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| 2018 Fitness: What to Expect |
Wisconsin Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k
May 5, 2018
Motivate yourself this winter and celebrate with us in the spring!
The Wisconsin Marathon is celebrating its tenth year of running in Kenosha and we want you to party with us.
Come run our marathon, half marathon, or 5k. Each course is almost completely flat and runs along Lake Michigan, giving you great temperatures and great scenery.
Marathon and half marathon finishers get our Big Cheese Medal when they cross the finish line and you can celebrate with friends at our post-race party with a beer, brat, and live music.
NEW FOR 2018: Race day packet pick-up is available! (And we don't charge you for it like some races do.)
Register today for our race on Saturday, May 5th.
*Sponsored listing
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Current Issue
Nov/Dec 2017
Bank of America Chicago Marathon Coverage, Gift Guide, Winter Training
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Free Event Photos
Chicago Athlete is the first place to look for photos from all the big races in Chicagoland. Go to our
Facebook Page
for photos updated hours after races end.
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Calendar of Events
Looking for upcoming endurance events in Chicago? Check out
Chicago Athlete's
event calendar
for the largest event guide in the Midwest.
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Bringing the Fitness Studio Home
is Going to Be Huge in 2018
In 2018
digital fitness innovations
will let brands go big when they go (into your) home. "If the instructor is better, if the hardware is better, if the software is better, if the location is better, and if the value is better...why would you travel outside the home?" posits Peloton CEO John Foley, whose indoor cycling bike streams live and archived workouts, including classes "beyond the bike."
Engaging, online classes streamed to your devices are a logical play for fitness brands, considering they can really increase the reach of the hottest fitness talent more than studios can alone.
And the tech-enhanced home fitness market is going way beyond BowFlex with dozens of breakout brands in 2018. And not to be left out of the digital conversation (like, ever), Amazon just purchased body-mapping technology, so virtual-reality workouts might just be your next Prime benefit.
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 Chicago's Most Popular Workout in 2017
is Strength Training
When it comes to spotting fitness trends, ClassPass is in a unique position. The boutique fitness subscription startup, which lets users book classes at various parter gyms and studios in their cities, is a treasure trove of data on what workouts people are signing up for and when. The company decided to sort through its user data from 2017 to learn what the biggest fitness trends were in the U.S. this year.
A ClassPass spokesperson tells SELF that her team analyzed the data from over 40 million reservations that have been booked this year to arrive at the 2017 fitness trend data, which includes some interesting insights into how we work out.
The most-booked class varied greatly by city, but overall, strength training reigned supreme. Here's
more findings.
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 5 Things Elite Triathletes Don't Do
Elite triathletes make it look so easy, don't they? They practically have effortless strokes in the water, superhuman speed on the bike, flawless form on the run and nearly perfect performances.
Obvoiusly, it takes years of practice, diligence, hard work, setbacks, victories and defeats to lead to their eventual triumphs. While they travel this bumpy road, they have learned what to do and what not to do to succeed.
Here are
five things that these great elite triathletes don't do.
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 Everyday Athlete: Wafa
Haleem, Mercy Home
Wafa Haleem's marathon career started with an invitation from her friend Johanna to attend a
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls Poker Night fundraiser; she met the Mercy Home Hero's team manager, Jim Harding, then 10 months and many miles later, she
crossed the finish line of the 40
th Annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Grant Park.
In fact, Mercy Home was the first official charity of the Chicago Marathon, and it hosts cheer stations on Jackson Blvd at the 14 and 16 mile marks of the marathon course, known as the Mercy Mile.
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Women Are Naturally Fitter Than Men, Study Says
Conventional wisdom holds that men have the natural advantage when it comes to physical ability. But in one key measure of fitness, women actually come out on top, finds a small new study published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism.
So while men may be inherently a little stronger and faster than women, they
can't claim to be universally fitter, Hughson says.
"Fitness can be defined by that maximal aerobic power, or it can be defined by some other indicators," he says. "If you monitor how quickly a person adapts to an exercise level, it really is an indication of fitness and health."
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2017 Clif Bar Athlete of the Year Contest
 Over the past year, we've introduced a diverse set of outstanding athletes who were named Clif Bar Athletes of the Month. They're all worthy in their own way, but only one man and one woman will be named the 2017 Clif Bar Athlete of the Year.
The Clif Bar Athlete of the Year winners will recieve a fantastic Clif Bar prize package. The survey will close on Feb. 1, 2018, and the winners will be announced in our March/April 2018 issue.
Vote online now
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Need a refresher on who the athletes are? Meet them here.
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Race Results from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6
View all past race results
online.
December 2
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Calendar of Events from Dec. 7 to Dec. 13
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Local Discounts, Deals and Price Increase Alerts
Race Directors: Have a discount code or price increase for your upcoming event? We encourage you to submit them to
editor@mychicagoathlete.com to provide to subscribers!
Universal Sole Trail Races (Race Date: Dec. 9)
-Save $5 with code USOLE5
Wisconsin Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K (Race Date: May 5)
-Save 10% with code CAENEWS through Feb. 7
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