PART 1: Chicago Endurance Sports Winter Warriors Coach Richard Peyton Answers Your Chicago Winter Running Questions
LEARN MORE ABOUT WINTER WARRIORS COVID-19 created a running boom. Recent events have forced many of us to revisit what we’re grateful for and what brings us joy. For many, those feelings were found in getting outside, breathing fresh air, and moving - and thus a ne…
Read More ›NEW ARRIVAL: lululemon
Fleet Feet Old Town just got a new spinkle of lululemon apparel. Some favorite items are re-stocked as well as a very unique Chicago themed shirt for men and women. Men's Metal Vent Breathe Short Sleeve / Women's Swiftly Tech Short Sleeve - Chicago Edition Women's Run Brisk…
Read More ›VIRTUAL CHALLENGE: New Balance & Beacon Doughnuts - Beacon to Beacon Strava Segment Challenge
Running and doughnuts go hand in hand - so it’s only right we partnered with Beacon Doughnuts and New Balance on a Strava running challenge for a chance to win a pair of New Balance Fresh Foam Beacon…
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 7 - MILE 24: Bronzeville's 7 On Sundays Run Crew on the Rise of Running Crews on Chicago's Southside
CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 7 - MILE 24 tells a story in Bronzeville, a neighborhood steeped in African-American history and culture. It is often referred to as the “Birthplace of the Blues.” Bronzeville’s Children’s Museum is the first and only African-American ch…
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - CHICAGO 2020: People, a Pop-Up, and Exclusive Apparel
SHOP APPAREL FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM CELEBRATE THE RUN - CHICAGO 2020: Honoring the Marathon with Stories About the 26.2-mile Journey Running is not cancelled. It should be celebrated - and when better than during the week that many would have been getting …
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 6 - MILE 22: Chinatown Chamber of Commerce on the Importance of the Cheering Extravaganza in Chinatown and the Value the Chicago Marathon Brings to the Neighborhood
CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 5 - MILE 22 tells the story of one of the most exciting neighborhoods on the Chicago Marathon course: Chinatown. Runners and spectators enter Chinatown through the Chinatown Gate situated at the pivotal mile 22. Visitors are greeted by the Chinatown Chamber o…
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 5 - MILE 19: Delilah Martinez of Pilsen's Vault Gallerie Speaks on What Makes Pilsen the Vibrant Art-Influenced Neighborhood It Is and the Start of the Mural Movement
CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 5 - MILE 19 focuses on Pilsen, the Chicago Marathon neighborhood well-known for its vibrant and socially relevant wall murals. As runners make their way through Chicago’s largest Latino community, by way of 18th Street, they are introduced to a lively street m…
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 4 - MILE 26.2: Throwback Thursday to the Five World Records Set at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 4 honors the five world records that have been broken at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in a throwback Thursday blog. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon became one of the fastest-growing modern-marathon road races in the world in the ’90s, due in part t…
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 2 - MILE 9: David Reithoffer from LGBTQ+ Group Frontrunners on How His Chicago Marathon Cheer Station Started and Why It's the Best Part of the Course
CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 2 - MILE 9 tells the story of Boystown, now, Northalsted, and the Chicago Marathon aid station and cheer station at Broadway & Melrose - led by Frontrunners Chicago, the city’s LGBTQ+ running and walking group as told by former president and board member D…
Read More ›CELEBRATE THE RUN - DAY 3 - MILE 17: Bree Hughes from Mercy Home for Boys & Girls About Catching the Philanthropic Bug Within Running
DONATE LEARN MORE While backpacking through Yellowstone National Park, Bree Hughes’ friend suffered a massive seizure caused by a tumor on her spine. In just one year, she was forced to learn to walk again three different times. To raise money and awarenes…
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