It's Saturday, July 25th, 2026 User not logged in Running Group Group Name: The Great 8Kers Manager: Rich Limacher Subject: Getting ready for The Great 8K Member: Rich Limacher Hello! How's everyone's training going? I'm suddenly wondering if The Great 8K course is going to take us over the new Matteson Bridge--you know, the one over Interstate 57. Hmmm... Hope so! It's a great part of a pretty cool running (and walking) paved trail which is otherwise known as a "bike path." As time goes on, such bike paths are going to connect all kinds of places around the South Suburbs. From that Bridge, you can go east/south/east and follow around past the Community Center, then the Post Office, across Cicero Ave., east to the "Preservation Path," south on that to Lincoln Highway, cross at the light by KFC, and continue south on the path to the whole Old Plank Road Trail, on which you can go east to Chicago Heights or west to Joliet. Eventually the east will go all the way to Lansing (and farther!) and the west will go to the National Heritage Corridor Trail (alongside the old I&M Canal) and from there you'll almost be able to run to California! Well, maybe someday. Don't you feel like Matteson is, like, The Running/Walking Crossroads of America? I do! Have a Great 8K day! :-) -Rich Message Posted: May 24th, 2012 4:06 pm Viewed: 688 Last View: July 20th, 2026 12:42 pm Group Created: May 21st, 2012 5:53 pm Last Update: June 15th, 2013 10:14 am Members: 1 Viewed: 23073 Last View: July 25th, 2026 8:37 pm 2004-2026 : All rights reserved Terms and Conditions