The 30th Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile --a Chicagoland Labor Day tradition--goes off on Monday, September 3 at 8 a.m. with defending champion and course record holder Nelson Kiplagat headlining the field. Last year, Kiplagat edged fellow Kenyan Reuben Chebii in what was the closest and fastest race ever at Park Forest, both were timed in 46 minutes, 30 seconds. Chebii will also return to see if he has gained a step or two in the past year. Others to watch are Josphat Ndeti, Matthew Chesang, Richard Kimeli and top Americans Teren Jameson, Mark Stallings, Matt Thull, David Williams and Brian Lyons.

In the women's race, Leah Kiprono, Caroline Cheptanui, Lilian Chelimo and Florence Jepkosgei from Kenya should be contenders, but also look for Jung Ae Nah from South Korea as well as a host of Americans in the mix.

Race director Bud James will close out his 23 years at Park Forest which includes 20 years as race director. The future of the race remains unknown at this time as the local government is in the process of studying what direction if any to go following this year's race. According to James, the 30th edition "will be the last as we know it today."

For more event information, visit Scenic10.com.