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Bringing Chicago to Boston
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Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5Ks
Over 3,000 people from across the Chicagoland area are expected to take part in the  Seventeenth Annual Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5Ks (3.1 miles) on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Wheaton's Cantigny Park and on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Montrose Harbor in Chicago.
The Montrose Harbor 5K will include a timed run option. Both events will begin at 10:00 am, with participant check-in starting at 8:00 am. The advanced registration fee is $30 for adult and teen walkers aged 13 and older, $20 for children ages 5-12 and FREE to children under the age of 5. Advance runner registration (for the Montrose Harbor 5K only) is $40. On-site registration will incur an additional $10 fee.
The events will include family-friendly entertainment, activities, and prizes. Participants may register for the Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5K online at www.epilepsychicago.org. For more information, please contact Gayle Deja-Schultz at (312) 939-8622 x209 or gdeja-schultz@epilepsychicago.org.
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4th Annual Honor Ride Chicago
Help injured and healing veterans, through cycling at on Sunday, June 11 at 8am.
Developed by Ride 2 Recovery/Project HERO and sponsored by Evanston Subaru in Skokie and United Airlines, Honor Ride Chicago provides a life changing experience for our healing heroes. 
Ride with veterans, enlisted military and hundreds of supporters on a fun, non-competitive ride along the North Shore. You'll meet and mingle with Medal of Honor recipient, Allen Lynch and Lead Rider, John Masson, an injured veteran and military hero who benefits from Ride 2 Recovery/Project HERO programs.
Ride begins in Skokie. Three non-competitive distances: 18, 36 or 50 miles.
Opening ceremony featuring the Patriot Brass Band. Coffee and treats from Corner Bakery Café and Sweety Pie's Bakery in Skokie. Every participant will also receive a free gift, plus receive valuable giveaways from sponsors and the opportunity to purchase a custom event jersey, where 100% of the proceeds go to Ride 2 Recovery/ Project HERO.
Registration includes: Ten drawings for $100 Old Orchard gift cards, Apple Computer products, Cubs tickets, Northwestern football tickets, restaurant gift cards, free hotel nights at Hyatt, Hilton and B&Bs by Tawani Enterprises, gift cards, electronic gadgets and much more. Ride features rest stops and SAG support in case of a flat tire or if you need a lift.
Following the ride, at Evanston Subaru in Skokie, you'll receive a finishing medal, enjoy a free lunch from Del Campo's taco bar and live entertainment by the Humboldt Park Orchestra.
Please join Honor Ride Chicago for a memorable day saluting our military heroes. In years past, Honor Ride Chicago has been honored to have a US Senator and Congressman in attendance to support our Veterans. The June 11th event promises to be even bigger and better. Please register today at:
http://www.evanstonsubaru.com/honorridechicago.htm
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Train with Respiratory Health Association's Lung Power Team  for your next race or the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and receive a FREE ENTRY for Hustle up the Hancock 2018, Chicago's world class stair climb!
RHA's Lung Power Team has guaranteed spots left for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 8, 2017. Register to join the team before May 20 and you'll also reserve your FREE FULL CLIMB SPOT  in Hustle up the Hancock, February 25, 2018. Race training is provided through Chicago Area Runners Association or Chicago Endurance Sports. Lung Power Team members enjoy other free perks including an LPT singlet, pre-race pasta dinner and race-day booth where family and friends can view the marathon. You'll raise awareness and funds for lung cancer, COPD, asthma, and other lung and respiratory diseases. Sign up today at
lungpowerteam.org.
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 Chicago Running Groups Head to Boston
On Monday, nearly 150 runners from Chicago groups will toe the start line at the 121st Boston Marathon.
Throughout the winter, several groups have been training with Boston qualifiers in the Chicago area to prepare for America's biggest marathon. Fleet Feet alone is sending 100 runners to compete as part of its Boston Bound training program.
"The Boston Bound Fleet Feet group has been meeting Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings since the first of January," Dan Daly, one of the group's coaches, says.
Another group bringing athletes to Boston is the Chicago Area Runner's Association. Its program, CARA Boston Performance, has been running for several years, and this year, the new Director of Training Leah Bohr teamed up with 1996 Olympic marathoner Jenny Spangler to customize a training plan.
Since January, nearly 40 runners have done various hill and speed training workouts, says CARA Director of Events and Marketing Greg Hipp.
Read more details about the groups' journeys.
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 Boston Marathon 2017: Schedule, How to Watch on Patriot's Day
Here's is how the racers will go off on Monday, April 17, in Hopklinton (all times Eastern) for the 2017 Boston Marathon:
8:50 a.m: Mobility Impaired Start of the Boston Marathon
9:17: Men's Push-Rim Wheelchair Start of the Boston Marathon
9:19: Women's Push-Rim Wheelchair Start of the Boston Marathon
9:22: Handcycle Start of the Boston Marathon
9:32: Elite Women's Start of the Boston Marathon
10:00: Elite Men's and Wave One Start of the Boston Marathon
10:25: Wave Two Start of the Boston Marathon
10:50: Wave Three Start of the Boston Marathon
11:15: Wave Four Start of the Boston Marathon
National coverage of the race on Marathon Monday will be on NBC Sports Network beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET, also available on the
NBC Sports app for mobile devices. The Boston Athletic Association will livestream the race at
watchlive.baa.org. NBCSN will replay the race at 8 p.m. ET.
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 Ben Beach to Become First Runner to Finish 50 Consecutive Boston Marathons
On April 17, Ben Beach, 67, will be racing his 50th consecutive Boston Marathon, and will become the first athlete to ever run 50 straight years at the same marathon.
Because Beach has run more consecutive Boston Marathons than anyone else, he leads the Boston's Quarter Century Club (QCC) list, where a runner has to run 25 or more consecutive Boston Marathons to be a member. After the 2017 Boston, he will become the charter member of a new club: The Half Century Club.
"I'm excited about it and grateful to all those who have helped me keep the streak going," Beach says. "I just take it one year at a time, planning to run as long as I can."
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 BOSTON: The Documentary Comes to Chicago
If you want to learn about the 120 year history of the Boston Marathon, you will not want to miss "BOSTON: The Documentary" when it's in Chicago for one night only on April 19 in select cinemas.
The movie is directed by filmmaker-marathoner Jon Dunham, known for his "Spirit of the Marathon" documentaries and produced by Megan Williams.
The filmmakers spent the last three years recording interviews with champions and runners from around the world including Chicago's Mark Buciak, member of Boston's Quarter Century Club.
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he project was granted exclusive documentary rights from the Boston Athletic Association to produce the film and to use the Association's extensive archive of video, photos, and memorabilia.
Advance tickets can be purchased at:
#BOSTONTHEFILM.
For more information, visit
www.theroadtoboston.info
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Tips for Your First Boston Marathon
By Chicago Athlete Ambassador Denise Sauriol
Even though this will be my 10th Boston, I still get just as excited and honored as when I ran my first Boston Marathon back in 1999. Remember, Y2K? We all survived that and I survived my first Boston Marathon. In retrospect though, there were a lot of things that I wish I knew ahead of time about Marathon Monday that I learned on the fly versus being fair warned by a Veteran Unicorn. I am writing this to give you first timers a heads up around what to expect at The Boston Marathon!
From my experience, running Boston for the first time was right up there with running my first marathon which was back in 1994. The two marathons were very similar because, one, I didn't think I could finish my first, let alone qualify for THE Boston Marathon and two, I was beyond intimidated over hitting the infamous wall at my first marathon and at Boston, surviving Heartbreak Hill.
So, let's get down to my top 10 Tips for a RunTastic Boston Marathon!
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