PRIVATE CLUBS MAGAZINE – SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

BY CLAIRE JURKIEWICZ | PHOTO BY AP PHOTO/WADE PAYNE, FILE June 27 Bust a move at Milwaukee’s Summerfest (June 27-July 1 and July 3-8), a colossal summer concert at the newly renovated 75-acre Henry Maier Festival Park. Across 11 stages, including a new 10,000-seat covered arena on the waterfront, about 1 million fans turn out…

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URBAN DADDY – IF YOU REALLY MUST SWEAT, DO IT HERE

Sure, when 300 teams converge on North Avenue, you expect the summer’s biggest beach volleyball tournament to turn into its biggest beach dance party.  Champagne, DJs and cold beer also help.  Oh, and be sure to hit the VIP sun deck.  Sand in your champagne is such a bummer.

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NBC CHICAGO – CITY CHASE CHALLENGE RETURNS TO CHICAGO

​City Chase Challenge Returns to Chicago World’s largest urban adventure series set for August 25 By KIM PEIFFER |  Tuesday, Aug 14, 2012  |  Updated 11:59 AM CDT What do you get when you combine Marine boot camp drills with underwater relay races and cooking lessons? You get the world’s largest urban adventure series, Chicago Sport…

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A CITYWIDE CHALLENGE FOR THE URBAN ADVENTURER

For the past several summers, we’ve watched with interest on that August Saturday when the streets of Chicago are taken over by teams of adults athletic apparel with their heads bent intently over bright pieces of paper as they rush around doing, well, we haven’t been sure what. It turns out those teams were competing in CityChase, an “urban…

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THE RUNDOWN – HUNGER GAMES

Urban goat milking. Strip bowling. Beach boot camp. These are just a few of the challenges you can expect at City Chase, the urban adventure challenge that’s turning the city into one giant obstacle course this weekend. The Amazing Race-style format includes scouring the city for “Chase Points” which are awarded after the successful completion of challenges from crocodile cuddling…

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NEWCITY CHICAGO – RACE REVIEW: CITY CHASE CHICAGO (AUGUST 25, 2012)

RACE REVIEW: CITY CHASE CHICAGO (AUGUST 25, 2012) STREET SMART CHICAGO Aug 26, 2012 RECOMMENDED Breakdown: While traversing the city on foot or using public transit (with CTA day passes included in the entry fee) brave teams of two complete challenges as varied in difficulty and duration as letting a millipede crawl on your face while a…

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ZACH RUNS CHICAGO – YOUR GUIDE TO CHICAGO CITY CHASE

ZACH RUNS CHICAGO ALL ABOUT RUNNING IN CHICAGO Sunday, August 26, 2012 YOUR GUIDE TO CHICAGO CITY CHASE…   …based on the challenges we did (and didn’t) complete. If you did City Chase this year then maybe this list will remind you of the challenges you chose to take on (assuming there was some overlap). If not, maybe this will…

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SPORTS DIVAS INC – KEEP THE WEEKEND PARTY GOING ON SUNDAYS WITH POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL

​Keep the Weekend Party Going on Sundays with Powder Puff Football Sep 12, 2012 | Monica Murphy-Vargas Ahhh….fall Sundays in Chicago.  The sunny skies met with crisp autumn winds, the foliage, the football…the hangovers!  Let’s be honest, we’ve all been there.  One too many the night before, dragging yourself home while hearing the first birds chirping…

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE-CHICAGO NEARLY OVERRUN BY CHARITY RACES, WALKS

​NO ONE’S COMPLAINING ABOUT THE REVENUE, THOUGH, AS CITY, SUBURBS GET PERMIT FEES, TOURISM BOOSTS By:Vikki Ortiz Healy September 28, 2013 When organizers for a hip, multicity 5K run approached the Chicago Sport and Social Club about bringing the event to the city’s lakefront earlier this month, Jason Erkes knew it could be a challenge.…

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