CHICAGO 2012 URBANATHLON COURSE MAP 1. Plastic Barricades and Police Barricade Combo 2. Cargo Net and Traffic Cones with Poles Combo 3. Police Barricades and Tire Stutter Step Combo 4. Subaru Crawl, Marine Hurdles and Police Barricade Combo 5. Monkey Bars and Parallel Bars Combo 6. Traffic Jam NEW IN 2012 Details coming soon 7. Kumho Tire Stutter Step and Plastic Barricade Combo 8. NEW 2012 Obstacle Details coming soon 9. Taxis & Buses to Chain Link Crawl to Wall Finish
CHICAGO 2012 URBANATHLON TURN-BY-TURN START / FINISH SOLDIER FIELD (SOUTH LOT) Travel (East) heading out of South Lot to Lake Front Trail Turn (North) heading along Lake Front Trail Underpass of Lake Front Trail (under E Solidarity Drive) Around John G Shedd Aquarium on Lake Front Trail Right (North) on Upper Lake Front Trail Path At concrete area just West of Buckingham Fountain (Obstacle #1, Fluid Station #1) Continue North on Lake Front Trail Upper At Grassy Area just West of Columbia Yacht Club (Obstacle #2, Fluid Station #2) At East Randolph make a left onto E Randolph Make a right onto North Lake Shore Drive Travel in the North Bound Lane (Mid Span Bridge) to East Illinois Ave Make right onto one curb lane/sidewalk (Lake Front Trail) Follow path to the front of Navy Pier (West Side) Make Right onto East Grand Ave Turn Right (East) onto East Grand Ave (sidewalk + one lane) Turn Right (South) at first cross through at Navy Pier Turn Right (West) along Navy Pier South Walkway Turn Left (South) at entrance to Navy Pier following pier Turn Right (East) into South Marine Harbor (Obstacle #3, Hydration #2, Transition #1) Exit South Marine Harbor through trees back to Lake Front Trail Left (West) onto Lake Front Trail Left (West) onto Lake Front Trail on sidewalk to Stair Case Left (South) onto Lake Front Trail on sidewalk along Shore Drive Cross in front of the Chicago Yacht Club (Lower Path) Continue South on the Lower Lake Front Trail Just South of East Jackson Drive on the Lower Path of Lake Front Trail enter (Obstacle #4 in grassy area) Continue South on Lower Path of Lake Front Trail Passing John G Shed Aquarium on Right, Water to your Left (South) under East Solidarity Drive (Underpass) First Right toward Museum Campus Drive Second Left and then across Museum Campus Drive at (south) intersection of Museum Drive and East McFetridge Run West on Sidewalk toward North Entrance of Soldier Field (Ramp) Follow Path Ramp into North End of Soldier Field Stadium (Stair Climb #1) Exit Soldier Field (Gate 0) and make a left (Hydration #3) Enter grassy knoll travelling (East) (Obstacle #5) Exit area to sidewalk making a left (North) following along Museum Campus Drive South Bound Traffic Continue (North) over underground parking garage and make a right before East McFetridge on path. Cross over (South) and (North) Lanes of Museum Campus Drive into Soldier Memorial (Obstacle #6, Transition #2) Follow path Southeast side of Memorial toward Lake Front Trail. Running (South) on the Lake Front Trail crossing East Waldron Drive Running (South) on the Lake Front Trail just south of East McCormack Place into Obstacle #7 Continuing (South) on Lake Front Trail to Beach Area just (North) of East 31st Street Into Obstacle #8 (on beach), Hydration #4 on path) Traveling (North) on Lake Front Trail to North East Entrance of South Lot at Soldier Field (heading West into South Lot) running across top of parking Lot making a left at Western Security Gate toward the (Final Obstacle, Finish, Festival) DISTANCE: 10.8 MILES
PLASTIC BARRICADES & POLICE BARRICADE COMBO 1. You must go over all plastic barricades. 2. You must go over all the blue police barricades. 3. Rules violation means you must return to the beginning of the obstacle and start over. 1.
CARGO NET and TRAFFIC CONES WITH POLES COMBO 1. You are required to go over each of the cones hurdles. 2. You are not permitted to go around any of the obstacles. 3. You are not permitted to go under the cone hurdles. 4. You must go under all cargo nets. 5. Those who violate course elements must return to the beginning of the obstacle and start over. 2.
POLICE BARRICADES and TIRE STUTTER STEP COMBO 1. Go under all blue police barricades without knocking the barricade down or lifting the top cross bar off. 2. Move through the tire portion of the obstacle in stutter-step style, touching your foot to the ground inside each consecutive tire. 3. You are not permitted to skip a tire or run on top of the tires. 4. Those who violate course elements must return to the beginning of the obstacle and start over 3.
SUBARU CRAWL, MARINE HURDLES and POLICE BARRICADE COMBO 1. Get up and over the Marine Hurdle rungs. 2. The outside support structures are off limits at all times. Both feet must touch the ground between each rung. 3. Proceed through the Subaru Crawl by crawling under the row of Subaru s. 4. Go over all blue police barricades without knocking the barricade down or lifting the top cross bar off. 4.
MONKEY BARS and PARALLEL BARS COMBO 1. Traverse the monkey bars and get to the other side without touching the ground. No skipping rungs permitted. 2. If you are unsuccessful in your first attempt, you are required to make another attempt. 3. If your second attempt proves unsuccessful, Race Staff will direct you to the penalty area, where you will be required to complete 12 push-ups before being permitted to continue on with the event. 4. Racers must step up on to parallel bars and handwalk to traverse the parallel bars to the other side without touching the ground. 5. If you are unsuccessful in your first attempt, you are required to make another attempt. 6. If your second attempt proves unsuccessful, Race Staff will direct you to the penalty area, where you will be required to complete 12 push-ups before being permitted to continue on with the event. 5.
TRAFFIC JAM NEW IN 2012 DETAILS COMING SOON TRAFFIC JAM 6.
KUMHO TIRE STUTTER STEP and PLASTIC BARRICADE COMBO 1. Move through the tire portions of the obstacle stutter-step style, touching the ground inside of each consecutive tire. You are NOT permitted to skip a tire or run on top of the tires. 2. You must go over all plastic barricades. 3. Any rules violation on any of the elements means you must return to the beginning of the obstacle course and start over. 7.
BUILDING CHASE NEW IN 2012 DETAILS COMING SOON COMING SOON 8.
TAXIS & BUSES TO CHAIN LINK CRAWL TO WALL FINISH 1. In the order shown, get up and over the taxis, buses, under the chain link and over the wall, but never around any element of the obstacle course. 2. You are required to face the buses and climb down the cargo nets to descend. Absolutely no jumping is permitted from the bus obstacle or the top of the wall. Doing so will result in immediate disqualification from the event. Please use the infrastructure provided to safely climb down. 3. You are not permitted to use the support structures which stick out from the walls to assist you. 9.