SPECIAL DEAL:

March 14 also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday! No kidding. In his honor if (and only IF) your name is Albert, Alberta, Albertina or Alberts, you can get $5 off your registration. (Nooo, Allen, Allan, Alex or Allesandra does not count. Although the actual name Einstein would.) You will have to prove it with ID. If you show up on the 14th and are not so appropriately named, you will be fined $3.14, have to run backwards the whole route, and people will call you "Einstein" but not in a positive way.

BENEFITS:

Your body benefits because you're exercising it with a slightly elongated 5K. Your brain benefits because you'll be thinking about and learning about pi (and exercising it with our trivia quiz). Your heart & mind benefit because you appreciate all proceeds of this event benefit ISC's efforts to bring engaging public programs on science, technology, engineering and math to our community. 

AWESOME SPONSORS!

ISC is thrilled to partner with Fleet Feet Sports, Chicago’s top running source, for this fun annual event. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, email Monica at info@IllinoisScience.org.

GETTING THERE:

Fleet Feet Sports - Old Town is accessible by the #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, and #72 North Ave. bus routes. Closest CTA el station is Brown Line stop at Sedgewick. A parking garage is available at Pipers Alley at 230 W. North Ave. (with a validation discount for 2 hours), or try street meter parking which is also 2 hours.

Fleet Feet Sports - Lincoln Square is accessible by the CTA #49 Western bus.  Closest CTA el station is Brown line stop at Western. There is street meter parking and a metered lot about 1 block south of the store.

Fleet Feet Sports - South Loop (in the Roosevelt Collection) is .3 miles west of the CTA el station at Roosevelt (Red, Orange & Green lines), and is accessible by the #24 Wentworth, #12 Roosevelt and #18 buses. Free parking in garage under the theaters.

Fleet Feet Sports - Elmhurst is less than 2 blocks from the Union Pacific-West line and very close to #309 and #332 Pace bus stops.

WEATHER:   

This is Chicago. Weather on March 14 could be warm and sunny, or cold, windy and wet. Please dress accordingly. Bag check will be available at the stores and you can change clothes there. The Pi K will take place rain, snow or shine. If cancellation is warranted due to severe weather conditions, announcements will be made on the day of the run, not in advance.

WAIVER and RELEASE:
Waiver of Responsibility: I know that participating in a running/walking event is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by a decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run/walk. I assume all risks associated with running/walking in this event including but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including low temperature/high heat and/or humidity, traffic, and the conditions of the course, all risk being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of my entry, I, for myself, and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release Illinois Science Council and its officers and employees, DL ZIMCO, Inc. d/b/a Fleet Feet Sports-Chicago and its officers and employees, and all other sponsors, individuals, and volunteers associated with the event, their representatives and successors and all claims of liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event. I attest and verify that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the event. No refunds will be provided if race is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances or acts of nature. I realize that pictures taken at the race can be used for marketing materials and I consent that my image may be used.

Pi, in case you don't remember, is abbreviated to 3.14 but continues indefinitely. To date, it has been calculated by computer to over 1.2 trillion digits. Competitions exist for reciting the most digits by memory. As the world's most famous mathematical constant, Pi is important to many formulas used in mathematics, science, engineering and statistics.