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Humana Race to Taste

Start of the Race To TasteOnline registration is now open for the Humana Race to Taste. 

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Ready...set...race! The 18th Annual Humana Race to Taste 5K Run/2-Mile Walk will be held on Sunday, June 27, 2010. This year, take a new route through Chicago's beautiful Grant Park and lakefront, and stay for activities and great food at Taste of Chicago.

 

Registration Options
Online
Online registration closes Tuesday, June 22.

Mail
Download the registration PDF below and mail to:

Application (.pdf)
Mayor's Office of Special Events
City Hall - Room 806
121 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60602
Attn: Race to Taste
Paper registrations postmarked after Friday, June 18th will not be accepted.

In Person Registration & Packet Pick-up locations
Register in person or pick up your race packet at one of the following packet pick-up locations.

Packet pick-up
Saturday, June 19th
Fleet Feet Chicago
(Piper’s Alley)
1620 N. Wells St.
10 am – 6 pm

Thursday, June 24th
The Daley Center Lobby
(Enter on the Southwest side of the building)
50 W. Washington
11 am – 6 pm

Friday, June 25th
The Daley Center Lobby
(Enter on the Southwest side of the building)
50 W. Washington
11 am – 6 pm

Saturday, June 26th
Taste of Chicago
Southwest Corner of Columbus and Balbo
(Upper Hutchinson Field)
11 am – 4 pm

Race Day – June 27th
Packet Pick-up only, No race day registration
Columbus and Balbo
6 am – 7:30 am

 

Race Results

Greater Chicago Food Depository logo

2009

2010 will be posted at www.chicagoaa.com

 

Fight Hunger
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Help end hunger in our community. Bring a non-perishable food item race day for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. www.chicagosfoodbank.org

Dates:
Jun 27, 2010
Hours:

5K Race Starts @ 8 am
2-Mile Walk
Starts @ 8:05 am
Kids Dash Starts @ 9 am

 

Taste of Chicago hours are:

10 am - 9 pm Daily; Except Saturday, July 3 & Sunday, July 4: 10 am - 6 pm

 

Gear Check
The gear check is open from 7 am - 10 am

Top Finisher Medals
The top three overall male and female finishers will receive medals. Medals will also be mailed to the top male and female finishers in each age division. Divisions will be determined by the runner's age and are as follows: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and over

Post-Race Party
New Post-Race Party details. Check back for more information.

All participants will have the opportunity to win a one (1) week Apple vacation for two.

Location:
Start/finish is located at Columbus and Balbo (Southwest corner of Buckingham Fountain)
Columbus Dr. & Balbo Dr.
Chicago, IL 60604
Admission:

Entry Fee & Goody Bag
All participants will receive a commemorative NIKE Dri-FIT event T-shirt and a coupon for one strip of Taste tickets. Please note that your free Taste food tickets may only be picked up from 6:30am to 10:30am on race day (at the taste ticket tent), and are not available from the Taste of Chicago ticket booths.

The fee is $35 for adults and $5 for the kids’ dash. All participants are urged to register early as registration may close early if race capacity is reached. No day-of registration allowed.

CTAPublic Transportation:

The Mayor's Office of Special Events encourages taking public transportation to all Grant Park festivals to enhance the experience by making travel easier. Call (312) 836-7000/TTY (312) 836-4949 for information on RTA, CTA, PACE and Metra, 7 days a week including holidays, or go to the CTA website. For up-to-the-minute traffic information and travel alerts, go to the Department of Transportation's In the Loop web page. For CTA, RTA and Metra travel routes, call 836-7000 in all Chicagoland area codes or go to www.transitchicago.com

 

Directions
The following are driving directions to Race to Taste in Grant Park.

From Northern Suburbs & Northwest Side of the City:
Take the Kennedy or Edens Expressway (90/94) East to Ohio Exit, take Ohio to Columbus, turn right to parking or Grant Park.

From the Northeast & Southeast Side of the City:
Take Lake Shore Drive Southbound or Northbound to Randolph. Turn left at Columbus to enter parking garages

From South & Southwest Suburbs and Southwest Side of the City:
Take Dan Ryan (90/94) North to Congress (290 Eisenhower Expressway), turn left at State to Monroe, turn right. Monroe to Columbus, turn left to parking garages (see parking listed below).

From Western Suburbs:
Eastbound on (290 Eisenhower Expressway) to State Street, turn left at State to Monroe, turn right. Monroe to Columbus, turn left and parking garage entrances are located in the center of the street.

Parking
Parking is not available on the Race to Taste event site. Parking garages are located at the
Millennium Park Garage that can be accessed on Columbus between Randolph and Monroe from either north or south, the Monroe Street Underground at Monroe & Columbus, and the Grant Park Underground parking garage entrances located at Michigan at Madison and Michigan at Randolph. Visit chicagoparkingmap.com to locate parking near your destination.

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Humana Race to Taste
Start/finish is located at Columbus and Balbo (Southwest corner of Buckingham Fountain)
Columbus Dr. & Balbo Dr.
Chicago IL 60604
Phone : 312.744.3315

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