Duke of the Internet
2013 Chicago Area Races:
January
January 12th, Polar Dash Half Marathon -- Chicago, IL
January 13th, Frozen Gnome 50k -- Crystal Lake, IL
January 20th, Daniel Burnham Open 4X Cross Country Race -- Montrose Harbor, IL
January 26th, F^3 Half Marathon -- Chicago, IL
February
February 9th, Fly with the Eagles Half Marathon -- Marion, IL
March
March 17th, March Madness -- Cary, IL
March 23rd, Holy Half Marathon -- South bend, IN
March 23rd, Southern Illinois Spring Classic Half Marathon-- Lawrenceville, IL
March 30th, Egg Shell Shuffle Half Marathon -- Elk Grove, IL
April
April 6th, Allenton Trails Half Marathon -- Monticello, IL
April 6th, Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon -- Springfield, IL
April 7th, Shamrock Shuffle -- Chicago, IL
April 13th, Double down 20K -- Somme Woods, IL
April 20th, Lakefront 10 Miler -- Chicago, IL
April 28th, The Race That's Good For Life 5k -- Oak Park, IL
April 27th, Illinois Marathon -- Champaign, IL
April xxth, Chi Town Half Marathon -- Chicago, IL
April xxth, Ravenswood 5k -- Chicago, IL
May
May 4th, Wisconsin Marathon -- Kenosha, WI
May 4th, Door County Half Marathon -- Fish Creek, WI
May 5th, First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon -- Palos Heights, IL
May 11th, Ice Ace Trail 50k/50M -- LaGrange, WI
May 11th, Gnaw Bone 50M/50K/Marathon/Half Marathon -- Nashville, IN
May 19th, Rockford Marathon -- Rockford, IL
May 19th, Cellcom Marathon and Half Marathon -- Green Bay, WI
May 19th, Peoria Marathon -- Peoria, IL
May 25th, Solider Field 10 mile -- Chicago, IL
May 26th, Madison Half Marathon -- Madison, WI
May xxth, Chicago Spring Mararhon and Half Marathon -- Schaumburg, IL
June
June 1st, Kettle Moraine 100k/100M -- LaGrange, WI
June 2nd, Galesburg Half Marathon -- Galesburg, IL
June 2nd, Northshore Half Marathon -- Highland Park ,IL
June 7th, Ragner Relay -- Madison to Chicago
June 8th, Allstate 13.1 -- Chicago, IL
June 15th, Rock n Sole Half Marathon -- Milwaukee, WI
June 16th, Race Against Hate 5k/10k -- Evanston, IL
July
July 13th, Waterfall Glenn 10 Miler -- Darien, IL
July 13th, Dances with Dirt 50M/50K/Marathon/Half Marathon -- Devils Lake, WI
July 21st, Rock and Roll Half Marathon -- Chicago, IL
July 21st, Chicagoland inline Half Marathon -- Hoffmann Estates, IL
August
August 10th, Nearly Sane Trail Half Marathon -- Palatine, IL
August 24th, Strider Half Marathon -- Milwaukee, WI
August xxth, Rockford Mile -- Rockford, WI
September
September 6th, Woodstock 100M/100K/50M/50K/Marathon/Half Marathon -- Pinckney, MI
September 8th, Chicago Half Marathon -- Chicago, IL
September 8th, Ashleycan Pediatric Cancer Foundation Half Marathon -- Bourbonnais, IL
September 8th, Naperville Trails Half Marathon -- Naperville, IL
September 22nd, Fox Valley Marathon -- St Charles, IL
September 22nd, Quad Cities Marathon -- Moline, IL
September 22nd, Fox City Marathon and Half Marathon -- Appleton, WI
September 28th, Brewers Mini Marathon 13.1M -- Milwaukee, WI
September xxth, Northface 50M/50K/Marathon/Half Marathon -- Eagle, WI
October
October 6th, Lakefront Marathon -- Grafton, WI
October 13th, Glacial Trails, 50K/50M -- Greenbush, WI
October 13th, Chicago Marathon -- Chicago, IL
October 26th, Door County 50 Miler -- Sturgeon Bay, WI
October xxth, Prairie State Marathon -- Libertyville, IL
October xxth, Frank Lloyd Wright Races -- Oak Park, IL
November
November 4th, Hot Chocolate 15K -- Chicago, IL
November 10th, Madison Marathon and Half Marathon -- Madison, WI
November 10th, Naperville Full and Half Marathon -- Naperville, IL
November 28th, Schaumburg Half Marathon -- Schaumburg, IL
November xxth, Chicago Perfect 10, 10 miler -- Chicago, IL
December
December 7th, Tecumseh Trail Marathon -- Nashville, IN
December 28, Huff 50K -- Albion, IN
If you have a race you would like to add, please respond to this thread with the name of the race and rate date, and I will add it to the list.
Kalsarikännit
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
Trail Dog
I won't list them individually, but there is a new group putting on trail races (yay!) In the chicago area. They can be found at www.muddymonk.com. They have their entire 2013 schedule posted. I did the second race they have put on yesterday, and while they had some problems (course was short, they did the unthinkable and ran out of beer), they sent out an email recognizing their problems and vowing that they will be fixed.
Are you a member of New Leaf Ultra Runs? I just joined a few months ago (recent transplant to the area), but several NLUR peeps did the 1st and 2nd races in the Muddy Munk series. I've seen you posting on the trail user group, so you should check them out.
I just checked out the Muddy Monk website - I guess they don't know what "fanny" means overseas. Frozen Fanny is not a great name for a 5k, LOL.
April 7 Shamrock Shuffle 8k- Chicago April 20 The Race That's Good For Life 5k- Oak Park
Thanks I added them. I just started with Half marathons and Marathons. I will add whatever others provide. So many 5k's/10k's that I would typing all day otherwise
Mr. Forumite of the Year
Nice- my local racing season starts with the F3 Half.
Anybody know of any one mile races in the city this year? I'm hoping to get under 6 minutes for once, but haven't seen anything since the one at Navy Pier in 2011.
harrylee, harrylee, harrylee, harrylee- life is but a dream.
Nice- my local racing season starts with the F3 Half. Anybody know of any one mile races in the city this year? I'm hoping to get under 6 minutes for once, but haven't seen anything since the one at Navy Pier in 2011.
Harrylee, the U of Chicago track club is hosting an all comers track meet on dec 15. Link below
http://www.uctc.org/schedule.html
Harrylee, the U of Chicago track club is hosting an all comers track meet on dec 15. Link below http://www.uctc.org/schedule.html
Thanks! If I didn't have plans that weekend, I'd definitely check it out. I'll have to see if the summer meets can fit in my schedule when the time comes.
The Limping Jogger
Badger, you should never listen to me. I am an idiot. (Sorry.) The Race That's Good For Life is the 28th. My two cents...the best 5k in the area (not that I have done them all). They have separate men's and women's races. It is fun to get to watch the fasties of the other sex race. Plus you get to run past a half dozen Frank Lloyd Wright homes.
Yes, that's a great 5k. The FLW Races in October are just as good (same location but course goes west), plus there's an unofficial double, i.e. run the 5k then the 10k, which starts 45mins later..
A few others for the list:
Ravenswood 5k: late April (Chicago)
Soldier Field 10: May 25th (Chicago)
Race Against Hate 5k/10k: June 16th (Evanston)
Frank Lloyd Wright Races: Oct xx (Oak Park)
"Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is."
Yes, that's a great 5k. The FLW Races in October are just as good (same location but course goes west), plus there's an unofficial double, i.e. run the 5k then the 10k, which starts 45mins later.. A few others for the list: Ravenswood 5k: late April (Chicago) Soldier Field 10: May 25th (Chicago) Race Against Hate 5k/10k: June 16th (Evanston) Frank Lloyd Wright Races: Oct xx (Oak Park)
Added to the list. I was looking for the date of the solider field race. This will turn into a nice list. I had to go to 7 websites to get all this information.
Thanks for putting this list together! Can you add Frozen Gnome 50k on January 13th in Crystal Lake? It's my next race. Maybe I can recruit somebody else to sign up.
Done. Brrrr.
Great news! I found out about a race that I didn't see on any calendars. The Daniel Burnham Open is a 4k XC race that will take place at Montrose Harbor on Jan 20 best part...it is FREE! Fun, fun, fun. (BTW, big thanks, Badger).
Done, thanks! Sounds fun.