We Run the Parks - Lake County, IL

Join us on 05/16/2025
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We Run the Parks - Lake County, IL Race Description

www.LakeCounty.WeRunTheParks.com

"WE RUN THE PARKS" is a FREE self guided run or walk program designed to get people outdoors and exercising.  

THE CHALLENGE: We've partnered with local communities to put together a unique REMOTE RUNNERS® experience. Discover your community parks by walking or running all the trails in Lake County listed below by October 31, 2020. Take your time and enjoy the journey. This unique REMOTE RUNNERS® experience is designed to get people outdoors and moving.

While we are all currently urged to self-isolate, running or walking outdoors (especially solo) is still encouraged for your fitness and mental well-being. For most this will not be a race but an opportunity to explore the local parks in our community.

Entry into the challenge is FREE! You will have the option to purchase commemorative shirts, medals and event bibs if desired.  

 We run the parks, Lake County, IL

 

OPTIONAL DURING REGISTRATION:(Not included with free registration)

 

  • Commemorative Dry Fit T-Shirts
  • Race Bibs
  • Medals

 

SHIRT SPECS:

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

STEP 1: Register for the event

STEP 2: Get the FREE RunGo App

Run or Walk the trails listed below.Download the FREE RunGo app for iPhone, Android, or Apple Watch. You may also download the course GPX to your Garmin, Suunto, etc. devices. You can follow these routes with the built-in turn-by-turn voice navigation, without getting lost, and without needing a map! 

STEP 3: Run, Walk, Bike the Routes! (Not all routes allow bike traffic)

Find route listings below. If you want us to add a park you feel the community would enjoy, please submit to supportstaff@5Kevents.org   and we will review it for inclusion.

STEP 4:Seamless submit to the leader-board

At the end of the run, you'll have the option in the app to “Share with Virtual Race,” where you’ll select “We Run the Parks – Lake County” This will seamlessly add your run or runs to the leader-board on our race website. These results will get verified and weighted based on your performance.

STEP 5: Celebrate! We will be sending out promotions and specials as this program evolves that are exclusive to our participants who purchase a T-shirt. If the sponsor sees you wearing your event shirt (optional with registration), you will receive exclusive specials. No Shirt, No Service, whoops... we mean, No Specials.

Note: Actively running or walking the full distance of any of these routes is not mandatory, as you may submit any distance, but the leaderboard may boost entries if they run the full suggested route, if they run more than one of the suggested routes, if they run hillier routes, etc. The leaderboard may also compensate for differences in distance, to equate a 2 mile distance with a 5 mile distance, etc.

Rules: 

  • There is no designated start time or date to complete your run/walk. Run or walk at your pace and your time. The event ends October 31, 2020. 
  • All Run packets will be mailed to participants that wish to receive a commemorative Tee-shirt or other ancillary items. 
  • Remember, this is a self guided run/walk. Stay hydrated, water must be provided by the participant. 
  • Pick up after yourself and help keep our parks clean.
  • We suggest you download the routes on your phones or print to stay on the pathways.

FOLLOWING ARE THE TRAILS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM

- Distances will vary. You pick the distance, the start and ending point. (Click on "Route" to view suggested pathway)  (Additional Routes/Parks May be added at anytime)

Park or Trail Trail Head Municipality Distance Surface Map
 Des Plaines River Trail   Waukegan, IL      
 Van Patten Woods Trail   Zion, IL      
 Spring  Bluff Nature Preserve   Winthrop Harbor, IL      
 Illinois Beach State Park   Zion, IL      
 Illinois Beach Marsh   Zion, IL       
 Beulah Park Trails   Zion, IL      
 Housah Park Trail   Zion, IL      
 Waukegan Savanna Forest   Wadsworth, IL      
 Lyons Woods Loop Trail   Waukegan, IL      
 Betty Russell Park Trail   Gurnee, IL      
 Waukegan Beach & Bowen Tr.   Waukegan, Il       
 Sun Lake LCFP   Antioch, IL      
 Pine Dune Trails   Antioch, IL      
 Rollins Savanna Loop Trail   Grayslake, Il      
 Fort Sheridan Loop Trail   Lake Forest, IL      
 Robert McClory Bike Path   Highland Park, Il      
 Heller Nature Preserve Loop   Highland Park, IL      
 E.L. Ryerson Conservation   Deerfield, IL       
 Des Plains River Trail   Deerfield, IL      

 

 ARE YOU NEW TO RUNNING? Join our Zero to 5K Training Program

Zero to 5K

DOWNLOAD our ZERO to 5K program - Many newcomers to running become discouraged by the difficulty associated with the activity because they start too fast and push too hard. Their bodies rebel, and they wind up miserable, wondering why anyone would possibly want to run in the first place. The Zero to 5K program has been specifically designed to instill a love of running and ends with participating in your first timed 5K See our event directory here: https://5kevents.raceentry.com/  

We’re here to help you achieve your goal(s), be it your first 5K, improving your run, or simply offering a resource where you can run with a group that is designed to help each other stay motivated. You should ease into your 5K training plan gradually. In fact, the program we provide is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform you from a non-runner, getting you to begin running a 5K ( or 3.1 miles) and on a regular basis in just 4 weeks.  

It’s easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back. Don’t try to do more, even if you feel you can. If, on the other hand, you find the program too strenuous, just stretch it out. Don’t feel pressured to continue faster than you’re able. Repeat weeks if needed and move ahead only when you feel you’re ready. 

DOWNLOAD Self-Starter Program Here

 

Stay connected, Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/remoterunners/

 


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  • We Run the Parks - Lake County, IL Where & When
  • Location: Lake County Parks, Waukegan, IL 60085
  • Race Date: 2020/05/16 06:13:00 PM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • REMOTE RUNNER - No Swag
    • REMOTE RUNNER - includes Tee Shirt


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