Cantigny 5K Run/Walk
Cantigny Park
Saturday, October 19
7am – 10am
The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is a benefit for the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, and registrants may enjoy access to Cantigny for the rest of the afternoon.
The course is USATF (# IL17036WR) certified and tours the grounds of Cantigny and Cantigny Golf. Participants will run past Cantigny’s Gardens, the Robert R. McCormick House, and the First Division Museum. The portion on the golf course will be run on the cart paths. Digital clocks or timers will be located at mile markers. Water stations will be set up at the halfway mark and at the start/finish line.
Registration Fees
5K chip-timed race (price is for any runner or walker of any age who plans to participate)
$25.00 until August 19
$30.00 (August 20 – September 20)
$35.00 (September 21 – October 16)
$40.00 (October 17 – October 18)
1-Mile Run (non-chipped, for ages 6-10): $5
1/4-Mile Run (non-chipped, for ages 0-5): $5
Race Schedule
Friday, October 18
11 am – 7 pm: Early packet pick-up, Visitors Center
Saturday, October 19
7 am – 8:45 am: Packet Pick-up, Visitors Center
7:30am – 12:30pm: American Legion Pancake Breakfast
9 am: 5K Run/Walk Start
10 am: 5K Awards Ceremony, followed by 1-mile and ¼-mile runs
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
All proceeds from the Cantigny 5K Run/Walk will benefit the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton, IL. The shelter is a not-for-profit transitional living facility that provides assistance to U.S. veterans of any era, the opportunity to return to useful and productive lives by providing them with the skills for independent living.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed and welcome to assist with registration, packet pickup, refreshments, course marshals, and water stops. If you are interested, please contact Liz Omura at lomura@cantigny.org.
