Subject: Chicago Monster Dash vs. Prairie State 1/2 Marathon Hi BTers...
After today's long run, I am thinking about my first half marathon before the end of this year. I live in the NW suburbs of Chicago (Arlington Heights ). The ones I can considering are the Prairie State (http://www.allcommunityevents.com/fall_marathon/psm_home.html ) and Chicago Monster Dash (http://www.chicagomonster.org/ ).
I am wondering if anyone has done either of these, has any comments, thoughts/suggestions about which would be better for a first 1/2, are they well organized, race swag, etc.
The Prairie State 1/2 is run on crushed limestone while the Chicago one is along the lakefront (exact route TBD ). I have been doing most of my training on streets and Busse Woods path so I am have some concern about switch surfaces to crushed limestone.
Thanks!
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