Update: 6/12/07
The new courses are now available.
Both the 5K and 10K courses start at Montrose Avenue, approximately three blocks east of Lake Shore Drive. They continue East, then turn left to head North up Simmonds Drive. At Wilson, they turn right on Lawrence-Wilson Drive, East toward "dog beach". From there they turn left onto the bike path. At Lawrence they switch to the gravel path and continue North towards Foster. At Foster Beach they turn right, onto the beach path as far as Berwyn, where the two courses split for the first time.
At Berwyn, the 5K course turns onto the main bike path heading South past Foster, Lawrence and Wilson. Just North of Montrose it turns East on the pedestrian path, switches to the gravel path coming out from the Montrose underpass, and continues East to the finish adjacent to the Montrose parking lot.
From Berwyn, the 10K course continues North on the beach walkway towards Bryn Mawr. It turns onto the Hollywood beach walkway then turns back on the main bike path. It continues South, passng Foster, Lawrence, and Wilson. Just North of Montrose it turns East on the pedestrian path, then takes the underpass beneath Montrose. South of Montrose, it turns East and follows the harbor walkway all the way around the point. It returns on the path on the South side of Montrose Harbor Road and takes the path towards the beach house. It loops around to the bait shop on Montrose Harbor Drive, crossing the Drive, and back to the harbor walkway. From there it returns to the underpass, crossing under Montrose, turning right onto the pedestrian path, then the gravel path, and continuing East to the finish adjacent to the Montrose parking lot.
For an interactive plan of the course, see this Google Map.
For safety, participants with strollers, animals, skateboards, roller blades and walkers are requested to start behind the runners.
