Events
1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
Description
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, 9 a.m. at Rochester Community Park, 90 WIldrose Ln., Rochester, Illinois.
Rock and Run for Mental Health is a live music, 5k race, 1-mile fun run/walk, food truck, and wellness vendor event for mental health!
Proceeds benefit a mental health and suicide prevention nonprofit TBA.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok for the latest information! @rock4mentalhealth
See the photo highlights from previous years here.
Please note: Runsignup charges a small processing fee. Shirts and medals must be picked up at packet pickup times. Shipping not available. Registrations after 8/16 will not receive a hoodie and medals are while supplies last at the finish line.
Packet Pickup, Schedule & Additional Details
Packet Pickup
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1-3 p.m. at M Fitness Health and Wellness at 3450-B Liberty Dr. in Springfield near Skyzone.
Race day pickup - 8:00-8:45 a.m. at Rochester Community Park Pavilion next to playground.
Event Schedule
5k start - 9 a.m. (near pavilion)
1-mile start - 9:01 a.m. (walkers immediately behind 5k participants)
Vendors - 9 a.m.-noon
The 66 Ramblers band performing - 9:30-10:30, 10:45-11:30 a.m.
Awards - 10:30 a.m. for top two finishers and top age group winners (New this year. Age groups in 5-year intervals.)
Vendors TBA
Food and beverage by Brezie's Roasted Beans & Johnny O's Mini Donut Truck.
Celestial Healing Massage, Chiro One, Everyone's Healing, Growth Abounds PLLC, Heritage Behavioral Health, Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health, Luminary Counseling and Solutions, Magelitz Clinic Conservative Medicine, Moxie MD, Orange Theory, Revolution Health + Performance, Sangamon ROSC, WILD Canine Rescue and more.
FAQ
- You can have someone else pick up your packet.
- Medals and water are available at the finish line. Snacks are available at the table by the pavilion. All while supplies last.
- The start/finish is near the pavilion. The 5k route goes clockwise from the park, north to Lost Bridge Trail, east to the corner of Main & Illinois Ave., then west back towards the park. The 1-mile route is a u-shape from the park pavilion, following the park path around to the other side of the pond, and back.
- The 5k water stop is at the corner of Main & Illinois Ave.
- Restrooms are available by the park pavilion, at the concession stand, and porta-potties near the football fields.
- For late registrants who did not get a hoodie, ask at the Rock & Run table after the awards at 10:30 if there are any left.
- New this year per your survey responses: new timing company, water stop location, traffic control, vendor set up, and more TBA.
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Giveaway Item
Those who register by 8/16/2026 will receive a Rock & Run hoodie. (Final product/graphics may vary.)
Volunteers will receive a Rock & Run t-shirt as well.
Race Contact Info
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Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/rock4mentalhealth.
Place
Rochester, IL US 62563
