Chicago Racing Events | April 2017
April 1, 2017
My Hero Run/Walk
Location: Montrose Harbor, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
April 2, 2017
Shamrock Shuffle 8K
Location: Grant Park, Chicago
Start Times: 8:30 a.m. (Wave 1), 9 a.m. (Wave 2), and 9:30 a.m. (Walk)
Event Beneficiaries: Charity Teams
April 8, 2017
Chi Town Half Marathon & 10K
Location: Montrose Harbor, 601 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago
Start Time: 7 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Special Olympics Chicago
Chicago Lakefront 50K George Cheung Memorial Race
Location: Jackson Park, Grove 19A, approximately 100 yards west of the 63rd Street Beach House, Chicago
Start Time: 7:30 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: No beneficiary listed
FFC Lincoln Park Indoor Triathlon & Sprint and Olympic
Location: Formula Fitness Clubs Lincoln Park, 939 West North Avenue, Chicago
Start Time: Waves begin every 30 minutes starting at 8 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: No beneficiary listed
April 15, 2017
FFC Union Station Indoor Triathlon
Location: Formula Fitness Clubs Union Station, 444 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago
Start Time: Waves begin every 30 minutes starting at 8 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: No beneficiary listed
Bunny Rock Chicago 5K & Egg Hunt
Location: Montrose Harbor, 601 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago
Start Times: 9 a.m. (5K) and 10:15 a.m. (Egg Hunt for Ages 2-10)
Event Beneficiary: Red Door Animal Shelter
'Go Run Humboldt Park
Location: Humboldt Park, south of Little Cubs Field, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
'Go Run Warren Park
Location: Warren Park, 6601 North Western Avenue, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
'Go Run Washington Park
Location: Washington Park, Morgan Drive and Russell Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
Chicago Quarter Marathon
Location: Grant Park, Chicago
Start Time: 9:15 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Prevent Child Abuse America
April 22, 2017
'Go Run Humboldt Park
Location: Humboldt Park, south of Little Cubs Field, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
'Go Run Warren Park
Location: Warren Park, 6601 North Western Avenue, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
'Go Run Washington Park
Location: Washington Park, Morgan Drive and Russell Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
Race Against Extinction Earth Day 5K & Bear Cub Kids' Fun Run
Location: Lincoln Park, 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago (across from Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum)
Start Times: 10 a.m. (5K) and 10:45 a.m. (Bear Cub Kids' Fun Run)
Event Beneficiary: World Wildlife Fund
Walk & Roll Chicago
Location: Soldier Field Stadium Green, 1410 South Museum Campus Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 10 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: American Cancer Society
April 23, 2017
Ravenswood Run & Kids' Race
Location: 4550 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago
Start Times: 8 a.m. (5K) and 9 a.m. (Kids' Race)
Event Beneficiaries: Ravenswood Community Services Food Pantry at All Saints Episcopal Church and the Student Health Centers at Lake View High School and Amundsen High School
BT5K
Location: Soldier Field Stadium Green, 1410 South Museum Campus Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: American Brain Tumor Association
Chicago Crosstown 5K
Location: Diversey Harbor, 2601 North Cannon Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue
Phi Delta Chi 5K Walk/Run
Location: Montrose Harbor, Grove 16, 601 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
April 29, 2017
Race to Wrigley
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Start Time: 8 a.m.
Event Beneficiaries: Cubs Charities and Advocate Children’s Hospital (Cubs Charities will donate proceeds from personal fundraising to Advocate Children’s Hospital)
UCCS Fresh, Fit, Fun 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run
Location: Washington Park, Chicago
Start Times: 8:30 a.m. (5K) and 8:45 a.m. (1-Mile Fun Run)
Event Beneficiary: University of Chicago Charter School Health and Wellness Initiatives
'Go Run Humboldt Park
Location: Humboldt Park, south of Little Cubs Field, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
'Go Run Warren Park
Location: Warren Park, 6601 North Western Avenue, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
'Go Run Washington Park
Location: Washington Park, Morgan Drive and Russell Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: 'Go Run events are free!
PurpleStride Chicago
Location: Soldier Field, 1410 South Museum Campus Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Be The Match Walk+Run
Location: Grant Park, Chicago
Start Times: 9:45 a.m. (Tot Trot), 10 a.m. (5K), and 10:05 a.m. (1K)
Event Beneficiary: Be The Match Foundation
Gaza 5K
Location: Diversey Harbor, 2601 North Cannon Drive, Chicago
Start Time: 10 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Community Mental Health Programme
April 30, 2017
Golden Eagle 5K
Location: Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Event Beneficiary: No beneficiary listed
Recorrido del Sol/Illinois Dream Fund 5K Run/Walk
Location: Burnham Park, Grove 7, East Oakwood Boulevard and South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
Start Times: 9 a.m. (5K Run) and 9:10 a.m. (Walk)
Event Beneficiaries: Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship Program and Illinois Dream Fund