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Illinois > Chicago Half Marathon
Chicago, IL
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Date
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Event
Details
Join more than 10,000 fellow runners at one of the nation's premier
half-marathon road race events, the Chicago Half Marathon that takes
place each September here in the "windy city." Named by Runner's
World magazine as one of the top 10 half marathons in the
United States a couple of years back, the race takes you along
Chicago's famed Lake Shore Drive for more than half of the 13.1 miles
of
the course, giving you breathtaking, scenic views of the city's
lakefront parks and downtown skyscrapers.
The out-and-back course starts and finishes at Jackson Park, next to
the Museum of Science and Industry inside the park, and follows its
first three miles on a run around the perimeter of the park, along Lake
Shore Drive, Cornell Avenue and Marquette Drive. After circling the
park, the course then takes runners down a portion of the Midway
Plaisance and into the University of Chicago campus, before turning
northward for the second half of the race, which unfolds entirely along
Lake Shore Drive toward Burnham Park.
Once runners make it the three miles to Burnham Park, they reach the
turnaround and begin the final three-mile stretch of the race back to
the finish line at Jackson Park. As you might expect, the race is fast
and mostly flat, and is run entirely on paved surfaces throughout the
city streets of Chicago, which provides a very runner- and
spectator-friendly environment for the race. Friends
and family to see runners at the start, at mile 3, near the front of
the museum near mile 4 and along Lake Shore Drive and by the east side
of the museum near the 57th Street beach.
Due to the busy nature of Lake Shore Drive -- the street is home to
several churches, parks, lake harbors and a golf course -- race
organizers ask that participants keep at least a 13-minute-per-mile
pace, and finish in just under three hours (which means runners only,
no walkers).
Race
Weather & Climate
Weather conditions in Chicago in the early fall are beginning their
steady cooldown towards the city's famously frigid winter season, but
are still mild to moderately warm in mid-September. Monthly
temperatures then average between 76°F and 57°F, while
rainfall amounts average around 3.21 inches for the month.
Fees
$47
Registration
To reserve your spot in the 2008 running of the Chicago Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.chicagohalfmarathon.com
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