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Thursday, January 23
All runner-, walker- and jogger-types and people who want to volunteer to help those types, sign up to participate in the 4th Annual Lakeshore Marathon. The lakeside run starts and finishes just south of McCormick Place Lakeside Center, in the wee hours of the morning. Registration is required, with $80 the going price for the full-marathon and $50 for the half-marathon if you register by May 21st. After that, registration will be $95 and $65, respectively. Call 773-765-9030 and ask for Mark Cihlar for more information, or email info[at]lakeshoremarathon[dot]com.