7/1/2023 0 Comments Chicago international 5k itab![]() The start was at the famous Daily Plaza near the Chicago Picasso piece. The 5K was only about a mile from the hotel, so it was easy to get up and walk to the race on Saturday. At previous marathons, we have utilized the day before 5K to chase out the jet lag from the legs. Saturday’s 5KĪfter all the stress at the Expo, Carol and I needed to run it out at the Chicago International 5K on Saturday, the day before the marathon. We were so out of our element with all the people and anxiety, that we only stayed a few minutes and basically ran out of the expo find a little sanity. The line to make Nike purchases alone was well over an hour. Unfortunately, the vendor area for the Expo was a lot worse. As an introvert, being surrounded by well over 1000 anxious runners was a little overwhelming to me. The line just to get our identification verified and be given our location of our packet pickup desk was huge. Once we arrived at the expo, we were immediately hit with the number of runners in the Chicago Marathon. ![]() It was extremely nice to not have to use a taxi, an Uber, a Lyft, a bus, or a train. There were school buses every 15 to 20 minutes to and from the hotel to the expo. ![]() Race ExpoĪnother cool convenience of the Hilton hotel was the shuttle to Chicago Marathon Expo at the McCormick Place. I figured that they could probably use privacy in the lead up the race. However, I didn’t stalk any other athletes in the hotel. It was extremely cool to meet her the lobby. She has been one of the premiere wheelchair athletes for several years. The first athlete that we say was Tatyana McFadden. However, its central position to everything made it an easy choice to spend the extra money for the Hilton on Michigan Avenue.Īlong with being an upscale hotel, one of the thing about being a race hotel, we saw a lot of the elite runners in the lobby. It was across of the street from Grant Park, so it was a quick walk to the start and from the finish. On the race web page, the organizers had the Chicago Hilton as one of the race hotels. When I travel for races, I like to stay near the start or finish line for convenience sake. When I first heard that we were in the 2018 Chicago Marathon, I immediately started to work on our hotel accommodations. Luckily, both Carol and I got in through the lottery for the 2018 Chicago Marathon. However, last year, I set up reminders on my calendar to ensure that I didn’t miss another Chicago Marathon Lottery registration, which happened to be in October 2017. It was always on our list to do, but the annual registration would always fly by with me forgetting to throw our hats in for the lottery. Neither Carol nor I have ever heard a bad thing about the Chicago Marathon. We have heard for some many years that the Chicago Marathon is one of the best races in the world. By Carol Stevens, Runners Roost Race Team Member
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