Parking
50-miler & 50k runners
Only the 50-mile ultra and 50K runners will be allowed to park at the Half Day Forest Preserve parking area. These 50 mile/50K runners will receive an email with their parking permit attached. This permit must be displayed on the car windshield on race morning or you will be directed to the remote lot. You should receive your parking permit on September 30th via email.
Marathon & Half Marathon Runners (including spectators)
All marathon and half marathon runners must park in the remote lot. This lot is less than a mile from the start line and we’ll have 3 buses running continuously from 6:30 am until 2:30 pm (one bus will continue to run until 4:30pm), so there will be minimal waiting time.
If you are picking up your packet at the race venue, we suggest arriving at the remote lot about 1 hour and 15 minutes before your race to allow enough time to catch a bus ride and pick up your packet. If you pick up your packet in advance, we suggest getting to the remote lot 45-60 minutes before your race. We highly suggest car pooling if at all possible. Parking at the remote lot is somewhat limited.
ALL Marathoners, Half Marathoners and Spectators MUST PARK IN THE REMOTE LOT. We will have Forest Preserve Police and a Parking Marshall helping with race day traffic flow so keep an eye out for them and follow their instructions and race day parking signs about where to park. The remote parking is at:
There will be signs helping to direct you to the remote lot.
Once in the lot there will be some sections that we are not allowed to park in which will be designated by signs and/or Caution tape. DO NOT MOVE THE SIGNS OR PARK IN ANY OF THESE AREAS. Doing so will jeopardize our being able to use this lot in the future (BTW - the lot is under 24 hour camera surveillance).
What If the lot at ZF Services is full?
We have permission from Automotive Keys Group to use their lot also. Their lot is right next to ZF Services. Please park in the section closest to ZF Services and walk to the shuttle buses at ZF. Automotive Keys Groups is located at:
The shuttle buses will be running all day so spectators can come and go as they wish.
If you park at the race venue without a parking pass you most likely WILL BE TOWED.
You have been warned.
Later in the afternoon (shuttles stop at 4:30pm) anyone can drive to the parking lot at the finish line as half marathon and marathon runners will likely be done and gone.