event. If you are transferring to a more expensive race you’ll have to pay the difference of the registration fees.
You can transfer your registration/bib # to another participant for $6 up to 3 days before the event.
You can defer your registration to next year’s race or any other All Community Event’s race for $6 up to 17 days before the event. After that, you can still defer for $15 until the day prior to packet pick up. Please send us an e-mail to request a deferment.
You can manage your event shirt size and any other add-ons up to 10 days before the event.
E-mail: Prairiestate@allcommunityevents.com
Phone: (224) 757-5425
Office hours: M – F from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST
*We may not be in the office on Mondays or Fridays due to being on-site for events.