13.1 Chicago – Race Entry Giveaway!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by tootallfritz

I am sooo excited to announce that I have free race entry to giveaway for the 13.1 Chicago event on June 9, 2012!

Coming off the recent 13.1 Miami Beach race (recap HERE) makes this that much more exciting for me and I am super envious that I will not be hitting the pavement with you on June 9th!

This is a very unique race for the CHI as it does not go through the loop or the same tired section of the Lake Front running path that you may have run a million times in recent races. THIS race according to the website: starts and finishes at the Historic South Shore Cultural Center (SSCC) on Chicago’s south side. The SSCC offers beautiful views of both Lake Michigan and the Chicago Skyline and has hosted many notable events, including the wedding reception of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. The 13.1 mile course takes you along the Lake front Path past La Rabida Hospital. After passing the hospital, you will run through Jackson Park, home of the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, the Osaka Japanese Garden, a strolling garden on Wooden Island. You will then pass the Museum of Science & Industry, the only original building remaining from the 1893 Columbian Exposition, and one of the largest science museums in the world. You will then head back to the Lakefront Path to almost 35th Street before heading back south, past the 63rd Street Beach House and finishing at the SSCC. This course is 13.1 miles of perfect Windy City experience.

This is a totally different race experience than what you normally get in Chicago and I will definitely be out there with you next year!

So if you would like a chance to win a free entry to the 13.1 Chicago 2012 race, an $80 value, you probably already know what to do but here are the hoops through which you will need to jump:

Become a follower of this blog (click on the +Follower button at the bottom or top of the page) – 1 entry
Become a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 1 entry
Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1 entry
Link this post up to your Facebook page and announce the giveaway to your friends – 3 entries
Link up this post up to your blog and announce the giveaway to your followers – 5 entries
Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4 entries

After you have done some/all of the above, please leave a comment in the comments section below and tell me what you have done and how many entries to assign you (max of 15). If you are already a follower and a TooTallFritz Facebook fan, that is 2 free entries for you, just let me know that you would like to be entered in the drawing! I will randomly generate a winner via a Random Number Generator on Monday, March 26^th at 9 am.

And for all of you running the 13.1 Chicago, feel free to enjoy the after party, then head to North Beach to cheer in the Madison to Chicago Ragnar Relay teams. That’s where I’ll be….. running it in with the Ultra Team (You Just Got) Chicked! See you next year, 13.1 Chicago!

Good Luck, Amanda – TooTallFritz amanda@tootallfritz.com

28 thoughts on “13.1 Chicago – Race Entry Giveaway!”

toughchik on March 20, 2012 at 6:35 pm said:

I follow your blog

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toughchik on March 20, 2012 at 6:36 pm said:

I follow you on facebook

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toughchik on March 20, 2012 at 6:36 pm said:

I like Chicago 13.1!

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toughchik on March 20, 2012 at 6:36 pm said:

I announced your giveaway on my facebook page (shannon renick carson)

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David Mauger on March 20, 2012 at 6:39 pm said:

Ah…13.1….a definitely nice half-marathon to set your sights on. I ran this the first or inaugural year they held the race. Ran it under friends bib and posted a fairly nice 1:40 finish time that got him seeded in nice corral for another upcoming race (maybe Chicago marathon?). Anyways, the race is a lot on Lakeshore path, but at the far S-end of the circuit so it is not all the same ole turf you run with other races.

What you want to take advantage of is the post-race festivities they hold at that S-Shore Cultural Center and grounds just E-side of the main building. It certainly was awesome in the Inaugural year with a “Blues-Brothers” copy act at both the start and the end of the race, and I believe they had other band playing later. Plus, I got this neat caricature drawing of me crossing the finish line with the time on the overhead clock and with caricature of the Blues Brothers jumping up and cheering me on! Awesome…and that framed 8 x 11.5 artwork still hangs on the wall. I hope they still do the caricature thing cause that was a really nice thing to get for a lot of hard running!

Not sure if they still run this race the same way as they did at the inaugural event, but if that first event is anything similar, then you should give it consideration and go for it! Early June…a nice time to run a half-marathon.

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Michael Scott on March 20, 2012 at 6:50 pm said:

I have done all of these. Please give me 10 entries. Thanks

Become a follower of this blog – 1 entry
Become a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 1 entry
Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1 entry
Link this post up to your Facebook page and announce the giveaway to your friends – 3 entries
Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4 entries

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Kelly on March 20, 2012 at 7:21 pm said:

I follow your blog

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Kelly on March 20, 2012 at 7:22 pm said:

I follow you on Facebook

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Kelly on March 20, 2012 at 7:23 pm said:

I will review the race on my blog

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Libby on March 20, 2012 at 7:41 pm said:

I follow you’re blog and I’d do a race review. That’s 5 for me!

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Melissa Bessler on March 20, 2012 at 8:56 pm said:

I have:
* Become a follower of this blog (click on the +Follower button at the bottom or top of the page) – 1 entry
* Become a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 1 entry
* Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1 entry
* Link this post up to your Facebook page and announce the giveaway to your friends – 3 entries
* Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4 entries

So that is a total of 10 entries! Thanks!!!

Melissa

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Yo Momma Runs on March 20, 2012 at 10:15 pm said:

Thanks for the giveaway! I earned 10 entries with these:
Become a follower of this blog – 1
Become a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 1
Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1
Link this post up to your Facebook page and announce the giveaway to your friends – 3
Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4

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melanie hicks on March 21, 2012 at 9:18 am said:

I did the following, please enter me!! 🙂

■Become a follower of this blog (click on the +Follower button at the bottom or top of the page) – 1 entry
■Become a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 1 entry
■Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1 entry
■Link this post up to your Facebook page and announce the giveaway to your friends – 3 entries
■Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4 entries

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Amanda A Wierenga on March 21, 2012 at 9:46 am said:

Love! Thanks Amanda!
Become a follower of this blog – 1
Become a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 1
Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1
Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4

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ChasingCheeto on March 21, 2012 at 5:32 pm said:

Became a follower +1
Became a fan on Facebook +1
Became a fan of 13.1 on Facebook +1
Agree to do a race report +4

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Anne K on March 22, 2012 at 12:53 am said:

I follow your blog!

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- Anne K on March 22, 2012 at 12:58 am said:
  
  OOPs didn’t post them all in one post.
  so I follow your blog (like i just posted above^^) +1
  followed you on facebook as Anne Bensfield Kaluza +1
  Liked 13.1 on Facebook +1
  Agree to Do a race Report +4
  
  For a total of 7 entries thanks
  
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TCLakesRunner on March 22, 2012 at 1:59 pm said:

Following! And tomorrow I’ll link this to my blog 🙂

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carinschaab on March 23, 2012 at 9:12 am said:

I have done all of these. Please give me 16 entries. Thanks

Become a follower of this blog (click on the +Follower button at the bottom or top of the page) – 1 entry
Was already a Facebook fan of TooTallFritz – 2 entries
Become a Facebook fan of 13.1 Marathon Series – 1 entry
Link this post up to your Facebook page (done at Mommy Racing Diaries) and announce the giveaway to your friends – 3 entries
Link up this post up to your blog (done at http://mommyracingdiaries.blogspot.com) and announce the giveaway to your followers – 5 entries
Agree to do a Guest Race Review of the 13.1 Chicago for the TooTallFritz blog after the race (if you win the free entry) – 4 entries

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Amy Cosgrove on March 23, 2012 at 10:02 am said:

Count me for 10. 🙂

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joe demarco on March 23, 2012 at 2:47 pm said:

i have done all and will do a post race comment. ill take all the entries that are due me!!! thanks.

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detroitrunner on March 25, 2012 at 12:41 pm said:

I’m a new follower!

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detroitrunner on March 25, 2012 at 12:41 pm said:

I follow you on Facebook too now.

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detroitrunner on March 25, 2012 at 12:42 pm said:

I will do a full race report after the race if I win. I would regardless of this entry.

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detroitrunner on March 25, 2012 at 12:42 pm said:

I’m already a fan of 13.1 series on Facebook.

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detroitrunner on March 25, 2012 at 12:44 pm said:

Linked your blog to my Facebook page – it’s under Detroit Runner on Facebook.

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Lucy Smiley on March 25, 2012 at 8:20 pm said:

10 entries for me. I did everything but link to my blog. This sounds like a fun race!

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