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Rock and Roll Marathon and Health and Fitness Expo

See how fit you are at the Chicago Rock and Roll Marathon and the Health and Fitness Expo July 18-19, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel!

Test your skills against runner from all across the Midwest! The races of the Chicago Rock and Roll Marathon: 5K, 10K and half marathon, begin and end in beautiful Grant Park. All races will be along Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive.

The scenery alone is worth the race! But there’s more! Live professional bands will play you along! Cheer teams from local high schools will be there to encourage you! Rocker Andy Grammer will appear at the after-race Toyota Rock and Roller Concert! And free popsicles and misting stations!

All runners will receive a tee, a finisher medal, a gear bag, plentiful course support, and free two day admission to the Health and Fitness Expo at McCormick Place. And don’t forget the misting stations!

The Health and Fitness Expo will offer over eighty fitness-related booths, including free samples of merchandise, and the latest in running gear, sports apparel, and health and nutritional information. All runners must check in to the Health and Fitness Expo’s Brooks Official Merchandise Store to retrieve race numbers, gear bags and tee shirts.

McCormick Place is located at 2301 South Lake Shore Drive. To register for the Chicago Rock and Roll Marathon and Health and Fitness Expo, go online to: www.runrocknroll.com/chicago.

Make your Chicago Rock and Roll and Health and Fitness Expo experience more enjoyable by staying at the Chicago Lake Shore Hotel, in historic Hyde Park. Chicago Lake Shore offers free shuttle bus service to and from the Loop area and is close to bus and train services. The Lake Shore Café offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. AND Jazz and seafood buffet (if you’ve got room left in your stomach), Friday nights.