The Share Your Soles Third Annual 5K and 10K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, at Soldier Field. This isn’t just a chance to see Soldier Field up-close and personal, it’s also a great opportunity to give back.

SELF Magazine’s annual health, fitness and wellness festival celebrates its 15th anniversary on May 17 in Lincoln Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Are you directing a road race? If so, consider attending a seminar offered by USA Track & Field called “Cardiac Care for Race Directors.” 

Chicagoans are coastal people, if you consider Lake Michigan one of the coasts. The Lake is one of the best parts about Chicago life. And wherever there is water, there are paddlers. The Chicago Shoreline Marathon is set for September 27 this year, and training will start on May 31 at 9 a.m. 

Triathletes in the Northeast have reason to celebrate with the addition of a brand new Ironman 70.3 event scheduled for July 13 in and around Providence, Rhode Island.  

 

Bicycling aficionados have an opportunity to meet the legendary “Voice of Cycling”—Phil Liggett—at a fundraising event on May 23 at Turin Bicycle in Evanston.

The word “athlete” seems to take on a new definition when you’re talking about ultramarathoners. Dean Karnazes rose to prominence in 2006 by running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days.  This year, he is attempting to complete the world’s five major desert foot races in a single calendar year. 

In a process that takes three years, three months is not that long to wait for a quasi-conclusion. In June, the city of Chicago will learn if it has made the shortlist of candidate cities for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Serious mountain bikers looking for a challenge might consider entering a race in the Suzuki 24-Hour National Point Series, a series of six team relay races held at various locations throughout the country.