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Running 10: The Story of the Valley Fox Trot

The Elgin Valley Fox Trot has been a staple event within the community for 48 years drawing a large number of participants. Learn the history behind it with author and co-director Edward Bates.

The Elgin Valley Fox Trot has always drawn large numbers of participants, a factor that has clearly contributed to its lasting appeal.  Although the Chicago Marathon ultimately rose to the status of a “World Major” event, it began in 1977 as the “People’s Race”—a motif that, as this presentation will demonstrate, was likewise embodied by the Valley Fox Trot when it debuted in 1978 and continues to endure to this day.

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