Chicago Half Marathon
& 5k
Centered around Chicago’s historic Jackson Park, this epic event will have you traverse the streets around Hyde Park and the Museum of Science and Industry before winding on to traffic-free Lake Shore Drive.
Register today
and receive a commemorative shirt, legendary finisher medal and access to the finish festival featuring live music, Lagunitas and more.
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Vernon Hills Mighty Kids Triathlon
Join us June 3
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at Lakeview Fitness in Vernon Hills as kids ages 6-12 participate in a youth sized triathlon! The swim will take place indoors while the bike and the run take place in Deerpath Park with varying distances based on age groups. It’s a great way to kick off the summer and get kids outside and active with their peers in a fun and competitive way! All participants will receive a goody bag with t-shirt at packet pick-up. All finishers also receive a medal with trophies for top boy and girl finishers in each age group.
Distances:
6-7 year olds swim 25 yards, bike 1 mile, and run ½ mile
8-10 year olds swim 50 yards, bike 2 miles, and run 1 mile
11-12 year olds swim 100 yards, bike 2 miles, and run 1 mile
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Year of the Dog
Chinatown 5K & Youth Run 2018
*One of the fastest 5K out and back tracks in the city!
*Explore one of the oldest Chinatowns in the nation.
*Enjoy a unique cultural experience: traditional lion dance, know your name in Chinese, learn how to use chopsticks.
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Marathon Training, MB Bike the Drive, Local Triathlons
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How Bike the Drive Benefits Chicago Athletes Year-Round
Every Memorial Day weekend, 15 miles of Lakeshore Drive are closed down for five hours to allow residents of Chicago and surrounding areas to experience the carless road from their bikes during MB Bike the Drive.
After Lake Shore Drive is back open and all the bikers have headed home, many might assume the benefits of MB Bike the Drive are done; however, this event is the largest annual fundraiser for the Active Transportation Alliance.
So what, you ask? Many might not even understand the magnitude of the work the Active Transportation Alliance does for the city of Chicago. Dubbed as “Chicagoland’s voice for better biking, walking and transit,” a lot of the improvements regarding transportation throughout the city and its suburbs can be attributed to Active Trans.
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The 24 Best Chicago Beaches
Summertime in Chicago means one thing: Spending as much time as humanly possible out in the sun. With sandy lakefront hangouts dotting our city’s eastern boarder, you have no excuse not to throw on a suit and soak up the sun. They’re only open for about three months, after all, so hop to it!
Chicago’s beaches open on Friday, May 25.
They close on Labor Day, which is September 3, 2018.
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How to Select the Right Wetsuit
Ready to buy a new (maybe your first) wetsuit? The most important thing is to make sure you buy one that you feel comfortable in.
Each brand of triathlon wetsuit is made just a little differently. Buying the wrong size or fit of a wetsuit can make a big difference, so here are some tips on how to select the right wetsuit for you.
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Product Review: Hidrate Spark Water Bottle
With marathon training in Chicago comes hot weather, and the need to hydrate before runs drastically increases. Not drinking enough water seems to be a common problem among athletes, common enough that Hidrate Spark created a product to help you reach your goal of water intake every day.
The Hidrate Spark 2.0 water bottle looks like your standard water bottle, and can be just that, but hooked up to its Hidrate app, it is arguably one of the most useful products for those lacking on their water drinking.
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Chicago’s South Side Serving Freshly-Squeezed LimeBikes
The annoyance of finding a convenient, close, and empty dock is a problem a new dockless bike sharing company, LimeBike, hopes to solve. Cyclists can simply find a LimeBike, open an app to scan a QR code and then unlock the bike. Once their ride is finished, a user can just end their trip and leave the bike wherever they want.
LimeBike has already launched its fleet of bikes in cities across the country and in Europe, and has begun testing out Chicago as a new destination city. Currently, LimeBikes can only be found scattered around the 19th ward in the South Side, including the neighborhoods Morgan Park and Beverly. LimeBike will also start introducing electronically assisted bikes to Chicago as well.
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