At packet pick up, you’ll receive a food drive bag from the Greater Chicago Food Depository. We ask that each participant fill the bag with non-perishable food products to bring with them on race morning. You’ll see food donation drops along the Start Line and adjacent to Gear Check.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
• 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Turkey Day Tailgate | Inner Lake Shore Dr. at Diversey Parkway
• 7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Race Day Packet Pick Up only – registration is SOLD OUT
• 7:00 a.m. Gear Check Opens
• 8:00 a.m. Start Corrals Open | Cannon Dr. at Diversey Pkwy.
• 8:00 a.m. Sheridan Rd. (Diversey Pkwy – Belmont Ave.) and Lake Shore Drive Closures (see the travel page for more information)
• 9:00 a.m. WAVE 1 – 8K and 5K Start
• Wave 1 – Runners sub 6 min/mile – 9:00 min/mile
• 9:20 a.m. WAVE 2 – 8K – 5K Start
• Wave 2 – Runners sub 10:00 min/mile – 12:00 min/mile +
• Wave 2 – WALKERS & STROLLERS (all participants pushing strollers)
• 9:30 a.m.Start Line Closes
• 10:30 a.m. Awards Ceremony | Turkey Day Tailgate Stage
• 11:00 a.m. Plymouth Rock Ramble Kids Race Start | Lincoln Park Driving Range Parking Lot