The Scallion site has a good director's review:
...5½ hour effort by both teams that took them on a 54 mile course through many of the western and southern neighborhoods of Chicago. The course was clearly the highlight of this years’ event capped off with a coasteer along the rocks on the south side lakefront. Many racers felt that this was the best Scallion to date and the most fun many of them have had in any race...
There are photos here:
http://www.urbanadventurephoto.com/
And the message board has some good racer's comments:
http://amazingforums.com/forum2/WILDONION/28.html...Wow! What a race. It was so much fun and so well run. I didn't have a single problem - completely smooth. I can't wait for next year! Thanks for all your hard work...
...We finished at 9:59:54, in the dark, delirious, cold, hungry, but happy. And for those kind/wonderful few that stayed at the finish line, in the dark- you don't know how much that meant to us! ...
...It was a good and surprising race, especially for a team full of Northsiders like us. Speaking on behalf of Team Mud, Sweat, and Tears, it did NOT go entirely smoothly for us, as the triad in Jackson Park turned into our version of dazed and confused...
