Lisle Chamber Spring Sprint 5K/10K

I had this bright idea that I should do an outdoor race before the 2015 Shamrock Shuffle 8K to figure out what exactly I was getting myself into. I haven’t done a race since the 2013 Shamrock Shuffle, so my expectations for myself at this event were pretty low. However, I didn’t do so badly and I had a great time!
The Lisle Chamber Spring Sprint seems to be relatively overlooked. I think the highest Bib # I saw was 350 and I doubt if more than 300 people actually showed up that day, so the course wasn’t crowded.
The course was really nice, too. It follows some streets but is mostly kept to a paved trail. It starts at the Lisle Senior High School and winds around the Lisle Park District. It was relatively flat but offered enough low grade inclines and declines to keep it interesting and challenging.
I was quite pleased with the goodies offered here. Let’s face it, a lot of people do it for the SWAG. I got a race shirt, which I’ll probably donate to Goodwill. I was much happier with the complimentary bagels, bananas, oranges, and Nesquik chocolate milk. The Nesquik bunny mascot was even there and I got a picture with him. We also got to watch him get down and funky with the music while we waited for race results. Though, the free post-​run stretches provided by Athletico were by far my favorite thing.
Since the Sprint is held in March, it’s hard to say what the weather will be like for this race. I was originally expecting it to be in the low-​mid 50s. My weather app was telling me it was 32 degrees when I woke up. I think it got up to the low 40s and at least held there for the event. The temperature quickly dropped afterwards and we got a snow storm later that day, so keep a close watch on the weather to plan accordingly.