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Illinois > North Shore Half Marathon
Highland
Park, IL
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Date
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Event
Details
The tree-lined streets of Chicago's Highland Park neighborhoods are the
setting for the North Shore Half Marathon, which takes runners on a
13.1-mile tour of some of the metro area's most affluent neighborhoods
made famous in the movies made by director John Hughes in the 1980s,
including "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles" and "The
Breakfast Club," to name just a few. Most of the race is run on flat
terrain through city streets, with the exception of a few gentlly
rolling hills in the middle portion of the race.
The race, which saw nearly 1,300 runners cross the finish line at its
2007 running, starts and finishes at the Wolter's Field track and field
complex at Highland Park High School. From there, the course takes
participants on a counter-clockwise loop tour of the North Shore area,
including the famous Green Bay Trail, Sheridan Road and Fort Sheridan.
Runners will be expected to keep at least a 13-minute-per-mile pace, as
the race organizers will need to
re-open the course to traffic by 12 noon.
As mentioned above, most of the race is flat with the exception of a
few hilly stretches between miles five and ten, with the most
significant hill occuring at about mile 9, the "Park Avenue Beach
Hill." Following this hill, the last four miles of the race take
runners again on mostly flat terrain, along the streets of Highland
Park and back for the finishing lap around the track at Wolter's Field.
Race
Weather & Climate
Set in the northern suburbs of Chicago along the shores of Lake
Michigan, the Highland Park area enjoys mild to moderately warm
temperatures in the early summer as well as fairly plentiful rainfall.
In June, monthly temperatures average between 78°F and
56°F, while rainfall amounts average around 3.86 inches for the
month -- making June the area's second-wettest month of the year on
average.
Fees
$50 for online registrations
$55 for mail-in registrations
Registration
To reserve your spot in the 2008 running of the North Shore Marathon, register
online at SignMeUp.com or print out
and mail in this downloadable application.
Website
www.northshorehalf.com
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