"America's most scenic urban marathon"

     

       Chicago Museum Campus, April 21, 2002

Bib #, ChampionChip, Goodie Bag Pick-up Instructions
Runners can pick-up their Bib #, ChampionChip, Goodie Bag, Event Updates, etc., beginning Friday, April 19th at 4:00 p.m. CST. Packet pick-up is located on Level 1 in Exhibition Hall of The Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, the official Host Hotel and Lakeshore Marathon Event Headquarters during the event weekend.

Packet pick-up hours are:
Friday, April 19th, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers is located at 301 East North Water Street, on the SE corner of East North Water Street and Columbus Avenue, a short walk north of the Lakeshore Marathon Start/Finish (located on Columbus Ave. between Balbo Dr. and Roosevelt Rd. in Grant Park, downtown Chicago).

Lakeshore Marathon Healthy Living Expo
Packet pick-up will be held in conjunction with the Lakeshore Marathon Healthy Living Expo. The Healthy Living Expo will feature vendors familiar with, and specific to, the running industry, as well as feature exhibits designed to increase awareness for our natural resources and the environment. Several community-based and grass-roots organizations will be featured as well.

The Healthy Living Expo will include product-sampling opportunities as well as several health, wellness and nutrition related vendors and exhibitors. In addition, there will be exhibits promoting active lifestyles including eco-tourism, adventure travel, and other diverse sporting activities.

Any interested potential exhibitors and vendors should email expo@lakeshoremarathon.com or call 312-236-8080, or 773-765-9028.

Special Event Rate and Reservation Information
The Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, the Host Hotel for the inaugural Lakeshore Marathon, is providing a special event room rate of $149 per night for the Lakeshore Marathon and Event Expo from Thursday, April 18th through Sunday, April 21st. A Late Check-out will also be provided to marathon participants on Sunday, April 21st. Make your reservations today! Call 800-325-3535, or 312-464-1000 and ask for the Lakeshore Marathon Event Rate.

Registration Update
Lakeshore Marathon Registration Update; 03/09/02

Confirmed entries for the inaugural Lakeshore Marathon are at almost 1500 registered runners. The demographic breakdown shows 44% female / 56% male, from 450 cities across 36 states and 12 countries. Entrants are from AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, Canadian Provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland and Singapore.

Fifteen states and how many countries still to go? Come on, join in the fun! The inaugural Lakeshore Marathon is comfortably under the 6000 runner cap and looks to be a very fun and most enjoyable run through the park along Chicago's scenic Lake Michigan shoreline. Register for the Lakeshore Marathon today and help us build a new spring marathon in the Midwest. And tell your friends and running mates too!

Don't delay; register today at www.lakeshoremarathon.com/registration to secure your spot.

One more question before you sign-up?
Email info@lakeshoremarathon.com.

Hopefully you can be a part of the inaugural event. We look forward to having you join us!