The Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat has a small item about the Companion Mississippi Mile on July 29, in which entrants run across the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge that once carried Route 66 and connects Madison, Ill., to St. Louis.
If you think running a mile across an old bridge is a piece of cake, you’ll probably be in for a rude awakening. The bridge has a deceptively steep incline towards its center, and the crosswinds can be nasty. Let’s put it this way — I don’t think any world records will be broken at this event.
Here’s the news release from Trailnet, which operates the bridge. Here’s the entry form from the St. Louis Track Club. You can register up to race day.
Road trip!