DG Challenge 2013 - Week 25

Summer is on full swing, the weather is cooperating, and the Blackhawks are in the fight for the Stanley Cup. What more could you ask for in mid-June?

6.0 miles this week leaving from McCollum Park. Use the parking lot on the north end, by the water tower. To avoid any confusion; the recommended path is the follow the "west-most" line on the map, turn on Valley View Dr and make the loop back to Main St before turning on Claremont. Continue to follow the line.

Remember, NEXT WEEKs route will be the Downers Grove 5 Miler route. Online registration is still open for this Sunday's race. If you don't register I will publish the map of the course to run on your own after the race.

Week 25: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/228623155 or http://goo.gl/maps/9kKob (6.0 miles)

Upcoming Downers Grove races:

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http://www.dgparks.org/Recreation/DG-5-Miler.html

Stay thirsty my friends.

DG Challenge 2013 - Week 09

Sorry for the delay on this one. My after-work/part-time gig is over (for now), so back to the regularly weekly chaos.

The original route for this week included some trials which, seeing as how we are supposed to get more snow, I decided to nix this until a later time.

Parking is readily available at Barth Pond (aka Patriot's Park). Technically the path around the lake isn't part of the course, but if you're looking for extra mileage a few laps around the lake make for a scenic trip.

When you're on Fairview, look for the huge monstrosity of lawn ornament just south of 55th. She gets repainted for the seasons, so we may revisit later this year.

Week 09: http://goo.gl/maps/8w03C or http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/176390782

DG Challenge 2013 - Week 08

Who knows that the weather will bring this week; 20s, 30s, maybe some snow.  Perfect for anther 6.6 miles just slightly south of the center of DG.  Not so many loops, but two more triangles. What were city designers thinking?  Another beautiful neighborhood with a mix of some of the best Sears catalog homes and newer neo-classics.

Park at the church or the school. As usual, please be respectful of activities at these locations.  Parking should be free (or already paid for by your local taxes--depending on how you look at it).

Week 08: http://goo.gl/maps/8tRaI or http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/174417130

Reminder:

Chicago Marathon registration opens tomorrow (Feb 19th), at noon. Excepted sell-out time is less than 2 days. March Madness Half Marathon is about a month away.  47 days until Shamrock Shuffle.