Villa Park 5K

The Bling!

All participants will get a unique die cast finisher medal (2026 medal pictured below!).

There will be a wide range of people in the race. We expect that half of our participants will be walking, many people will take over an hour to complete the course. Getting out there for fun and exercise is the #1 goal.

We celebrate all our finishers no matter their pace with the unique medal pictured below.

We also have three different ways that our fastest runners can compete with one another.

1. 1. 1. 1. Hummingbird Home Stretch
        Age Group Awards
        The Overall Championship

Win $250 In 4 Minutes

The Hummingbird Home Stretch is a unique contest on our course with a big incentive!

The last mile is a steady downhill with a 86 foot net drop. It is two straight shots, with a 90 degree turn roughly half way.

We expect some runners to go all out to post some blazing fast speeds. We will have timing mats at the 2.1 mile mark (1 mile to go) and will be tracking and giving an award to the fastest male and fastest female on that mile.

Splits will be published for all on the event results tab allowing for some friendly competition with you and your friends even if you don't have the speed to bring home the big prize.

To encourage our fastest runners to go for broke, we are offering $250 each to the male and female winners of the last mile IF they do that mile faster than the following times. Note, only one person per gender will win. If multiple people hit the required time, only the winner will walk away with the cash prize.

Men must break 4:00 in that final mile to qualify for the cash prize.

Women must break 4:30 in that final mile to qualify for the cash prize.

Will anyone run a sub 4 minute mile?! You'll have to come to see and cheer them into the finish!

Age Group Awards

If you are one of the top three males or females to finish within these age groups, your name will be called out at the main stage after 9:15am and you will collect a special prize for your efforts.

Overall winners will be decided by gun time/first to cross the line. Age group awards are based on chip time which means only the time you spend on the course so if you are at the back of the pack at the starting line, your time doesn't start until you cross that starting mat.

Age groups for the 5K will be:

0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-99, any 100+ age finisher will get a special award just for joining in the fun!

Overall Champions

The top 3 overall finishers for males and females will be decided by gun time/first to cross the line and will be recognized with awards at the main stage after the event.

Winners will have bragging rights as the fastest runners in Villa Park for a full year.