Runners begin the first Hidden Gem Half Marathon
in Flossmoor on Sept. 7, 2019, going west on
Flossmoor Road. About 600 runners took part
in the inaugural run. (Chronicle file photo)
Registration officially opened Jan. 12 for the 2020 Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor — eight months to the day before the second annual race will take place — and organizers have received a boost in the event's status.
The Chicago Area Runner's Association, which certified the 2019 Hidden Gem, has added the race to a more exclusive club, its Runners' Choice Circuit.
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