Events
Fun Run/Walk with Special Guest Carey Pinkowski
Details
Join Extra Mile Fitness Company for a fun run/walk with coaches and staff!
⏰ Saturday June 20, 7:00am 2026
📍Extra Mile Fitness Company - 3400 Calumet Ave Suite 100 Valparaiso IN 46383
Be sure to complete free registration here so we know you are coming!
⇨ Fun run/walk (3 to 10 miles - you do you)
⇨ Talk from Carey Pinkowski - Executive Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon!
⇨ Interested in Run Club? Meet the 2026 coaching team, ask questions, and get more info! (This is a great time to test out a group run! More details and registration HERE )
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*Extra Mile fun run/walk uses the city pathways. We ask everyone to be mindful of the crosswalks, cars on the road and are familiar with the route. Anyone under the age of 12 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Guests
Carey Pinkowski
For three decades, Carey has helped expand participation in the marathon, generate economic impact in the city of Chicago, and raise more than $322 million for local, national, and global causes. In 2006, he helped found the Abbot World Marathon Majors which includes the London, Boston, Berlin, New York City, and Tokyo Marathons. This organization has united in their efforts to advance the sport, raise awareness of marathon’s elite athletes, and inspire the world through marathons.
Pinkowski’s legacy with the Chicago Marathon includes designing its record setting and spectator friendly course, starting and finishing in Chicago’s Grant Park. The course design allows for more than 1.7 million spectators to watch the race, making the marathon an annual gathering for the entire City of Chicago. Five of the Chicago Marathon’s five world records have been set during Pinkowski’s time: Morocco’s Khalid Khannouchi (1999), Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba (2001), Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe (2002), Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei (2019) and Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum (2023). Great Britain’s Steve Jones recorded Chicago’s first-ever world record in 1984.
To commemorate his 20th anniversary as Executive Race Director, the City of Chicago and Bank of America bestowed Pinkowski with an honorary street naming – “Carey Pinkowski Drive” – at the intersection of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive, the site of the race’s start line.
