Runners who want to beat the cap and the price bump might want to register for the second annual HIdden Gem Half Marathon this weekend. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. Organizers introduced a capacity limit on the race this year in order to ensure a good experience for[Read More…]
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Bike the Gem event returns to Flossmoor after pandemic hiatus
Hidden Gem Half Marathon sets Sept. 11 as return date, but organizers playing it safe
Runners head out from the starting line in the first Hidden Gem Half Marathon on Sept. 7, 2019. The race was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a date has been set for 2021 in hopes the event can resume. (Chronicle file photo) The Hidden Gem Half[Read More…]
Local runners club covers the Gem route in tribute to canceled race
2020 Hidden Gem Half Marathon canceled, smaller events to come
Runners, shoulder to shoulder, wait for the start of the first Hidden Gem Half Marathon on Sept. 7, 2019, months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the implementation of social distancing requirements. (Chronicle file photo)
Hidden Gem race achieves CARA circuit status in 2nd year
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[Read More…]
Many Flossmoor streets will be closed during Hidden Gem race on Saturday
Holding the Hidden Gem 13.1 mile race in Flossmoor on Saturday, Sept. 7, will require road closures to ensure the safety of runners.
Local runners club eager to compete in Hidden Gem
When organizers announced the Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor, local runners leaped at the chance. Kaila Konecki, a regular runner with the HF Community Running Club, said she was excited when she heard the news. “I was actually like the fifth person to register. I was all over it,” she[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s ‘hidden gems’ given chance to shine for Sept. 7 race
Flossmoor will have a number of “hidden gems” to show off on Saturday, Sept. 7, when more than 650 people from 14 states are expected to arrive for the inaugural Hidden Gem Half Marathon. Tom Dobrez, one of the lead organizers of the Hidden Gem Half Marathon, ticks off[Read More…]
Ready for the Gem
Cyclists who made the journey July 13 along the Hidden Gem Half Marathon route noted some streets were crumbly. Flossmoor Public Works tackled the problem, and by Friday, Aug. 16, finished patching work on the race route in preparation for the Sept. 7 event. Public Works Director John Brunke said the[Read More…]
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