Candy Cane Course- Greater Chicago

Unfortunately many veterans lost their battle with PTSD and we feel it's our duty to honor their memory and service to our country.

This 5K Run/Walk/Ruck, dog friendly. Event will be held at the Forgotten Warrior Memorial located at Channahon State Park. Located at

25302 W Story St, Channahon, IL 60410. Carpooling is suggested.

We made some changes based on feed back. We will have signs along route we'll offer packet pick ups prior to race day among other changes. This year we will also have an option for a small donation to have a photo of your warrior on the course and on run sign up page.

Route will start at Channahon State Park, heading south along the scenic and picturesque I&M canal. We will have various veterans resources, vendors/sponsors. We will have food trucks, 50/50 drawing, Shirt will have a spot for you to write in the name of who you're running in Honor of. Honoring our veterans both past and present who are battling PTSD and continuing to raise awareness and support. Packet pick ups will be held at the K9s for Veterans retail store located at 631 E Boughton Rd Suite 155, Bolingbrook, Il, 60440. ( email to go with packet pick up details)

VOLUNTEERS! Please send email to Wendy at w.paul@comcast.net. Please include if you're looking to earn community service hours and age.

5k Registration Includes:

5k Run/Walk Entry

Chip Timed Race Bib

The first 300 participants will receive a finisher medal

Awards will be overall and age category recognition pins.

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Pre-K 50 Yard Dash

Pre-K 75 Yard Dash

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

Challenger

Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!

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The Inaugural

5K Run/Walk

Date: Saturday, April 18th

Location: Cene's Four Seasons Park

25520 W. Seil Rd

Shorewood, IL

Kid's Fun Run (1 mile) Start Time: 8:45am

5K Start Time: 9:00am

5K Entry Fee: $40.00 includes

• Race entry

• Chip timed

• Race shirt (guaranteed if registered before 4/6/26)

• Finisher medal

• Post race party with music and refreshments

Prizes: Awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in both the men's and women's division.

Other Details:

• Walkers, strollers, families welcome!

• Online registration through start time on 4/18/26

• Advance packet pick-up on Friday 4/17, location TBA

• On-site packet pick-up on Saturday 4/18 starting at 7:00am

• On-site parking at race site

Presented by:

In Partnership with:

F3 Chaminwood

Proceeds from this event will benefit:

Register today for the annual BeActive NAMI Will-Grundy 5k! This fun, certified, and chip-timed 5k loop will start/finish at the Joliet Regional Airport located at 4000 West Jefferson Street in Joliet, IL. Proceeds benefit NAMI Will-Grundy to provide education, support, advocacy, and public awareness, so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. Start times for runners begin at 8am, and for walkers/families begin at 8:15am. A 100m Kids' Fun Dash will follow post race at 9am (children 9 years old and under). Awards will be provided to the top M/F finishers from each age group. Dri-FIT shirts are included in the registration fee until April 18th.

January 1st - April 18th $35 and guarantee your shirt size

Apr 19th - May 9th: $40 and no guarantee on shirt size

May 10th - race day: $50 and no guarantee on shirt size

Race packets can be picked up at 7:00 am on the day of the race. We look forward to seeing you then!

Awards: Top 3 M/F Overall. Age Groups 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+

Please join us in supporting the George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club of Joliet by participating in our Inaugural 5K Run/Walk.

The Mission Statement of the Boys & Girls Club: “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.”

At no cost to our members, the Club provides educational programming and tutoring, health and life skills, sports, fitness, and recreation, and meals through the Northern Illinois Food Bank. All in a safe place to learn and grow.

With your support, we cannot only continue to provide our members with vital services and opportunities but can grow our membership and provide services to a larger portion of our community. Donations in any amount are a great way to support the G W Buck Boys & Girls Club even if you can’t take part in the event. To donate, please visit our website. https://www.bgcjoliet.com/

This is a non-profit event. All proceeds and donations go directly to the G W Buck Boys & Girls Club.

Start your day by running or walking the 5K on the main Campus of Joliet Junior College

Packet Pick-up:

• Friday, May 30, 10 am - 1 pm and 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, at the G W Buck Boys & Girls Club, 226 E Clinton Street, Joliet, IL 60432. While you're picking up your packet, you can take a tour of the Club and get an idea what we do!

• Saturday May 31, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00, at the Law Offices of Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol LLC, 3260 Executive Drive, Joliet, IL 60431

Race Morning Packet pickup begins at 7:30 am. Race begins 8:30 (runners first, then walkers) followed by awards and snacks.

We hope to see you there.