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It’s now May and I think it’s 90% safe to say that spring is finally here. With the warmer weather comes increased traffic on the Lakefront Trail, especially with the abundance of scheduled 5Ks, 10Ks, and half-marathons.
Be prepared for your lakefront bike ride or jog by checking out the following list of weekend events. And for regular trail updates, visit our Lakefront Trail Conditions page or follow our Twitter feed (@ActiveTransLFT).
May 1–3
Run for Laura 5K
May 2, 2015
Start: 9 a.m.
Location: On LFT at 39th Street Beach
PurpleStride Chicago 2015
May 2, 2015
Start: 9 a.m. at Montrose Harbor
Location: On LFT between Lawrence and Foster
Walk MS
May 3, 2015
Start: 11 a.m. at Grant Park’s Upper Hutchinson Field
Location: On LFT between Roosevelt and Monroe (both directions)
May 8–10
Darkness Into Light 5K
May 9, 2015
Start: 4:30 a.m.
Location: On LFT between Fullerton Avenue and Addison Street (both directions)
Cities Project 8K/5K
May 9, 2015
Start: 9 a.m.
Location: On LFT near Diversey Harbor
Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5K
May 9, 2015
Start: 10 a.m.
End: 12 p.m.
Location: On LFT between Montrose Harbor and Bryn Mawr Avenue (both directions)
Supermom 5K Run/Walk
May 9, 2015
Start: 8 a.m.
Location: Possibly on LFT
Cinco de Miler
May 9, 2015
Start: 9 a.m. at Soldier Field
Location: On LFT between Soldier Field and 43rd (both directions)
Mother’s Day Race for the Cure
May 10, 2015
Start: 8 a.m in Grant Park
Location: On LFT from Randolph south to Soldier Field and then north to Roosevelt
Stop the Clot 5K
May 10, 2015
Start: 9 a.m.
Location: On LFT between Montrose Beach and Foster Avenue (both directions)
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May 15–17
Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks
May 16, 2015
Start: 10:30 a.m. at Soldier Field
Location: On LFT near Soldier Field
Join the Voices! Run/Walk
May 17, 2015
Start: 9 a.m.
Location: Diversey Harbor
Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis
May 17, 2015
Start: 11 a.m.
Location: Montrose Harbor
Move for the Kids 5K Run/Walk
May 17, 2015
Start: at Soldier Field
Location: On LFT from Soldier Field to Grant Park
Michelob ULTRA Half Marathon
May 17, 2015
Start: 6 a.m.
End: 11 a.m.
Location: On LFT between Wacker Drive and 47th Street (both directions)
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May 29–31
Chicago Gospel 5K
May 30, 2015
Start: 8 a.m.
Location: On LFT between Hayes Drive/E. 63rd and E. 53rd (both directions)
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Girls on the Run 5K
May 30, 2015
Start: 8 a.m.
Location: On LFT between Monroe and Roosevelt (both directions)
2015 Chicago Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis
May 30, 2015
Start: 9 a.m.
Location: Montrose Harbor
Dash for Detection 5K
May 31, 2015
Start: 8 a.m. at Randolph Street
Location: On LFT between Wacker and Roosevelt (both directions)
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Cancer Survivors' Celebration Walk & 5K
May 31, 2015
Start: 9 a.m. at Grant Park
Location: On LFT between Roosevelt and Monroe (both directions)
![Course map]("http://cancer.northwestern.edu/walk/data/walkroutemap.png"){kind=link}
Walk to End Lupus Now
May 31, 2015
Start: 5 p.m.
Location: Montrose Harbor