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You have done the training, now it is time to celebrate with your race! Amazing volunteers are prepared to care for you!

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Packet pickup information

RACE START:

Shelter A of the Half Day Forest Preserve

START TIME:

50 MILE RUNNERS: 7:00 AM

50k RUNNERS: 7:05 AM

50k runners go a different direction than 50 milers.

MARATHON: 8:00 AM

HALF MARATHON: 9:00 AM

Wave start every 3 minutes for marathon and half marathon.

If you have a shot at being a top 25 finisher please line up in the first wave.
Everyone else line up according to your estimated pace.
Leaders, mid pack, back of the pack runners.

Runners- be sure to pick up your finisher medal, and check your results to see if you won your Age Group or were an overall winner. Results update quickly on the app. LINK

Jenny Thorsen is our race photographers- One of the best running photographers in the country. We have pre-purchased all of the race photos so that you can download them for free to use for social media. Photos will go up on their website when they are done editing. It usually takes one week. You can purchase prints online.

Jenny Thorsen Photography

Race day packet pickup is available.

Live Tracking

Live race results

Marathon, 1/2 marathon and spectator parking- this parking requires you to print parking pass and put your name or bib number on it.

Marathon, Specator, and 1/2 Marathon Parking pass PRINT

This is close to race start line. A shuttle bus will help shuttle runners & spectators back and forth all day.

We will email a Marathon, 1/2 marathon, spectator specific pass for you to print and put in window.

Address: Automotive Keys Group

633 Hickory Hill Dr.

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

50 mile and 50k parking- this parking requires you to print parking pass and write in name or bib number on it.

We emailed this to you through Ultrasignup.

Link to driving location

Address: 24255 IL-21,

Vernon Hills, IL

Course is wet. This is a trail race. Be prepared.

We want you to enjoy the full race course, and are working extra hard this week to mark it so you can.

We are not using the alternate course. The underpasses have water, but are passable. You will get wet. Take care in these sections. They are slippery. Prepare for up to thigh deep water.

Race day temps are a high of 80 degrees.