There is a race at Independence Grove this Sunday which supports the Equestrian Connection. There is a 5 mile, 1/2 marathon and full marathon course. It is run on the Des Plaines River Trail so the good news is, it’s run on the soft trail. The bad news is, I can’t guarantee there won’t be issues due to the recent flooding in the area. It’s a fun race and a few of us have already signed up.
http://equestrianconnection.org/db5/00465/equestrianconnection.org/_download/brochurerace0821.pdf
Independence Grove is on Route 137 just west of St. Mary’s in Libertyville. The race starts at 7 30am. A few of us may also ride our bikes from Glencoe if anyone wants to join us. It’s about 25 miles each way. The post race area usually has homemade chocolate chip cookies and hamburgers.
FYI. EQ 1/2 marathon is a good race. I just talked to the race director. They are re-routing the 1/2 marathon race so it will not go through the underpass at Rt. 120, so the race will avoid the real problem area. I would imagine that there should not be too much of an issue. It is a good race. See others out there. John
Regarding the Equestrian Run on Sunday…..the marathon is going to be two loops….both the marathon and the half will pass over Rte. 120 with police blocking the roadway as the river has flooded that underpass. Also, for anyone who may be biking on the river trail,the river is flooded at Rt.60, Rt. 176 and Rt.137 underpasses.