For this issue, I set out to answer a pretty common question: Why do we do it?
Strength training for runners can help with two of their most important issues: injury prevention and improved running economy.
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.
The 25-mile race will start at Calumet Harbor on the far south side and run to Leone Beach on the north side. Racers will enjoy views of the city skyline and pass by the museum campus and Navy Pier as they head north to the finish line.
Two peripheral races will take place the day of the marathon: an Eight-Mile/Two-Beach Race which consists of one round trip between Leone and Montrose Beaches, and a 4x4 Relay, in which four paddlers complete one four-mile leg which starts and ends at Leone Beach.
On May 31, paddlers will train on an out-and-back course from Montrose Avenue Beach to Leone Beach.
This is only the second year of the Shoreline
Marathon’s existence. For more information and to check out an interactive race
map, visit www.chicagoshorelinemarathon.com.
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