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Come join us for the BridgeTogether for Autism Foundation 5K, where we walk, run and unite to support children with autism in our community!
Lace up your sneakers and get ready to hit the pavement as we kick off the inaugural BridgeTogether Foundation 5K and raise funds for summer programming for autistic children.
With a growing need to have accessibility to inclusive and supported summer camps, your participation in this event will help us bridge the gap in offerings for neurodivergent children to learn and have fun on their summer breaks in the form of mini camps with their BridgeBuddies.
This event will kick off at 7075 Veterans Blvd in Burr Ridge, so mark your calendars and spread the word as we run (or walk) the 5K and then celebrate with live music, food and community engagement.
Registrants after 11/25 may not be guaranteed a shirt
Whether you're a seasoned runner aiming for a personal best or a family looking for a meaningful morning out, your participation bridges the gap and helps a neurodivergent child connect, learn, and thrive.
See you at the starting line!
Race tickets are $40 for adults $25 for kids 7-17 years old, and include;
Commemorative tshirt and racing bib
Finisher medal for the first 100 finishers
Choice of FREE BEEF or FREE ICE CREAM FOR A YEAR with Buona or Rainbow cone for first finisher in each division (Ages 6-12, 13-17, 18+)
Pre-race snacks sponsored by Chick-fil-A & Dunkin
Post-race Buona Beef sandwich or Rainbow Cone ice cream
Live music and photo opps
Family friendly fun!
TIMELINE;
9AM: Meet at Buona Companies Parking lot for check-in and pre-race celebration.
10AM: Shotgun start
11AM: Post race celebration with Buona and Rainbow Cone
MECCA MOVES! 5k & 1K Run, Walk & Roll
Kids Dash
September 19, 2026
8:00 AM Start, Downtown Burr Ridge
All ages & abilities welcome! Chip timed USATF race course!
Presented by: The Mecca Center
In Partnership with The Village of Burr Ridge
All proceeds to benefit Arab American Family Services to support their Domestic Violence and Elderly services!
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
Our family-friendly 1 mile run/walk and 5k race event is one of two flagship fundraising initiatives for the Lester PTA. Over 35% of our programming budget is generated by the Fun Run and all of its surrounding activities (Experiences, Raffles, Silent Auctions & More)!
The goal for this year’s Fun Run is to raise $25,000 – which is reinvested into the PTA's programs and activities that benefit all Lester students!
Please Note:
If you want to run both the 1mile and the 5K, you must register for each race individually. You will receive a separate timing bib for each race.
RACE START TIMES: 5K - 8am, 1mile - 9am
Register by midnight on September 5th to be guaranteed a T-shirt; registration for run only will be available up until the race start time on 9/28.
Race timing bibs and T-shirts will be distributed to classrooms during the week of 9/22.
Any Fun Run questions - please contact the event co-chairs.
Thank you for your support! See you on Sept. 28th!
Amy Heitkamp (419-235-6839), Adam DeMong (740-707-4751), Dina Ibach (312-860-7471)
The Downers Grove Thanksgiving Day 5K is here again!
Get into the holiday spirit by joining the 2025 Grove Express 5K Run/Walk, hosted by The Grove Express Foundation. Keeping up with the annual tradition, the scenic run through downtown Downers Grove will take place on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025.
The Grove Express Foundation invests direct donations and proceeds from the event into local educational initiatives, youth programs, and scholarships.
Check back frequently for more information on packet pick up, race day FAQs, Volunteer Opportunities, and more!
Race Update Due to major trail renovations and closures at Palos Forest Preserves from August to December we will be moving this race to Deer Grove Forest Preserve for the 2026 event! A Nonsensical Running Experience My mind is always looking for a good trick to pull or some shenanigans to get into. I've been voted the prankster of the office. My imagination runs wild on most of my runs. When I'm in the woods, I pretend I'm a hobbit running through the woods on an especially important quest.It's this combination of mischief and imagination that the Fancy Nonsense 25k/50k was born.The course is designed to allow the runner a space to return to the joy of running. Yes, you will accomplish your goal distance. More importantly, you will smile, you will laugh, you may even be a little confused. You will test your mental and physical limits while I tickle your funny bone.The race starts and finishes at Red Gate Wods in the Palos Trail System just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago. The course
will wind you on mostly single track.Aid stations will be stocked with your typical ultra fare. Cut off time for both races is 5pm. Register by Sept. 15th for a guaranteed shirt. Race Details Packet Pick-Up7:00am-7:45am for the 50k runners& 8:05am-8:45am for the 25k runners at Deer Grove West this yearDay Of8:00am start for the 50k runners9:00am start for the 25k runnersThere will be a short pre-race briefing to review course markings. Major intersections will be marked. However, each runner will be given a fully marked course map at packet pickup. There are lots of random, unmarked trails. You won't be running any of them, so don't turn down them.There will be other people out on the course that day, be friendly and kind!CourseThe course is a 5.5 mile loop. You'll run a loop, come back by the aid station and then run another loop until you hit your distance. It's a mostly single track and entirely runnable. .Aid Stations2 aid stations for the 25k runners5 aid stations for the 50k
runnersAid stations will be stocked with water, soda, snacks, doughnuts, and more. Please let me know if you have food allergies or specific requests!CrewsCrews can touch base with their runner at the aid station only. No pacers allowed. CUSS Running Curious Ultrarunner's Secret Society was established to inject a sense of whimsy into training calendars, split times, and fartleks. Our goal is to build a community that creates a space for the individual to fall in love with the magic of running.MissionTo help others fall in love with ultrarunning.VisionTo make you & the world slightly better through laughter & pain. BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Entries One of the things we strive for is to create inclusion and equality in the runningcommunity. As much as we want to say that all you need to run is a pair ofshoes, we know the reality is much more complex.To create intentional space for people, we have a number of free entries for ourraces that we would like to extend to BIPOC and LGBTQ+athletes. We would
like to emphasize that these are not need based orscholarships. These entries are an affirmation of belonging in our community. Weare not in any way publicly advertising who accepts an entry, and you do nothave to be an out member of the LGBTQ+ community to receive one. We are notquestioning or asking for additional information from anyone who asks for a code,they will be handed out as long as we have funding to do so.If you would like a code, please email us at [email protected] . Wehave earmarked funds for both BIPOC and LGBTQ+. Please feel free to share this offer with friends. Entrance Policy for Transgender Athletes We will accept each entrant’s declared gender at face value, and no additional supportingevidence is required. Athletes may register as the gender they identify with. Entrance Policy for Non-Binary Athletes People whose gender is not male or female; including but not limited to: genderqueer, agender, bigender. We want to acknowledge, respect, and provide opportunity in
the registration process to express their desired pronouns. Please email [email protected] after registration and we will amend our records as Ultrasignup does not currently have that option. Event's current local time: 3:55 AM CT
Before the all-state accolades, before the injuries, before middle school, high school, college, and all the difficulties that followed, Benjamin Lee Silver was a brother—to Aaron, three years older—and a son, to loving parents Paul and Jamie. Born in San Francisco, California on November 23, 1992, Ben was the kind of kid whose smile, nearly constant, was contagious. Energetic and creative, Ben jumped into any new endeavor with cheerful abandon, unafraid of embarrassing himself. If something was exciting, if there was the potential to improve himself, why not try it?
After moving to Downers Grove, Illinois in 1998, Ben dabbled in youth soccer before following in brother Aaron’s footsteps and joining the cross country and track teams at Herrick Middle School. A star from the outset, Ben was a class above his junior high competition. Despite being limited by injuries and minimal formal training, Ben shattered the school 1600 meter record with a 4:40.6, a time rarely approached by runners that age. In his freshman cross country season, he slotted in as Downers Grove North’s top runner, a mantle he’d hold for his four years in the program. In fact, he ran 15:19 the first time he ever raced three miles, outkicking a handful of returning all-state upperclassmen at the Leavey Invitational. A couple of weekends later, at the famed Peoria Notre Dame Invite, Ben became the first freshman to break 15:00 at Detweiler Park since Kevin Havel’s fifth place finish at the state meet in 2004. Unfortunately, his season was derailed by injury only days later.
Behind all of Ben’s accolades—3x All-State in cross country, 1x All-State in track and field, twice top 20 in the Footlocker Midwest Regional—was the untold story of how little he actually ran during his high school career. Never physically healthy for more than a couple of consecutive months, many of Ben’s finest performances came on unimaginably limited training. Both his junior and senior cross country state meet performances came on approximately three weeks of training. As captain, aware that his fast time was necessary for DGN’s qualification—he was determined to run no matter what, reclaim his top spot, and lead the team downstate. No one who saw him a month before the 2009 state meet, hobbled and unable to run even a block, could have imagined he’d lead the 3A race through two miles. Few would have believed a 10th place finish possible with only two hours a day on an elliptical trainer and less than 100 miles on his feet, still fewer would’ve guessed he’d make it through two miles
of the demanding UW-Parkside course in tenth place, the last qualifying position for Footlocker nationals, before fading. By any metric, these performances were incredible—with some insight into what got him there, they were almost unbelievable.
The final, and perhaps finest, high school performance in Ben’s career came during his senior season of track. A cocktail of injuries and poor conditions meant Ben—already 3x all-state in cross country—had never qualified to go downstate for track. Injured and unable to run since indoor conference, it seemed impossible he’d ever make it to Charleston. He returned to running the week of conference, determined to make one final effort. On one week’s running, he managed third in the stacked West Suburban Silver conference, outkicked by future NCAA All-American Malachy Schrobilgen and his teammate, Jack Stapleton, both of Oak Park-River Forest. The next weekend, facing the 9:32 qualifying time for the state meet (only a few seconds slower than his personal best), Ben finished second behind Hinsdale Central’s Billy Fayette, running a brave and almost inconceivable 9:27.62. Relegated to the first (and slower) heat of the 3200 meters at state, Ben ran possessed, with a mission: ticking off lap
after lap of even splits. He led wire-to-wire and finished in 9:18.91, a personal best and eleven seconds ahead of his nearest competitor. Incredibly, only seven athletes in the faster heat could better this solo performance on three weeks of training—yet again Ben stood on an IHSA podium, this time in eighth.
Eager to continue his running career while pursuing a top-notch education, Ben accepted a scholarship to compete and study at Miami University of Ohio, a mid-major Division I school with esteemed academics and a storied athletic history. Beleaguered once again by injuries, perhaps not helped by his incredible state track meet performance on a bad ankle, he would only compete in a few races for the program during his years in Ohio. Instead, he turned his laser-like focus and ambition toward academics. Successful as a freshman but unsure what path to follow—what major, what career field best suited him—Ben began to feel the stress of intense study paired with fear of losing his scholarship should he not be able to train and race. He moved between majors, from general engineering to paper science to biology, never managing to find the right fit.
Eager to redefine himself academically, Ben took even more advanced coursework as a sophomore, faltering for the first time in his education. Though he ran a couple races and trained with the team, he could not stay healthy—constantly in pain, he decided to end his competitive running career to focus on school. Dealing for the first time with feelings of intense loneliness, unable to perform in the athletic field that had so long defined him, he considered moving home halfway through the year but decided—much as he’d decided as an athlete—to push through, sure he could succeed with smarts and incredible willpower. Unfortunately, he ended the semester one credit hour short of the requirements to maintain his scholarship and around this time began to express lonely, dark, and depressed feelings that worried his brother and parents. He drifted away from his college and high school friends. Though many college students struggle to adapt, Ben’s difficulties proved more complex—at the end of the
summer before his junior year, he had his first psychotic break, unable to think clearly and consumed by paranoid thoughts and delusions. Eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia, an often misunderstood and misdiagnosed illness with over 20 million annual cases globally-most commonly in adolescents and young adults, Ben began taking medication. Though this helped, he still spent the next year and a half in and out of mental-health facilities.
Unable to recognize himself among all the dark feelings, Ben first attempted suicide in early summer of 2013. Though he physically recovered, the following months were a parade of hospitals and facilities, with Ben and his family navigating the circuitous and often counterintuitive mental health system in our country and state-despite a more open mental health dialogue in 2015 than in the past, it’s still in credibly difficult getting productive help and support for individuals suffering from mental illnesses compared to services offered to those with physical maladies. Ben spent two and a half months at Hopewell, a therapeutic farm community in Ohio, but eventually had another suicide attempt and returned to Illinois. Through this dark period, his entire family fought for him—though often unrecognizable as the brother, son, cousin, nephew, and friend we all loved, on good days Ben was present and yet at other times he was unreachable, angry and convinced that everyone and all doctors and
medicines were against him. In a medical system that has trouble understanding schizophrenia his condition never stabilized or improved. Despite meeting criteria for hospital discharge, no intermediate care facility would take him. Ben’s history defined him as a “risk.” Finding no escape from the voices in his head, in the summer of 2015 Ben ended his life.
At a Celebration of Ben Silver’s life, over three-hundred family members, friends, teammates and well-wishers from around the country gathered to share their memories of Ben. For all of his twenty-two years, he was the kind of person who reached out and made a difference, in ways both large and small, to people around him. Ben was very passionate about community—whether genetic, geographic, athletic, educational or social—and we all realized the best way to keep Ben’s memory alive was to keep the celebration going year-after-year, to bring people together regardless of their different interests and varied walks of life and share in Ben’s passion for running. Together we’re working to celebrate in a way which he would approve: sweating it out on the track in the name of effort, community, and love-regardless of speed. A race, a walk, a party, a way to raise awareness of schizophrenia and help others beset by similar difficulties: Ben’s Memorial Mile.
Thank you to all who have attended our event throughout the years. We look forward to seeing you at our next event!
Mission Statement
Ben’s Memorial Mile is a nonprofit organization that raises money and awareness for mental health research and suicide prevention. We accomplish these goals by hosting positive community events and partnering with other mental health advocates. We hope to bring people together, break stigmas, and empower everyone in the battle against mental illness.
Mission Statement
Ben’s Memorial Mile is a nonprofit organization that raises money and awareness for mental health research and suicide prevention. We accomplish these goals by hosting positive community events and partnering with other mental health advocates. We hope to bring people together, break stigmas, and empower everyone in the battle against mental illness.
Registration:
TBD
There will be same-day registration at the event, but we encourage participants to sign up online prior to the event.
Packet pickup:
Race bibs can be picked up in Fishel Park at packet pickup. All participants that signed up will need to pick up a race bib (and four safety pins) prior to the races. Your race bib will contain the chip that will capture your official time.
Your event T-shirt and complimentary raffle ticket will also be available at Fishel Park; you can retrieve these items before or after you run! If you registered after the T-shirt deadline, you will not be guaranteed a shirt.
Results:
Results will be posted online the day of the event at the following link: IL Prep Top Timing.
Awards:
TBD
There will be awards for the follow age groups: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+ years old. Don’t forget to hang around for our awards ceremony to see if you won a ribbon!
Parking:
You are not allowed to park on the course, and please do not parking on Grove Street at Fishel Park, as this will obstruct the race. There are many options (all free!) to park in downtown Downers Grove (see below). Aside from the highlighted regions, there is plenty of free street parking available off the course.
Race information
(both races will be chip-timed):Your event T-shirt (if you ordered one) and complimentary raffle ticket will be available at Fishel Park. You can retrieve these items before or after you run!
Race bibs can be picked up only at the start/finish line.
4:15 PM: Open/walking mile (for those slower than 6:30 pace for 1 mile)
4:45 PM: Elite mile (for those running 6:30 or faster for 1 mile)
5:30 PM: Awards ceremony & announcement of raffle winners (at Fishel Park – click the button below for age-group leaders that will be recognized)
Fishel Park community festival (3:00 PM – 8:30 PM):
We have a whole lineup of artists that will be performing LIVE MUSIC starting at 3:00 PM! Come with a blanket or lawn chair, and enjoy the music!
There will also be FREE concessions, booths, cornhole, raffles, and a kids tent. All participants will receive 1 complimentary raffle ticket and can purchase more.
Bathrooms:
Bathrooms are at the north end of the Fishel Park bandshell.
Weather/Emergency information:
The event will be cancelled in the case of inclement weather. Emergency information will be conveyed via email. You can also monitor our Facebook and Instagram pages for emergency information.
Prohibited Items:
Pets (aside from service animals), bicycles, in-line skates, and other wheeled vehicles (aside from wheelchairs) are prohibited on the course. If you will be participating with a stroller or baby jogger, you must begin at the back of the start corral for the safety of all participants. No alcohol is allowed on the course or at Fishel Park. Of note, pets on leashes are allowed at Fishel Park.
*NEW: Please consider a donation of CEREAL and/or OATMEAL for the St. Francis Food Pantry. There will be a collection box at packet pickup, on site race day, and at the after party.
RACE BIB PICK-UP
Friday, October 24th, from 2:30 - 6:30 pm at St. Francis Xavier School (145 N. Waiola Ave., La Grange) at God's Garage, accessible through the Waiola entrance of the school parking lot.
Snag your official SFX Falcon 5k race t-shirt (if you registered by Oct. 5), a free winter hat courtesy of Donahue Financial Group, and other giveaways from our amazing sponsors!
Aim to pick up your packet on Friday so you can wear your shirt to the race and sleep later on Saturday!
Saturday, October 25th (RACE DAY!) from 7:00 - 8:00 am at the race starting line (Richmond & Waiola Ave, La Grange Park).
RACE DAY EVENTS
8:00 am – Kids .5 mile Fun Run (Ages 10 and under)
8:20 am – Junior Falcon Club 100-yard dash (1st grade and younger – FREE EVENT)
8:30 am – 5k start; strollers to start behind all runners
8:30 - 10 am – Post-Race Party
9:30/45 am - Age Group Awards (medals and prizes!)
All race distances start and finish on Richmond between Spring and Waiola. See further down for a detailed map of the various courses.
Parking is available on neighborhood streets on both sides of Ogden Ave.; no parking on the course or in the school lot.
THERE WILL BE NO RACE DAY GEAR CHECK.
Indoor restrooms will be available at the school if needed.
Post Race Party
We will have a post-race party in the school gym. Come hang out after the race for food and drinks donated by local businesses. We'll have bagels, bananas, donuts, water, and other donated items! We'll also have on-site support from some of our outstanding sponsors!
Around 9:30/45 am, we will announce our age-group and stroller division awards, so make sure you are ready to claim your award or cheer on your friends!
Race Results
Results for the 5K will be posted on the Chicago Athlete website.
Course Records: Delaney Burns 20:24 (Female 2018) and Nicholas Strayer 18:15 (Male 2019).
There Is A Will, There Is A Way
5K Run/Walk
Saturday, September 5, 2026
9:30 AM Start
Washington Street (West Taxiway)
Brookeridge,
Downers Grove, IL
Every registration, sponsorship, and donation helps support newly commissioned Marines by offsetting the cost of the uniforms required to begin their military careers.
There Is A Will, There Is A Way Foundation
The Oak Brook Park District is proud to host the Turkey Dri Tri. Don't miss this triathlon for ages 12+ and all skill levels.
This Triathlon features:
Row on Concept 2 Rowers (2000 meters)
Cycle on Air Assault bikes (2.5 miles)
Run/Walk 10 laps on our indoor track (1.25 miles)
Each participant will be assigned a heat based on his or her gender and age, and confirmations will be sent out the week before the event. Heats start every 30 minutes, beginning at 7:30am, with 6 participants per heat. All participants must start at the times indicated in their confirmation email (no exceptions).
Appropriate attire, including athletic shoes, are required for all events. First place male and female finishers will win the most coveted prize in all of Dri Tris: The Golden Turkey!
This event is sponsored by: UCM | AdventHealth-Hinsdale
Race and Course Information
The Forge Trail Run Festival will embrace the adventure and challenge of late-fall, mid-west trail running with 10K, 20K, 30K, and 60K events. The races will be run on single/double-track trails in The Forge and adjoining trails, within the woods and on some gravel around the historic Lemont Quarries and I&M Canal.
The courses will start and finish within the Forge. The courses wind through the single and double track trails within the woods and some gravel trails around the historic Lemont Quarries and I&M Canal throughout the Forge and adjoining trails.
The 10K will be one lap, the 20K (Half Marathon) will be two laps and the 30K will be a three lap course. Our newest offering - the 60K - will be six laps. Total mileage may not be precise, but will be close to the promoted distances. This is a trail race and we want the natural terrain and flow to guide the course and distance.
The gravel trails are flat. The single-track sections have variable terrain and surfaces ranging from dirt, grass, rocks, mud, more rocks, roots, mulch, stumps, critters, etc. A few sections are technical with several short but steep inclines and downhills. The defining character and primary challenge of the course is the variable surface. There are not any significant elevation changes. We would rate this course as moderately challenging for experienced trail runners and more difficult for runners with less experience on trail.
2025 Muddy Shamrock Results
Woods, dirt, mud, roots, and maybe some other adventurous trail stuff will be experienced at the 5th annual Muddy Shamrock Trail Races @ The Forge. And now that we've earned the 4th leaf in our clover, the race is now named the MUDDY SHAMROCK!
This early-season trail race will be run on wooded single & double-track trails with awesome scenery around the historic Lemont Quarries. Both races will traverse the single-track MTB trails within the woods and some gravel trails throughout the Forge and adjoining trail systems.
Join us for the 3rd Annual Downers Grove, IL Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k Fun Run and Walk on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in celebration of Ostomy Awareness Day.
We will be offering Professional Run Timing Services with Race Time Race Management - This is a family friendly event and we will also be offering 50-yard dash Kids Runs for ages 5 and under, and ages 6 through 10! We also welcome and encourage you to bring dogs and other pets that can be outside safely! We can provide water and a water bowl.
For six years, the Ostomy Support Group of DuPage County hosted their own Run for Resilience 5k walk and run, and made this an "Official" UOAA event in 2024! Please join us and UOAA to celebrate 9 years of Ostomy Awareness and Support in Downers Grove, IL.
All proceeds benefit the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA), a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible (https://www.ostomy.org).
NOTE: To ensure everyone is safe and comfortable running, walking, or rolling on the run course, we are capping the number of participants at 100 this year.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
8:30 am to 9:15 am Same day registration and packet pick-up
9:30 am Gather for group photo and announcements
10:00 am 5k Run/Walk/Roll STARTS
11:00 am Kids Runs (50-yard Dash)
11:30 am Awards Ceremony and Door Prize Giveaway
DON'T DELAY, REGISTER TODAY - Take advantage of Early Bird Pricing for the 5k through July 25th and save! Register by September 4 to guarantee t-shirt availability and your preferred size.
The Registration Fee of $35.00 for the 5k and $20.00 for the 50-yard Kids Run includes a unisex adult or youth size T-Shirt, a Bib, and a participant Swag Bag. Take advantage of Early Bird pricing for the 5k through July 31st and save $5.00! (Price for the 5k goes up to $40 after July 31.) So don't delay! Register today to guarantee T-shirt availability and your preferred size at the event.
THE COURSE
The 5k run/walk/roll will be held on a looped course starting on Birchwood Place, proceeding to Lacey Road, then to Woodcreek Drive, and then back to Birchwood Place. The 5k will end on Woodcreek Drive. Participants are welcome to run/walk/roll any or all of the course, but only participants who complete the entire 5k will be eligible to win an award. The course map is available here and will be posted at the registration desk.
PACKET PICK-UP
Packet pick-up will occur on race day from 8:30 am to 9:15 am.
PARKING
There is ample free parking at the Byram Healthcare office.
PRIZES
Medals for top three overall 5k finishers, male and female, and top three overall 5k finishers for the Ostomate category
Awards for top three finishers of each Kids Run
REFRESHMENTS
We will have a variety of complimentary refreshments for you to enjoy after the race! Trader Joe’s of Glen Ellyn is donating bananas and mandarin oranges, and The Ostomy Support Group of DuPage County is donating the rest of the refreshments.
FREE SAMPLES
Race bags will contain lots of goodies, including samples from sponsors.
CREATE OR JOIN A RACE GROUP/TEAM!
Once you’ve registered you have the option to CREATE a new RACE GROUP/TEAM or to JOIN one that’s already been established. This is a great way to get others in your community to Register to Participate in the Run. Invite family, friends, and co-workers to Register, choose to be on your Race Group/Team (or start their own), and celebrate the day with you! (Please note this is NOT a Team Fundraiser. To set up a Personal or Team Fundraiser, please go to the DONATE button.)
FUNDRAISING
Raise $150 or more and your Registration Fee will be refunded!
The United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports, empowers and advocates for the estimated 725,000 to 1 million people who are living with an ostomy or continent diversion across the country. Fundraising is an important aspect of our Run for Resilience Ostomy 5K. Funds raised help UOAA continue to provide resources, educational materials, advocacy and support to the ostomy and continent diversion community.
To make a tax-deductible Donation, please click on the DONATE Button at the top of this page. We invite you to set up your own Personal or Team Fundraiser when registering to participate in the event, or through the DONATE Button at the top of this page. You can create a unique Fundraiser Name and URL address, personalize your fundraising message, and direct your friends and family to your page to join your team or sponsor you in your fundraising goal.
FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES
♦Fundraising Level - Empower: $225+ in fundraising individually or as a Team Captain.
♦Fundraising award: TBD
♦Fundraising Level - Champion: $425+ in fundraising individually or as a Team Captain
♦Fundraising award: TBD
The Champion level fundraisers will also receive the Empower level fundraising award.
SPONSORSHIP
If you are interested in sponsoring the race, please contact Barbara Tischler at [email protected]
RUN REFERRAL PROGRAM
Invite 5 other people to register and participate in the Run with you and you will be refunded $20 on YOUR registration! Simply share your unique referral link found on your registration confirmation page (email) "Remember to invite your friends with your special URL https:// ..." The referral program is valid for all in-person run locations and the virtual event, so even if they cannot join you where you are, they can still celebrate from afar!
Run With The Nuns 5K
Lemont, Illinois
Sunday, October 18, 2026
The Cheesy Pretzel 5k is back for 2026!
The Cheesy Pretzel 5k & 1 Mile Walk is a USATF certified 5k event [IL23028NM] that winds through The Promenade Bolingbrook and surrounding neighborhoods. All participants in the 5k and 1 mile walk will receive an order of Pretzel Bites and Cheese!
The first 550 registered participants will receive a moisture wicking long sleeve shirt & Cheesy Pretzel Finisher Medal! Shirt size preferences will be first come, first serve; corresponding to each participants race registration date. Strollers and walkers are welcome to join the event. Stroller riders are free, but will not receive a race shirt or finisher's medal. Registered runners must be at least 5 years old. Participants in the 1 Mile Walk will follow a course through The Promenade Bolingbrook property. *The walk is an untimed event.
Why is This Event Important?
The Cheesy Pretzel 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk isn’t just about crossing the finish line, it’s about making a real difference for local teens who need support, guidance, and hope. Proceeds help Heart Haven OutReach provide free mentoring, support groups, leadership programs, and safe spaces where teens can build resiliency, grow and thrive. Through our Charity of Choice program, we encourage participants to help raise funds for other local nonprofit close to their heart. Whether you run, walk, volunteer, sponsor, or donate, your involvement helps strengthen the community and empower local teens.
Volunteer Opportunities
Link TBA, Summer 2026
Sponsorship Opportunities
Link TBA, Spring 2026
The First 550 Participants to Register (5k or 1 Mile Walk) Will Receive:
-Custom Finisher Medal
-Dry-Fit Long Sleeve Shirt
5k Registration Fee:
$30 - Loyalty Discount by July 24, 2026 at 11:59pm.
$35 - Early Bird Discount by August 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm
$40 - Standard Registration by September 30, 2026 at 11:59 pm
$45 - Late Registration on October 1, 2 or 3 (*No Advance Packet Pickup)
$45 - Day of Registration on October 4
1 Mile Walk Registration Fee:
$30 - Loyalty Discount by July 24, 2026 at 11:59pm.
$35 - Early Bird Discount by August 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm
$40 - Standard Registration by September 30, 2026 at 11:59 pm
$45 - Late Registration on October 1, 2 or 3 (*No Advance Packet Pickup)
$45 - Day of Registration on October 4
Race day registration on October 4th will be available beginning at 7:00 am ($45 for 5k & 1 Mile Walk).
The Cheesy Pretzel 5k and 1 Mile Walk runs rain or shine. *No refunds available.
Event Schedule:
7:00 am - Day of Packet Pickup & Day of Registration Opens
7:30 am - Warm-up
8:00 am - 5k start time
8:05 am - 1 Mile Walk start time
9:15 am - Awards ceremony
*Post-race refreshments will be provided by Meijer.
Award Presentation:
There will be an awards presentation for the 5k event following the finish of the race. Trophies presented to the fastest overall male and female runners. First, Second & Third Place Medals will be presented to the top male and top female finishers in each age category. (10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+).
Advance Packet Pick Up:
Avoid race day lines, and come by to pick up your shirt, race bib, free raffle ticket, and other materials. IMPORTANT: Participants who wait to register until October 1st, 2nd or 3rd cannot participate in Advance Packet Pickup. These participants must wait to pick-up their race packets starting at 7am on Race Day (October 4th).
Friday, October 2nd: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday, October 3rd: 10:00am - 2:00pm
*Times have been extended by 2 hours for 2026!
Packet Pickup Address:
Star Cinema Grill
619 E Boughton Rd Suite 200
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Shirt size preferences are first come, first serve; corresponding to each participants race registration date.
The shirt inventory is updated automatically, so if we run out of a specific size - it will not be selectable when checking out.
Once sizes are gone - they are gone!
Run or walk to help us provide recreation scholarships to low-income families who do not have the means to participate in recreation activities. All proceeds benefit the Lisle Partners for Parks Foundation Scholarship Fund & Lisle Teens with Character Program.
Please take the time to read through the following race information.
General Race Guidelines:
• Costumes are encouraged! You don't have to dress up in a costume to conquer the Scarecrow Scramble, but it definitely makes it more fun!
• No pets allowed on course.
• Strollers are only permitted if you are walking in the 5K. You will be placed at the end of the line.
• To minimize the risk of injury, parents are responsible for watching their kids throughout event.
• Race officials maintain the right to cancel the event for safety due to severe weather conditions.
Registration Guidelines:
• ALL REGISTRATION FEES ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE.
• Every participant must sign a waiver at registration.
• Register by 11:59pm on 9/14/2025 to be guaranteed a race shirt
• Participants must register online, no in-person or mail-in registration will be offered.
• Race day registration will be offered in-person from 5:00-6:30pm
• Race day registration will be offered online through 6:30pm
• Race bib & shirt pick up will take place Friday between 4-7pm at the Lisle Recreation Center. Race bib & shirt pick up will also be offered from 5:00-6:30pm on race day.
• Race Participants will receive 1 (one) food ticket redeemable after the race.
• Boss Dawgz of Lisle will be on site grilling up their 100% all beef hot dogs as well as their signature "Identity Crisis" vegetarian char grilled portobello mushroom. Chicago Style toppings will be provided! 1 food ticket is good for 1 dog! Additional dogs may be purchased for a fee.
• Race Participants will receive 1 (one) beverage ticket redeemable after the race. Alcohol ONLY for participants 21 years of age & older.
Tot Dash:
• The Tot Dash will start at 6:15pm in the outfield of baseball field #1
• All runners will receive a ribbon when they cross the finish line.
• All runners will receive 1 (one) food and 1 (one) beverage ticket. Boss Dawgz of Lisle will be on site grilling up their 100% all beef hot dogs as well as their signature "Identity Crisis" portobello mushroom steak dog. Chicago Style toppings will be provided! 1 food ticket is good for 1 dog! Additional dogs may be purchased for a fee.
• No shirt for Tot Dash registrants.
Youth Run:
• The Youth Run will start at 6:30pm.
• All runners will receive a ribbon when they cross the finish line.
• All runners will receive 1 (one) food and 1 (one) beverage ticket. Boss Dawgz of Lisle will be on site grilling up their 100% all beef hot dogs as well as their signature "Identity Crisis" vegetarian char grilled portobello mushroom. Chicago Style toppings will be provided! 1 food ticket is good for 1 dog! Additional dogs may be purchased for a fee.
• Any child age 11 & under that has paid for a 5K registration may also participate in the Youth Run free of charge. Only one shirt will be given.
5K Run / Walk:
• 5K will begin at 7:00pm
• All runners will receive 1 (one) food and 1 (one) beverage ticket. Ages 21 & over will receive an alcohol ticket.
• Top Male/Female Overall & Top Male/Female Masters 40+ will receive trophies. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place Male/Female in each age group (9 & Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+) will receive a medal. Winners will be announced after the race.
Following Race: Food & Drinks!
• Boss Dawgz of Lisle will be on site grilling up their 100% all beef hot dogs as well as their signature "Identity Crisis" vegetarian char grilled portobello mushroom. Chicago Style toppings will be provided! (and ketchup for the kids) Check out Boss Dawgz here!
• 1 food ticket is good for 1 dog! Additional dogs may be purchased for a fee.
• Bubblehouse Brewing Company will be providing the post race beer again this year! Isle of Lisle Mexican Lager and Get Yo Festy On Fest Beer will be on tap! https://www.bubblehousebrewing.com/ontap
• There will be post race food and drink for participants provided following the race. Food and drink tickets must be presented.
• 5K award ceremony will take place following the race at 7:45pm by the band shell
Results:
• Participants who opted in during the registration process will receive a text message with their time shortly after crossing the finish line.
• Results will be updated throughout the evening at www.ItsRaceTime.com
Race Bib & Shirt Pick Up
• Race bib & shirt pick up will take place Friday before the race. You can pick up your race bag between 4-7pm at the Lisle Recreation Center, 1925 Ohio Street, Lisle. If you are unable to make it on Friday, you can pick-up your race bag on Saturday between 5:30 & 6:30 at the band shell.
Event Benefits:
• Run or walk to help The Lisle Partners for Parks Foundation provide recreation scholarships to low-income families who do not have the means to participate in recreation activities, and the Lisle Teens with Character Program.
Bolingbrook Park District's Parkie's 5K is back! We've got the flat, fast course, and community feel that you've loved for the past several years!!!. We’re very happy continue to offer Bolingbrook's favorite 5K!!!
Run, Walk or push a stroller to make it a family event. participants fully registered by August 1st are guaranteed to receive t shirts in their size, those registered after August 1st are not guaranteed a shirt or correct shirt size. Each participant earns a finishers gift. See below for additional awards and recognition. Same day registration will be available on race day starting at 6:30 am. Pre-registration racers will be able to pick up race packets on August 21, between 3:00-7:00pm at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex (200 Lindsey Lane) in our Multipurpose Room.
Date: Saturday August 22, 2026
Time: 8:00am-10:00am
Location: Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex (200 S. Lindsey Lane)
Registration fee:
$30 adults (15 yrs +), $27 child (6-14 yrs), if registered by July 31, 2026 at 11:50 pm
$35 adults (15 yrs +), $32 child (6-14 yrs), if registered by August 1-August 20, 2026, at 9:00 am
$40 adults (15 yrs +), $38 child (6-16 yrs), if registered on Race Day
$25 1-Mile Walk
All participants will receive a commemorative medals - 5K only
Award medals will be presented to:
top overall male & female finisher
top 3 males & females in each category: 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+
5K only
Parkie’s 1-Mile Family Fun Walk
Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Complex
Ages 4 years & up
Walk or push a stroller through the neighborhood for this fun, untimed 1-Mile Family Fun Walk.
Stroller riders are free, but will not receive a race shirt or finisher’s medal. Registered runners
must be at least 5 years old.
Each participant will receive a t-shirt in their size.
Join Elijah Road Racing (of the Elijah Running Club, Inc.) for the 5th Running pf the FAITH & FITNESS RACE SERIES on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH at 9:00am CST at MILLER MEADOWS (Run Path, 2175 S 1st Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130.
This Year's Race Series is EXTRA SPECIAL as a Portion of the Proceeds Benefit the MAYWOOD UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME RESTORATION Project!
Choose from a 5k Run. 1 Mile Walk or Virtual Race and CREATE A FUNDRAISING PAGE to RAISE FUNDS to Support this UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME Restoration CHARITY EFFORT!
HELP US UPLIFT Our CULTURE & CELEBRATE Our CULTURAL HISTORY for GENERATIONS to COME!!!
THANKS IN ADVANCE for YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!!!
Event details and schedule
Happy Feet Healthy Heart 5K Walk
Annual Forest Bathing
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Presented By:
Happy Feet Walkers Club
What exactly is Forest Bathing? The term emerged in Japan as a physiological and psychological exercise called shinrin-yoku which means "forest bathing" or "taking in the forest atmosphere". The purpose is twofold: to offer an eco-antidote to tech-boom burnout and to inspire the community to reconnect with and protect local forest preserves. We are fortunate to have so many forest preserves in the Chicagoland area. Let's take part in the first Forest Bathing event organized by HFWC along with our annual 5K.