Bunny Rock 5K

I enjoyed this race. Would definitely run this again next year. I liked that it was a smaller race with very few bottlenecks. It was a little tight in the beginning but I thought it spread out pretty quickly. The course was beautiful, running by the lakefront and Montrose Harbor. It was funny to see the participants run alongside Lake Shore Drive with their bunny ears intact. I did see some confused looks from drivers.
I loved the goody bag (dri-​fit shirt, bunny ears — this was really the main reason I signed up for this race, and the sun glasses). The petting zoo was cute too and I enjoyed the rock music they played throughout the course. The two water stations were a much appreciated surprise — one after mile 1 and another after mile 2. Overall, I thought it was a fun, well-​organized race, though I hesitate to recommend it to people for fear that it might get more popular and bigger.

The good:
1. It was nice that they kept the run small because then you weren’t running into each other, or the stupid walkers, or getting stuck at bottle necks when the course turned around.
2. Awwww, they have a petting zoo :)
3. Love the goody bag (dri-​fit t-​shirt, bunny ears, sun glasses)
4. Timing chip for no extra charge (believe it or not, some races do charge)
5. Very reasonable price to run ($ 35)
6. The support a Chicago charity
There were two things that could have been better…
1. The gear check was super unorganized… They really needed at least 5 more people there helping so that it wasn’t such a cluster F…
2. The awards were given out super duper late after the race… My friends and I knew we had the costume contest locked in and won but we had to wait around forever… (we won!).