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| How Many Burrito Bowls Does a Tour Cyclist Burn? |
Doctors with ideas to fight cancer can't get funding for clinical trials and research. Sounds crazy, right?
That's why Swim Across America is more than a swim, we are a cause. Over $70 million in SAA grants to our beneficiaries has turned into an estimated $200 million in new funding that they may not otherwise have received.
On Saturday, July 29th you can help #MakeWavesToFightCancer right here in Chicago. Our open water event helps support innovative clinical trials conducted locally at Rush University Medical Center, leading to transformative treatments for the benefit of cancer patients around the world.
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Join today at www.swimacrossamerica.org/chicago or contact katie@swimacrossamerica.org for more information.
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 Tour de France Cyclists Burn 6,071 Calories a Day
On July 1, cyclists from around the world began the
104th Tour de France - the world's largest annual sporting event.
This year's route is 2,199 miles long. That's a lot of pedaling!
That's almost an unthinkable amount of calories. To help put it into perspective, we teamed up with the folks at
Inside Science, which originally calculated
how many jelly donuts you'd have to eat to generate enough energy to keep up with a Tour de France cyclist on race day. Turns out it's 32!
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 New Bicycle Road Race Coming to Elgin
A new bicycle road race in Elgin named after a local cyclist who died two years ago is expected to attract competitors from all over the country and even abroad.
The
Dennis Jurs Memorial Race is July 18 in Elgin, and will be the fifth race in the Intelligentsia Cup running July 14-23 with 10 races in Chicago and the suburbs. The Cup is among few that lengthy in the United States, which makes it particularly appealing to professional and competitive cyclists, said Mark Zalewski, marketing director for Intelligentsia Cup.
The all-day event will include a neighborhood festival with bike clinics. The course is 3.56 miles, with the start and finish at Spring Street and Slade Avenue, and it will include "a lot of really great hills," said Parker Thompson, a member of the planning committee.
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July Athletes of the Month: Tyler George and Lauren Zumbach
One's a cyclist, the other's a runner, but both are making an incredible local impact. Meet our July Athletes of the Month here. |
 Maneuvering the Lakefront Trail This Summer
Back in December, the city of Chicago received wonderful news: the entire 18 miles of the Lakefront Path would undergo construction to create separate paths for bikers and runners, thanks to a generous $12 million donation from Ken Griffin, friend of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
With over 100,000 people utilizing the path on any given summer weekend day, according to Emanuel, congestion has always been an issue, so athletes from the city and suburbs rejoiced at this information. Construction officially started this spring, and is set for completion by the end of summer 2018.
While the end results are bound to be an athletes dream, alleviating crowds and creating an overall safer environment, the regular path-users may feel frustrated and even more crowded this summer while construction is taking place.
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10 Tips for Staying Cool Running this Summer
We're already in July, and being in Chicago, this means the summer heat is here to stay. While running may be the last thing you want to do in 80 or 90-degree temperatures, there are ways to log those miles while staying cool.
While hydration and light clothing are the obvious solutions to being safe in the heat, here's a
few more tips to make the most of those runs.
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Race Results from June 29 to July 5
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Local Discounts, Deals and Price Increase Alerts
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-Save $10 on any distance with code
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-Save $5 with code
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-Save $10 on 25K or 10K with code
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-Price increases on July 31
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