2026 D54 Education Foundation Run to Read

Join us for the CAC Root Beer Float Run on Saturday, June 13, 2026, and race to raise funds and inspire hope! All participants can celebrate their accomplishment with a complimentary root beer float after completing the course!

Location: Busse Woods Grove #27, 331 S Arlington Heights Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Race Time: 7:30 AM start time for 10K & 8:00AM start time for 5K

Course Maps: Click here!

Highlights:

• This is a family-friendly event! Kids and adults of all ages are welcome. All children can participate in the 50-yard dash, and registration for the 5K is open to kids through age 12 at discounted pricing. We recommend all kids 12 and under run with an adult.

• Strollers welcome! (Runners pushing strollers will be asked to start near the back.)

• This run is NOT a pet-friendly race. Our police department partners will have comfort dogs in attendance, so we ask that you keep furry friends at home for this race. Thank you for your understanding!

• 5K and 10K registration includes an event t-shirt and custom finisher medal. Register by Friday, May 23 to guarantee your size!

Sponsorship levels for local businesses start at $250! If you are interested in sponsoring or would like more information, please check out options here or contact [email protected].

Join JOURNEYS | The Road Home for our 13th Annual 5K!

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 8:30 AM

DEER GROVE EAST

1599 PEPPERTREE DR, PALATINE

More than just a race, the JOURNEYS 5k is a family fun event that benefits people facing homelessness and housing insecurity in the north and northwest suburbs of Cook County.

Dogs are welcomed as long as they are on a leash!

NOTE: Registrations after 06/01/26 are not guaranteed a shirt.

Hoffman Estates Stars & Stripes Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Run/Walk

Hoffman Estates, IL - 06/27/2026

Use #Stars&StripesRun when sharing your photos from the event. Finish with the American Flag, finisher medals & finish line ice cream and bomb pops!

Event times, dates, location and all other details are subject to change prior to the event. All official information is on the event's website AllCommunityEvents.com.

Join us for the Heatwave Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K!

A sun-soaked summer challenge that’s perfect for the whole family.

The fun includes –

• Great Swag – designer shirt & custom medal

• Chip-timing with live results and awards

• Free photos

• FREE ice cream at the finish to help you cool off

• Plenty of hot fun in the summer sun!

Grab your friends and family—you won’t want to miss this one!

Can’t make the race? No problem! We offer a virtual race option where you can run anywhere, at any time, and still earn the fun swag!

Youth-based pricing is available: ages 12 & under are only $17!

Half Marathon/10K/5K registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

1 Mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

Kid’s Dash is a fun, untimed dash for ages 10 and under. Registration includes a mini bib, youth-sized shirt, and a specially crafted medal for our youngest runners! (If your child wants to run the kid’s dash without swag, they’re welcome to run free on race day!)

Register by midnight on Thursday, two Thursdays before race day, to guarantee your shirt!

Dick Pond Athletics

2026 Summer Trail Classic

Approx 4M * 9.5M * 13M

August 23, 2026

7:30 Start

The Summer Trail Classic is the third of four events of the 2026 Dick Pond Athletics Darn Tough Trail Race Series.

After galloping over the wide crushed limestone lanes at Chauncey’s in April and overcoming the hills on the wide grass/dirt pathways of Hickory Knolls in June, we are now venturing onto the twisting and turning single-track trails of Paul Douglas Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates.

Choose from three different distances – approximate 4 miles / 9.5 miles / 13 miles – for a true trail running experience!

Date: August 23, 2026

Start Time: 7:30am (all distances)

Distances:

Approximate 4 miles / 9.5 miles / 13 miles

Walking-only participants are only allowed in the 4 mile distance, and support on all three courses will be removed at 12:00 Noon.

Location: Paul Douglas Forest Preserve, Central Avenue (just west of Roselle Rd, and just east of Barrington Rd), Hoffman Estates

Sponsors: Dick Pond Athletics, Mount to Coast and Darn Tough

Beneficiary: Chicago Area Mountain Bikers (CAMBr)

CAMBr is the Chicago Area Mountain Bikers, a volunteer organization of hundreds of riders who work to ensure that mountain bikers have diverse and challenging local opportunities to enjoy their sport. Our members have donated thousands of work hours to build and improve area trails.

The mission of the Chicago Area Mountain Bikers is to educate bicyclists, promote responsible trail use, prevent trail closings, maintain and build multi-use natural surface singletrack and freeride cycling opportunities in the Chicago area. CAMBr seeks to promote trail and freeride bicycling through stewardship, environmental and social responsibility, education, and a spirit of cooperation among all trail users, the conservation community, and governing bodies.

Please visit cambr.org if you are interested in finding out how you can get involved with CAMBr’s trail maintenance activities and/or cycling events.

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IMPORTANT: The Forest Preserve has very strict regulations in place regarding the trail use at Paul Douglas – if the trails are WET, the trails are CLOSED. If there is significant rain in the days immediately before race day and the Forest Preserve office deems the trails are not usable, we will shift the race to the asphalt bike path at the preserve. You will receive an email from us no later than Friday evening, August 21, notifying you of the change to the bike path with details about the course and race distances.