Onarga ALA Poppy 5K

It's time for Paxton's annual 5K run! Now with electronic signup AND timing! Our race will benefit the Coins for Kids Masonic charity. So come out and run, bring some change for the bucket, and let's have a great race day!

We have some exciting changes this year. Including our all electronic signup and timing, we are going to be able to filter out race results by gender and age group, so everyone can see where they stack up!

Registration will be $35 for early bird registration before May 1st and $40 after May 1st up until race day, July 4th. Race day registration starts at 7:00 AM at Pells Park in Paxton, with the race starting at 8:00. The cutoff to get a t-shirt will be registration by June 19th. The course will remain the same as last year.

There will not be paper registration on race day. Please complete your registration online prior to arriving on site.

All proceeds will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!

The race will Start and Finish at the Fairbury Fairgrounds. Race starts promptly at 8AM

Same day registration begins at 6:45am and ends promptly at 7:30.

Free t-shirt for all who are registered on or before July 30th.

Award Presentation Immediately following the Kid’s Fun Run

Award categories: Overall Male, Overall Female, Men’s and Women’s Divisions: 0-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 and over.

Event Information

Event Description: You may compete in either a 8-hour or 4-hour race on a 1.65 mile loop course at Limestone Park. The course, mostly crushed limestone and partly asphalt, is about half flat and half hilly with one short-but-steep downhill and one short-but-steep uphill plus a couple of other small hills, with a maximum elevation change of 50 feet. NEW THIS YEAR - During the last half hour, you may switch to a 1/4 mile out and back loop (1/8 mile each way) if you don’t have time to do a full course loop.

How it works: At the end of each loop you will check in with the scorekeeper. Then, take a break between loops or go right back out again; the choice is yours. Do as many loops as you can in the allotted time for your race. The scoring will be based on total loops completed. In the event of ties, the person who finished his or her last loop earliest will be the winner. Partial loops will not count. Use your own judgement about when to start a final loop. NEW THIS YEAR - During the last half hour, you may switch to a 1/4 mile out and back loop (1/8 mile each way) if you don’t have time to do a full course loop.

Aid Station: There will be a well-stocked aid station at the start/finish of the loop, It will be mostly limited to items that are individually wrapped. Restrooms will also be available there. There is an area where runners can set up their own base camps. If you have any special needs/wants for refreshments, you should plan on bringing your own.

Awards: Overall awards and age group awards will be based on participation. Finisher awards to all participants (personalized with your name for pre-registered participants.)

Net proceeds of this event will be donated to: Kankakee Veterans Assistance Commission and Limestone Park.

Schedule 8-Hour 4-Hour

Registration & Packet Pickup 7:30am-8:50am 9:00am-12:50pm

Pre-race briefing 8:55am 12:55pm

Race starts 9:00am 1:00pm

Race ends 5:00pm 5:00pm

Awards ceremony 5:15pm 5:15pm

Fees 8-Hour 4-Hour

Through Sep 13 $45 $40

Sep 14 - Sep 19 $50 $45

Race Day - Sep 20 $55 $50

T-shirts (Dri-Fit or Cotton) are available for order through noon on September 7th for an additional $10.