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Sugar, We're Going Down Running: Paste:Local Takes On the Nike+ Human Race

[Above: The author celebrates an unlikely accomplishment to the sweet sounds of Fall Out Boy.]On Sunday, 25 cities around the world participated in Nike+ Human Race. Billed as the “World’s Biggest One-Day Running Event,” the 10K jaunt culminated in music concerts held in each city: Chicago got locally-grown Fall Out Boy, while hometown boy Kanye West teamed up with Common in Los Angeles. Joining close to 14,000 other Chicago runners, the largest turnout of any U.S. city participating in the global run, was one of the most exhilarating and intimidating things I’ve done in a long while. For a 30-something...  read more

Nike+ Human Race takes off on Sunday, Fall Out Boy to serenade exhausted 10K-ers

On Sunday, more than 10,000 runners are expected to participate in the Nike+ Human Race Chicago, being touted as the "World's Biggest One-Day Running Event"-- and it's not too late to join them. The 10K course flanks the Field Museum campus, routes around Lakeshore Drive and culminates at Soldier Field where runners can see Chicago’s own Fall Out Boy in concert. Middle distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein will also attend the local festivities. While several cities are already sold out, Chicagoans can still register at NikePlus.com. ...  read more