Chicago's March Racing Events

March brings warmer weather (at least it says "Spring begins" on my calendar), St. Patrick's Day, and, this year, Easter. As you will see below, there are some festive runs celebrating the leprechaun and the bunny! In addition, there is an indoor triathlon, a climb, a polar plunge, and runs of varied distances.

The East Bank Club's triathlon caught my eye with its unique setup: each participant swims, bikes, and runs an allotted amount of time (15, 20, and 20 minutes, respectively) and is scored on the distance completed, rather than completing a specified distance for each leg and seeing who comes in first.

While you are checking out the events, be sure to visit the event beneficiaries online to learn more about each.

Enjoy the warm weather!

March 5, 2016
East Bank Club Indoor Triathlon
Where: East Bank Club, 500 North Kingsbury Street
Start Time: 7:30 a.m.

March 6, 2016
Fight for Air Climb
Where: Presidential Towers, 555 West Madison Street
Start Time: 7 a.m. (first wave)
Event Beneficiary: American Lung Association

Chicago Polar Plunge
Where: North Avenue Beach, 1600 North Lake Shore Drive
Start Time: 10 a.m. (ComEd Coolers team only), 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Special Olympics Chicago

March 12, 2016
Get Lucky Half Marathon, 14K & 7K
Where: Soldier Field South Parking Lot, 1410 Museum Campus Drive
Start TIme: 9 a.m. (Half Marathon), 9:30 a.m. (7K), and TBA (14K)

Leprechaun Leap 5K/8K Run
Where: Lincoln Park, West Fullerton Parkway and North Cannon Drive
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Greater Chicago Food Depository

March 19, 2016
Lakefront 10 Miler and 5K
Where: Montrose Beach, West Montrose Avenue and North Simonds Drive
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) programming, including CARA Road Scholars

March 26, 2016
Bunny Rock Chicago 5K & Egg Hunt
Where: Montrose Harbor, 601 West Montrose Avenue
Start Time: 9 a.m. (5K) and 10:15 a.m. (Egg Hunt for Ages 2-10)
Event Beneficiary: Red Door Animal Shelter

Chicago Quarter Marathon
Where: Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Drive
Start Time: 9:15 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Prevent Child Abuse America