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| Your Survival Guide to a Crowded Gym |
#MakeASplash at the Chicago Polar Plunge 
Whether you go ankle high, knee deep or take the full plunge, your efforts help support the athletes of Special Olympics Chicago! Registration for the Chicago Polar Plunge is now open. Reserve your spot at North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Register at www.chicagopolarplunge.org.
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One in 50 people are living with paralysis. That's a
powerful statistic.
But when you're part of
Team Reeve, you have the power to change it. Through marathons, triathlons and even 5ks, you can help fund groundbreaking research and quality of life initiatives for those living with spinal cord injury. The sooner you join, the sooner we all can cross the finish line.
Join our
Bank of America Chicago Marathon team today. You'll receive a guaranteed entry into the marathon, official Team Reeve gear, fundraising support and a customized fundraising webpage, one-on-one coaching, race weekend activities and much more.
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Wisconsin Marathon Price Increase 
Run along beautiful Lake Michigan and through the streets of Kenosha on Saturday, May 6th. The Wisconsin Marathon features a marathon, half marathon, and 5k and you finish your race with our Big Cheese Medal, brat, beer, and live music!
Prices increase on February 1st!
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Current Issue
Jan/Feb 2017
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Resolutions, Indoor Events, New Activities
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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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Navigating the Inevitable January Crowds
Whether it's the
first month of the year or the dog days of summer, there are always some people at the
gym
that are determined to meet their newly set goals even if it means sidetracking you from yours.
Not only are they a distraction-working out in polo shirts and doing curls in the squat rack-they're an outright danger, sneaking in and taking the equipment you need and blocking your path. Imagine holding 70-pound dumbbells and hurrying back to your bench, only to find some dude stretching on it-not fun.
Of course, after a while, most of them will be gone and the
gym will once again be the dungeon of sweat and solitude you know and love, and you can resume your routine without further interruption. But you shouldn't have to wait for that. That's why we designed the ultimate plan for avoiding gym crowds while still getting in the
workouts you need to add slabs of muscle.
Men's Fitness provides helpful tips to navigate the crowds
here.
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Inside the Bod Pod: Fast, Easy and Accurate
 Gym members know that gyms are always extra crowed in January.
In addition to reduced rates, many gyms offer body fat composition analysis to new members including digital body fat analyzation tools and the skinfold caliper. One of the newest and most accurate body fat testing methods is the Bod Pod.
The Bod Pod uses air displacement technology and is considered to be th
e gold standard of body composition measurement. It is as accurate as hydrostatic (underwater) weighing, but quicker and easier to perform. The range of error for this test is ± 1 to 2.7 percent. Bod Pod testing is completed in three minutes and results are immediate.
Since body composition is one of the key indicators of overall health, it is a good idea to have yours t
ested and the accuracy and ease of the Bod Pod makes it an attractive option. Fit Metrics, a leader in the body composition tracking industry, offered to sit down with Chicago Athlete to show us
how the process works
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Chicago Reader Review: Patriot's Day
Patriots Day, Peter Berg's new drama about the Boston Marathon bombing, arrives in theaters less than four years after the attack, which left three people dead and hundreds more wounded.
Sensitive to this, star-coproducer Mark Wahlberg and director-cowriter Peter Berg take great pains to celebrate the humanity of those who were on Boylston Street near the finish line of the race in April 2013, when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded in quick succession, spraying shrapnel across the sidewalk. But Patriots Day functions mainly as a police procedural, chronicling the five-day manhunt for the two lone-wolf jihadists who manufactured the bombs, and in that regard it's more valuable than any sort of exercise in healing.
Within the confines of a hard-charging action flick, Berg and his coscreenwriters present a clear account of how media frenzy and fear of more attacks drove federal and local law enforcement to execute the first military-style lockdown of an American city.
Read the full review here. Did you see it? Email your thoughts to Holly at editor@mychicagoathlete.com.
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Despite Cold, Winter Biking Spikes in Popularity
 The number of winter bikers has spiked in recent years due in part to improved infrastructure, such as protected bike lanes, and better, cheaper cold-weather equipment, cyclists and bike dealers said. Other factors include the expansion of Divvy, which gives commuters an alternative to using their own bikes in the salty slush, and a mild winter last year that encouraged people to give cold-weather biking a try.
The Active Transportation Alliance, a biking and walking advocacy group, has seen a surge in participation in its third annual Winter Bike Challenge to 375 this year from 222 in 2015, according to Clare McDermott, the alliance's director of special events and marketing. The cyclist who logs the most miles from Jan. 13 to Jan. 27 wins a "fat tire" bike, designed for biking in snow.
Bike shop owners say better equipment is helping cyclists go year-round. "People are becoming aware that it is possible to stay active during the winter," Ashton Brackett, owner of Pedal & Spoke bike shop in North Aurora, says.
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Results from Jan. 12 to Jan. 18
Jan. 14
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Calendar of Events from Jan. 19 to Jan. 25
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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!
-Save $5 with code
CHIATH17
-Save $5 with code
CHIATH5
-Price increases from $35 to $40 on Feb. 2
-Save $5 on marathon or half marathon with code
CANEWSWM17
-Price increases on March 20, April 30 and June 3
Utah Valley Marathon (Race Date: June 10)
-Save $10 with code
chicago10 (good until May 15)
-Save $15 with code
TWOHEART15
-Save $10 off full and half marathon distances, or $5 off the quarter marathon and 5K with code
KMEGROUP17
-Price increases Feb. 28, April 30 and June 1
-Save $10 on any distance with code
CHIATHLETE17
-Just $25.00 unitil Jan 31
-Price increases on May 14 and July 31
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