Hit & Run 5k

I hope this race comes back to town next year. The race ran around Toyota Park, incorporating 5 obstacles within 3 miles of running. The obstacles were tough! All inflatable items, some with foam, or water, some with climbing, all fun and hilarious. Even though there was a short lines to wait in before doing the obstacles, the running still remained challenging too. The course was all in the sun, with two water stations throughout. The DJ and staff did a great job keeping people entertained, and releasing them in waves to keep runners safe, and keeping wait times minimal. I know their website is designed to accomodate many cities, but there were a lot of unanswered questions– I didn’t get why they put the packet pickup site so far away from the race site (pre-​race), we had to bring a lot of cash to make sure we could pay for parking and day-​of packet pickups, but alas, for Chicago it was all free. I was grateful for that, but was stressed out to make my fellow running group think we should bring extra cash. Either way, I’d definitely do it again next year. PS– this race is just for fun, it’s not timed.