Re: 5k's in the Chicago Metro Area, Oct to Dec

Tony, I don't think you will catch me running outside in December.  The veterans run or the trick or treat trot sound interesting with both the 5k and 10k options.  Let me know what the group decides and I might try to make one of these.

Rich

Anthony Mormino <anthony.mormino@gmail.com> 10/05/2009 05:09 PM

As promised, I compiled a list of weekend 5ks in the general metro area that are almost all chip timed, mostly fundraisers, and appear to have a good turnout.  I'm trying to space my races a month apart, so I put a star next to the races I'm leaning toward signing up for, but haven't committed to any one race yet.  I'm game for just about any of them.  So please let me know which, if any, of the races below you're interested in, or if you find other worthwhile races.
 
I'm planning to do 10k runs approximately monthly starting January 2010.
 
Best regards,
 
Tony
 
October

• Oct 17th (Saturday 4pm) - Pumpkins in the Park, Grant Park, activities for kids, appears to be a big event chip timed - http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com/htm/events_races_pumpkins.asp
  
• Oct 18th (Sunday 10am) Comer Kids' Classic, UC Campus Hyde Park - raise money for University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, chip timed - http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1756938&assetId=7C188ACF-6F6A-43AE-9AFA-184694504A5D
  
• ***Oct 24th (Saturday 830am) - Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk for Fathers, raise money for non-profit foundation, highly rated by CARA as an excellent race, Palatine, chip timed - http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1655752&assetId=F78CBEE0-6487-413F-BEFB-C2214B069B04 or http://halloween5k.com/
  
• Oct 25th (Sunday 9am) - Trick or Treat Trot, Lincoln Park, 5k and 10k, plus 5k walk, activities for kids, fundraiser for  Chicago's La Rabida Children's Hospital, chip timed, 3,000 runners, people wear costumes while running-  http://www.caprievents.com/trick/

November

• Nov 1st (Sunday 8am) - Hot Chocolate 15k/5k, Montrose Harbor, chip timed, thousands of runners - http://www.hotchocolate15k.com/
  
• Nov 8th (Sunday 9am) - Veterun 20th Annual event, 5k and 10k, chip timed, Westchester, Illinois (near Riverside, Oakbrook), benefits Westchester Vietnam vets memorial,
   https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=K32V4K7 or http://www.westchesterchamber.org/
  
• Nov 15th (Sunday 715am) - Red Eye 8k Run, Joliet, IL chip timed, https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=932V7K7&Source=Calendar29
  
• ***Nov 21st (Saturday 930am) - Clear Water Outdoor's 5th Annual Turkey Trot: 5K, 10K, Lake Geneva, WI, manual timing, benefits Big Foot Beach State Park, off-road, dirt and grass trail - http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1737859&assetId=5f935f0b-c621-4370-a32e-1ed0b08a873a
  
• Nov 21st (Saturday 9am - 3rd Annual Gobbler Gallop 5K, Waterman, IL, manual timing, Lions Club fundraiser for Sight First - http://www.runpacers.com/GobblerRaceInfo.htm
  
• Nov 22d (Sunday 845am) - Lincolnwood Turkey Trot, chip timed (according to CARA), benefits park district, small local event, maybe 75 people, Lincolnwood, IL,  http://www.lincolnwoodil.org/RecreationTurkeyTrot.cfm

December 

• Dec 5th (Saturday 8am) - Santa Shuffle 5k Run, Lincoln Park, chip timed, http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1796986&assetid=8A9115BB-D7EB-4E7B-84A3-F01C33FA34D2& or http://santashuffle5k.com/
  
• Dec 12th (Saturday 9am) - Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk for Arthritis, Plainfield, IL, chip timed (according to CARA), benefits Arthritis Foundation, http://plainfieldjinglebellrun.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=324013
  
• ***Dec 13th (Sunday 9am) - Rudolph Ramble 8k run and walk, Lincoln Park, Diversey Harbor, fundraiser for Chicagoland Kids In Need, chip timed, looks big - http://www.caprievents.com/rudolph/

Sources: active.com, mychicagoathlete.com    -- Anthony J. Mormino 308 Inverness Drive Cary, IL 60013 Tel. 847-639-9597