Anyone run or bike the Chicago lake front?

I also have run the Chicago water front... Nice area... The people I see swimming there look pretty serious....I'm a new swimmer....

The water there is great. They have buoys that will even mark your distance for you!

The trail is a nightmare to run/bike on after work hours. There are people EVERYWHERE! Tourists like to stop directly in front of you without notice and dart out in front of cyclists. Early in the day is not so bad.

I know a BTer that took a lady out on the trail a few weeks ago. She yelled "on your left" 3 times before she speared her with her aerobars. The lady apparently turned right in front of her because she wasn't paying attention.

Its a nice place to run and swim, but I'd be scared to death to ride my bike there.

I usually got down there by 6am, so not many tourists but still a lot of runners, bikers, walkers and swimmers.

I swim bike and run there everyday, pretty much. I do all my rides early, usually starting about 5 or 530, or it just gets too crowded. Running I do after work usually but it's still crowded, even for a runner. Ohio Street Beach is the best swim venue I've ever seen with the buoy markers (1/4 and 1/2 mile) and pretty much flat water as it's protected by breaker walls.

sounds similar to the beach paths in LA.   Great places to run or take the beach cruisers, but not a good place to train at 20mph.

All my runs are on the Lakepath, I generally hit the path at the North Ave underpass and head north....I can hit the end of the path north and back to my apt and its 18 miles....with water every 1/2 mile....can't beat it.

cycling....No way.