102 counties in Illinois
Prairie State Runner blog on running in all 102 Illinois counties
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It is my goal to run a race in all 102 counties in Illinois. I'm 46 and would like to achieve this goal before I am 60. If, as I near the end of my goal, I find some counties without official races, I will run my own 10k in the county seat.
Coming in to 2008, I had 11 counties under my belt, from various years of running. These were mostly done in the late 1980s in northern Illinois (Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Will, DeKalb, Winnebago and LaSalle counties), where I lived back then, and the past few years in central Illinois (Sangamon, Morgan, Menard and Macon), where I live now.
I will try for the longer races in counties that have more than one race or will try for the signature race of a county, like the Steamboat Classic in Peoria or the Shoreline Classic in Macon. This won't always be possible and that is ok.
On February 3, I ran the Kankakee Winterfest 5k in Kanakee County. This was my 12th county. It was a nice little race and the day wasn't too cold. The course was very flat but not very scenic. The race had a great shirt and the race was very professionally organized. Only 90 more counties to go!
My next race should be the Miller Park Zoo Run 5k in McLean County March 1, followed by the Delavan Half Marathon a week later in Tazewell County.
Submitted by daj on 15 April 2013 - 7:14pm
Two Thumbs Up
Two Thumbs up for your goals! I wish you all the best!
5k Race in DeKalb county at Northern Illinois University
If you are still looking for a race in DeKalb County. The Beta Alpha Psi 5k for Charity at Northern Illinois University is on April 25th, 2010 at 10am tours the historic NIU campus. Beta Alpha Psi is a business student organization at NIU and all race proceeds go to Teach for America, an organization that fights to improve educational opportunities in low-income communities. The race is chip-timed and there will be $75 prize for the top finisher and a free t-shirt for everyone that registers before April 12th. Visit our website at http://www.runforbeta.org/ for more information.
Madison County race -Rt 66 10K
If you don't have a race planned in Madison Cty. Would love to have you join us for the Route 66 10K in Edwardsville on June 12th. Visit our race site at www.metromilers.com/RT610K.html
http://www.metromilers.com/calendar.html
If you have not already made
If you have not already made a run in Lake County IL - please join Community Youth Network in Libertyville, IL for our Take A Step For Kids 5k or 10K run/walk on April 17th 2010. visit our website for more information www.takeastepforkids.org
awesome!
Thats a great goal!
the Delavan 10K is a good one, the course is very challenging but a good time none-the-less... you'll enjoy it for sure!
********Greg D*********
********Greg D*********
In Massac County (Metropolis)
Good Luck,
come to Massac County (Metropolis) for the Superman 4 mile Road Race in June as part of the annual Superman Celebration. It's our only race!
The Superman 4 Miler is high
The Superman 4 Miler is high on my list. I hope to do it either this year or next. It is a Thursday night race and I love night races. If I do it, I hope to stick around for the festival and maybe make a short week-end vacation out of it with my family. I have a seven year old who hasn't seen Garden of the Gods, Camel Rock and Cave in Rock yet.
http://www.usracecalendar.com/blog/35
Run A Race In All 102 Counties In Illinois
That sounds exciting, keep us posted on the next races.
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