Organized by Competitor Group, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series is the ‘World’s Largest Running Series’ with more than 500,000 runners taking part in 28 destination events around the world. What started as a simple idea in 1998—the idea of making running fun– soon transformed the U.S. running landscape by infusing the race course with live bands, cheer teams and entertaining water stations. The outdoor festivals encapsulate cities in their entirety and culminate with a finish line festival featuring a concert headlined by some of the best music acts around. Over the 17-year history of the series, charity partners have raised more than $300 million through the events for a variety of worthy causes. Today, the series of entertainment themed marathons and half-marathons continues to enjoy great appeal for the traveling runner, tremendous local support and has firmly established itself as a dynamic running platform. For more information, or to register for an event, please visit RunRocknRoll.com or follow @RunRocknRoll on Twitter. And remember, when you need to travel downtown for all of Chicago’s great summer events, you can enjoy the convenience of parking with Millennium Garages – located in the heart of Chicago’s summer fun.
Some of the event highlights include:
• Scenic course through downtown Chicago with views of Lake Michigan
• Run one event on Saturday and one Sunday to earn a special Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Festival medal
• Gear Bag
• Live bands on course
• Spirited spectators & cheerleaders
• Themed aid stations
• Personalized race bibs
• Tech tees and medals for all finishers
• FREE headliner concert
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Distance: 5K
Start Time: 8:00am
Start/Finish Line: Lakefront Path at E. Monroe Dr.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Distance: Half Marathon and 5K
Start Time: 6:30 am
Start Line: Grant Park, Columbus Dr. and Monroe
Finish Line: Grant Park, Columbus Dr. and Congress
