Home USA Races | World Races | Articles & Tips | Race Calendar | Photos | Blog | Message Boards 
View more Illinois races:


Follow HalfMarathons.Net

   




    Bookmark and Share
Illinois > Chicago Half Marathon & 5K
Chicago, IL


Date

Sunday, September 12, 2010


 
Event Details

Join more than 20,000 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 few 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 couple of miles on a run around the perimeter of the park, along Cornell Avenue, Stony Island Drive and Marquette Drive. After taking runners around the southern end of the park, the course then turns northward for the next stretch 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 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

$60 for the half marathon
$25 for the 5K


Registration

To reserve your spot in the 2010 running of the Chicago Half Marathon or 5K race, register online at Active.com.


Website

www.chicagohalfmarathon.com



Course Map





Share Your Race Story

Ever run in Illinois' annual Chicago Half Marathon & 5K? Share your impressions and read fellow runners' stories and tips for the event.

Post your comments in Runner Reviews for the Chicago Half Marathon & 5K


© 2010 HalfMarathons.Net  •  Site Map  •  About Us  •  Advertise  •  Privacy Policy  •  Resources  •  info@halfmarathons.net