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  • Distance: 9.9 km
    Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM

    Join us at IWU Tucci Stadium (located directly behind the Shirk Center) as we celebrate the mission and the kids of St. Jude!

    As the community event for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the St. Jude Walk is where we unite supporters across the country to provide hope and healing for families during their toughest times. Regardless of your pace or path, when you join the St. Jude Walk, you're taking steps to cure childhood cancer.

    The St. Jude Walk is an inspiring, family-friendly event that unites people across the nation behind the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®

    We will be offering a 1 Mile Walk, 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon

    Half Marathon Participants please note there is a 3 1/2 hour course time limit

    Previous Race Routes can be found HERE. 2026 race routes are not expected to change significantly, if at all.

    All donations and registration fees will directly benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

    Registration Costs:

    1 Mile Walk - FREE

    5K - $25

    10K - $40

    Half Marathon - $65

    Registration coming soon!

    Registration will be available at stjude.org/walknormal.

    2025 race results can be found HERE

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  • 347 S University St, Normal, Illinois, 61761, United States
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    Distance: 9.3 km
    Sat, Oct 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM

    All registration will be done online. To save time, please complete your registration prior to arriving on site.

    Get ready to raise the banner high at the Town and Gown Hybrid 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk as a part of Homecoming. The in-person race will take off at the Student Fitness Center at 8 a.m. and go through Uptown Normal and around campus. One water stop will be set on the course, and refreshments, courtesy of the Town of Normal, will be available afterward for all run/walk participants. Check out the course to get ready to run.

    The Office of Sustainability will be onsite with reusable water bottles and Zero Waste Crew to make this a zero-waste event. No pets, please. Strollers welcomed. Parking is available in the School Street Parking Garage off of Beaufort. Prizes will be awarded to overall male and female winners, overall male and female wheelchair racers, and overall non-binary racer. Additional awards for the top three male and female finishers in each age division: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.

    This year’s registration cost is $20 for all ages and races. Five dollars of each registration will support the Marian H. Dean Scholarship. Online registration is available until 7:45 a.m. on race day. To guarantee a shirt, racers must register by midnight on September 16.

    Packet pick-up is Friday (day before the race) in the Kasten Room at the Alumni Center or Saturday (race day_ from 7–7:45 a.m. at the Student Fitness Center (347 S. University).

    Virtual runners will receive a confirmation email in the following weeks after registering, including a bib to print, further instructions, and a link to submit race time. Shirts will be mailed. All participants are encouraged to run on race day sporting their Redbird gear, but you can finish anytime before the date.

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