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Soldier Field 10
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 07:007:00 AM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · miles
The course
The organiser describes the route leaving Soldier Field south on Special Olympics Drive, turning onto Fort Dearborn Drive under McCormick Place to 31st Street, then alongside DuSable Lake Shore Drive to a turnaround and back to the finish at Soldier Field.
- Out and back to 31st Street, finishing in the stadiumSoldier Field to 31st Street and back.
- A 15 minute per mile pace and pacers to 2:1015 min/mile required; pacers from 1:10 to 2:10.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOut and back to 31st Street, finishing in the stadiumSoldier Field to 31st Street and back.
The 10 Mile and the 10K share the same route, with the 10K turning around earlier. The 2027 race is on Saturday 29 May, with the 10 Mile starting at 7:00 AM.
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Whole courseTacticsA 15 minute per mile pace and pacers to 2:1015 min/mile required; pacers from 1:10 to 2:10.
Runners fall into corrals assigned about two weeks before race day and printed on the bib, closing 20 minutes before each start. The 10 Mile has blue bibs and the 10K red bibs.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at The Shops at Roosevelt Collection, adjacent to Fleet Feet South Loop, 1023 S Delano Ct, ChicagoThursday 27 May Bib pickup
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13:001:00 PM–18:006:00 PM
Packet pickup The Shops at Roosevelt Collection, adjacent to Fleet Feet South Loop, 1023 S Delano Ct, Chicago
Friday 28 May Last bib day
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11:0011:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Packet pickup The Shops at Roosevelt Collection, adjacent to Fleet Feet South Loop, 1023 S Delano Ct, Chicago
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Saturday 29 May Race day
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06:406:40 AM
10 Mile corrals close Soldier Field, Stadium Green -
07:007:00 AM
10 Mile start Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago. Participants are sent off in waves.
Other races (2)
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07:407:40 AM
10K corrals close Soldier Field, Stadium Green -
08:008:00 AM
10K start Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago
Times as published by the organiser, in Chicago time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Chicago time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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