new runner $$$ awards for 2025 winners
10-Mile awards
Applies to male/female winners:
First Place: $200
Second Place: $100
Third Place: $50
awards sponsor
5K Awards
5K Awards
Applies to male/female winners:
First Place: $100
Second Place: $50
Third Place: $25
new 2025 addition: face painting!
Two hour window from 8:15 to 10:15 am
located within the hospitality zone on Ann Street
located within the hospitality zone on Ann Street
2025 Awards
10-Mile medal
All 10-mile finishers will receive a custom medal commemorating their accomplishment!
Overall Awards
The 1st, 2nd, & 3rd overall male and female finishers in the 5K and 10-mile will receive the sleek new award again in 2025!
Age Group Awards
Age Group Awards
Announcing the arrival of our special new medals for the top three finishers in each adult age category of both the 10-mile and 5K races!
pre-race packet pickup at the Centre of Elgin
May 30 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm
Packets may be picked up from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on May 30 at the Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way in downtown Elgin. This year's T-shirt color is Tropic Blue and women's sizes are now in the v-neck seen above.
may 31 from noon to 5:00 pm
Packets may also be picked up from noon to 5:00 pm on May 31 at the Centre of Elgin in downtown Elgin. Also, the Elgin Lions Club sight & hearing bus will be close by for screenings.
“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” OPRAH WINFREY “In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” FRED LEBOW Nyc marathon
