Race Information

Date:
Saturday, July 21, 2007

Time:
6:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.- Packet pick-up on site
8:00 a.m. - Ten Mile Race
(8:00 a.m. start- Elite;
8:05 a.m. start -Open Male;
8:10 a.m start. - Open Female)
10:00 a.m. - Awards Ceremony
10:20 a.m. - Shoe Give-away
10:45 a.m. - Youth Races

Distances:
Scenic and challenging 10 Mile Trail Race through beautiful Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve;
Youth races of 1 mile and 1/4 mile

Location: Race Check-in/Start is located at the Argonne Family Park: Take I-55 to the Cass Avenue Exit (#273 South). Drive south one and a half miles to the Argonne Family Park (on left/east) off Cass Avenue (Parking available; look for attendants to assist you.).

The Course:
There will be three start groups: Elite (8:00 a.m. start), Open Male (8:05 a.m. start), and Open Female (8:10 a.m. start). Starting “Cross Country” style at the Argonne Family Park in Waterfall Glen, the course quickly enters Waterfall Glen’s crushed limestone, scenic, clockwise Main Loop. Just before Mile 3 is “Big Bertha,” offering a 125 foot climb in a half-mile. Can you say “Lactic Acid”?! Split times will be called out at Miles 2, 4, 6, & 8. Water Stations will be located about every two miles. A mark on the path at 9.5 miles lets you know when to start your kick. You’ll soon hear the music at the Finish back in the Park. Congratulations!

Click here for a PDF map of the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve.
(Starting at the Argonne Employee Park, runners will enter the Forest Preserve's Main Loop (marked in red on the map) and run clockwise.)

Trophies and Prizes: Awards immediately following the race! $150 for first-place male & female! $100 for second-place male & female! $50 for third-place male & female! $100 to first male & female masters! (Free 2008 entry fee to 2007 overall and age winners) Trophies to top three overall female and male finishers! Another unprecedented Downers Grove Running Company sponsored shoe give-away! Trophies to top three finishers in each female and male CARA 5 year age division! Medals for all participants in the one mile and 1/4 mile youth races! Goody bags for all runners! Performance T-shirts to all 600 runners!

Results:
Results will be posted online at the CARA Website
(http://www.cararuns.org/race_results/index.html)
and at http://racetime.info.

Race Application/Registration
Registration must be completed online at http://www.signmeup.com.
Hurry! Race is limited to 600 runners.
Registration closes at midnight on July 15, 2007!
Packet pick-up is on Race Day, July 21, at the Argonne Family Park, beginning at 6:00 a.m.

Thank you!
The children of School District 180 in Burr Ridge, Illinois benefit from your participation in this race through the sponsorship of the CCSD 180 Foundation for Excellence. The Foundation wishes to thank all sponsors, volunteers, and organizations who are assisting with this event, and we thank all runners for participating!--Dr. Frank Rink, Superintendent

We hope to see you at the 4th Annual Waterfall Glen Xtreme 10 on July 21!

Check out the results and some photos from our 2006 Race!

Check out the results and some photos from our 2005 Race!

Here are the results and some photos from our inaugural 2004 Race!