Thank you to all who participated in the Rock n Roll Half Marathon and Bank of America Marathon for PAWS Chicago! Details about our 2010 team will be available in December. In the meantime, feel free to email jbusch@pawschicago.org with any questions.

Thanks to everyone who came out and participated in the March Fun Run! Our monthly Fun Runs are short, 1-2 mile runs for runners and their dogs. If you don’t have a dog, you can sign up to run with a PAWS Chicago dog!

Beck, an eight-month-old Spaniel mix was badly injured after his owner tossed him out of a secondstory window. Confused, alone and in need of medical attention, Beck was taken in, immediately treated and is now recovering at the PAWS Chicago Adoption & Humane Center. With a comfortable bed and toys to play with, his broken spirit is starting to heal too.

Wyatt, a three-month-old kitten likely wondered what he had done wrong to land himself at the bottom of a dumpster in the parking lot of a local bank. Mewing until his voice was hoarse, Wyatt’s cries were heard by a volunteer heading to her car after a long day. Pulling him from the dumpster, she noticed the kitten was covered in tar, and starving. She brought Wyatt to PAWS Chicago for medical treatment. After recovering in a foster home, Wyatt was ready for adoption.

Welcome to the  Marathon and Half Marathon Team Website for PAWS Chicago!

Put your best paw forward and run for PAWS Chicago in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 11, or the Rock N Roll Chicago Half Marathon on August 2! Leading the way to a No Kill Chicago – a city where no animals are destroyed simply because they are homeless – PAWS Chicago opened the Midwest’s only cageless, state-of-the-art, No Kill shelter in the fall of 2007.

As a team member you will enjoy a new social network of animal-loving athletes, accomplish a personal milestone and save many lives in the process.

We ask that each team member commit to raising a minimum of $600 (or $1000 if PAWS Chicago provides your Bank of America Chicago Marathon Entry) for PAWS Chicago. In exchange, you will take advantage of some extraordinary benefits:

Free training program with CARA (Chicago Area Runner’s Association) – the official training program of the PAWS Chicago half marathon and marathon teams.

A CARA membership, including a 1-year subscription to Runners World magazine, discounts on local race entry fees and at local retail stores, access to a large community of Chicago-area runners and more!

Race-day amenities including: a heated, private tent, private gear check and bathrooms, massages, refreshments and “cheer squad” t-shirts for your friends and family!

Additional benefits include:
Monthly pet-friendly informational seminars
Complimentary massages for you and your pet
Monthly fun runs with your dog (or a PAWS Chicago dog!)
A pre-race Paw-sta party
Social get-togethers and dog-friendly bar nights!
And more!

Sign up for the PAWS Chicago team
http://pawschicago.kintera.org/2009marathon

Meet the 2009 PAWS Chicago team
http://marathon.pawschicago.org/meet-the-2009-marathon-team/

Official Bank of America Chicago Marathon Website
http://www.chicagomarathon.com

Official Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon Website
http://www.rnrchicago.com