Drizzle, or Showers, or Nothing
It’s Chicago - so maybe we’ll get just a drizzle in the morning, maybe it’ll be a complete downpour, maybe it’ll be done before our run and be a beautiful morning for a run. Who knows?! The forecast doesn’t call for lightning, so we are going to be out running regardless of the precipitation.
Notable Path Events
Chicago Sprints Regatta - it’s that time of year, when the path along the Lincoln Park Lagoon gets really crowded with bleary eyed rowers stumbling around the path. Feel free to give them a shout (kindly and politely, of course) to move aside.
Cycling on Chicago’s Lakefront - there is an organized bicycle ride starting on the south end of the LFT, which may reach all the way up to Monroe; they might go further north. I haven’t been able to see what their route is.
Chicago Marathon Entries for CARA Group Leaders
We have received the post-close entry application for the Chicago Marathon. The deadline to claim your entry is August 15th at 11:59pm. Click the link, fill out the form, cry a little when the credit card bill comes due.
REMINDER: The Chicago Marathon perk is available to group leaders in good standing with their training site. CARA maintains the right of final application approval for Chicago Marathon when it comes to group leader entries.
Weather, Water Stops, & Turnarounds
🌥️mostly cloudy, 75°F, minimal breeze, disgustingly humid
🚰 Waveland, Diversey, North Ave, Monroe, and Montrose
🏃Novice: 10 miles (1/2 mile south of North Ave. 🚢)
🏃Intermediate: 12 miles (Chicago Ave.)
🏃Advanced: 14 miles (Monroe water stop🚰)
Other Items
Mercy Home representative Mary Connolly will be stopping by to give a short intro to the group during pre-run announcements about the work they do. Several of our runners are raising money for this organization.
PUMA Discount Code, valid through the end of the weekend, use the code CARA40 to get 40% off most items on the PUMA store. This is available to all CARA members.
PUMA’s Chi-Town Miles, will be held Saturday evening July 19th at Wilson Track. This is a 1 mile track race hosted by CARA that features a DJ, live announcements, and beer garden. Your participants can learn more about the race here: https://www.cararuns.org/chitownmiles.
RushPT continues to be on-site; please remind runners that George is available for questions and evals as part of CARA’s partnership with them.
And that’s all I have for this week. See you, tomorrow!
David
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