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Chicago Running Guide Chicago Running Guide
About the Product
Chicago Running Guide is the ultimate guide to the area’s top
running routes. Local running experts share their insights and favorite
trails to give you the 31 best training routes and 9 most popular races
in and around the city.
Written by running experts and longtime Chicago residents Brenda Barrera and Eliot Wineberg, Chicago Running Guide
offers runners of all abilities an insiders’ guide to a variety of runs
throughout the Windy City area. Here are some highlights:
Chicago’s lakefront—a longtime favorite with uninterrupted paths, shimmering water, and an impressive skyline
The northern suburbs—a wealth of running options, including lakefront
jaunts, runs through Northwestern University, a course that leads to
the Chicago Botanic Garden, and the wooded paths and open prairies of
the Old School Forest Preserve
The western routes—filled with historical landmarks, popular long-distance runs, and the scenic Blackwell Forest Preserve
The south side routes—some of the most exciting and challenging courses
with Waterfall Glen’s winding, rolling path, and the trails of the
Indiana Dunes
Detailed descriptions and maps showing distance, scenery, terrain, hill
ratings, and available facilities and tips on how to best enjoy each
run are included. You’ll also find places to eat, historical snippets,
and advice from local expert runners.
Chicago Running Guide not only provides a wealth of colorful, inspiring paths for you to run; you’ll get a taste of Chicago along the way.
About the Author
Brenda Barrera is a freelance writer and a regular contributor to Chicago’s Amateur Athlete magazine. She has also been published in Windy City Sports.
An avid runner, Barrera has been a Chicago lakefront resident since
1985. She is a member of the Chicago Area Runners Association and has
received numerous age-group awards in running and triathlon. She
currently competes on the Universal Sole racing team. Barrera regularly
reviews sports and recreation books for Booklist magazine and is a
program assistant for the American Library Association.
Eliot Wineberg is the founder and publisher of Chicago’s Amateur Athlete
magazine, Chicago’s local running and multisport magazine. He is also
codirector of The Running Network, a distributor of major regional and
specialized running magazines throughout the United States. Actively
involved in Chicago’s running community since 1987, he is an avid
runner and triathlete. His favorite running spot is the lakefront path
near the Museum Campus, where you can catch him running or cycling
early mornings.
Barrera and Wineberg live in Chicago.
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.
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