Racing Calendar

Note: The information here comes to us from a variety of sources. Second Wind doesn't vouch for the accuracy of any of it and does not sponsor the listed races, except where explicitly noted. Please check with the organizers before driving a long way to participate in a race. Caveat Runner!

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Second Wind Events

March 27, 2010 - Clinton Lake 30 Mile Trail Run

May 16, 2009 - Buffalo Trace Trail Run

September 26, 2009 - Women's Fitness 5K Online Registration

October 25, 2009 - Allerton Trail Run

July, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, July 4	Freedom 5K	5K	Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL	11:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, July 4	Knights of Columbus 5K	5K and 1 mile run/walk	Paxton, IL	8:00 a.m.	Flyer
Saturday, July 4	Lovington is on the Move	5K run/walk	Lovington, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, July 11	Fisher Fair 5K	5K run/walk	Fisher, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
July 25-26	Hoosier 200 Relay	200 miles	Evansville, IN	Variable	Website
Saturday, July 18	Run for the Bagel	10K/5K run 5K walk	Mattoon, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, July 18	Go! Green 10K	10K	Gary, IN	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, July 25	The Bix 7	7 miles	Davenport, IA	8:00 a.m.	Website
July 25-26	Red Eye Relay	100 mi relay	Bloomington, IN	Variable	Website

August, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, August 1	Run 4 Raley	5K run/1 mi walk	Philo, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 1	Perrysville Fun Days 5K	5K	Perrysville Park, Perrysville, IN	8:00 a.m.	Email
Saturday, August 1	Champaign Mini-Tri	Swim, bike, run	Centennial Park Champaign, IL	varies	Website
Sunday, August 2	Chicago Distance Classic	5K or 13.1 miles	Grant Park, Chicago, IL	6:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 8	Cornapalooza	5K/10K	Mendota, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 8	Howl at the Moon	8 hour run	Kennekuk Cove County Park, Danville	7:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 8	Mind to Run B.I.G.	5K run/walk	Peoria, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 8	St. Joseph Community Festival	5K run/walk	St. Joseph, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 8	Momence Lions Glad Run	5K or 10K	Momence, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 8	Tom Short Trail Run	5K	Shelbyville, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 22	Farmdale Frolic 3 & 8 mile trail run	3 & 8 miles	Farmdale Resevoir Park, East Peoria, IL	8:00 a.m.	Register
Saturday, August 22	Annual Mahomet Race	5K or 13.1 miles	Mahomet, IL	7:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August 22	Harvest Run	5K	Windsor, IL	7:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 23	Abe's Amble	10K	Illinois State Fair grounds, Springfield, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, August ?	Nothing but Nets	5K	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	8:05 a.m.	Website

September, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, September 5	Morse Mini	13.1 mi or 5K	Arcadia, IN	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 5	Thunder Rolls	36 hours	Loud Thunder Park, IL	Variable	Website
Monday, September 7	Arthur Cheese Festival Rat Race	5K run/walk	Arthur, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Monday, September 7	Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile	5K or 10mi	Park Forest, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Monday, September 7	Delavan Fall Festival	10K	Delavan, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 12	Park to Park Half Marathon and 5K	5K or 13.1 mi	Waterloo, IA	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 12	Top of the Hill 5K	5K	Mt. Pulaski, IL	8:30 a.m.	Register
Saturday, September ?	Run for Life 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run	5K or 1 mi	Edwardsville City Park, Edwardsville, IL	8:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 12	Walter Payton Run 16,726 Yard Run	9.5 miles or 5K run/walk	Arlington Heights, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 12	Polka Pace Race	5K	Havana, IL	8:00 a.m.	Email
Sunday, September 13	Chicago Half Marathon	13.1 miles	Museum of Science and Industry	7:30 a.m.	Website
Sunday, September 13	Heartland Half-Marathon and 5K	13.1 miles or 5K run/walk	Effingham, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, September 13	Lewis and Clark Marathon & 1/2 Marathon	26.2 miles or 13.1 miles	St. Charles, MO	7:15 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September ?	Pumpkins in the Park	5K run/walk	Cissna Park, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September ?	Race to VAPLD	5K	Lincolnshire, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September ?	Kinesiology Student Association	5K	Urbana, IL	8:30 a.m.
Saturday, September 19	Philo 5K	5K	Philo, IL	8:30 a.m.	Email or Flyer
Sunday, September 20	Shoreline Classic	5K or 15K	Decatur, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 26	Women's Fitness	5K run/walk	Crystal Lake Park Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, September 26	Mill Race	15K run or 5K run/walk	Columbus, IN	8:30 15K 9:00 5K	Website
Sunday, September 27	Wild Wild Wilderness Trail Run	7.45 miles	Kickapoo State Recreation Area, IL	11:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, September ?	Ambulance Chase	5K run/walk	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	Register Online

October, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, October 3	Wolly Worm Road Race	5K run/walk	Camargo, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, October 10	Route 66 Festival	10K	Edwardsville, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, October 11	LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon	26.2 miles	Chicago, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, October 11	Tanger Fit for a Cure	5K run/walk	Tuscola, IL	8:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, October 17	Indianapolis Marathon & Half Marathon	13.1 or 26.2 miles	Lawrence, IN	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, October 17	Farmdale Trail Run	8 mi or 33 mi	Farmdale, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, October	Scarecrow Scramble	5K run/walk	Lisle, IL	6:30 p.m.	Website
Saturday, October 17	Run the Beat	5K	Morris, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, October	Ridge Runner Classic	3.75 mi trail run	Charleston, IL	8:30 a.m.	Email
Saturday, October 24	Halloween Hustle	5K run/walk	Palatine, IL	8:30 a.m.	Website
Sunday, October 25	Allerton Park Trail Run	5.5 Mile	near Monticello, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website

November, 2008

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, November 1	Monumental Marathon	13.1/26.2	Indianapolis, IN	8:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, November 2	Rattlesnake Master	5K/10K run 5K walk	Meadowbrook Park, Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, November 2	Canal Connection 10K	10K	Utica, IL	11:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, November 8	Vineyard 5K	5K run/walk	Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, November 8	Beta Sigma Phi-ve K & 1/2 marathon	5K/13.1 mi	Flora, IL	9:00 a.m.	email
Saturday, November 15	Mt Zion's Gettin' on the Track	5K run/walk	Mt Zion, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, November 15	Maryville Turkey Trot	5K	Maryville, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, November 22	Run for the Library	5K run/walk	Mahomet, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, November 29	FOLEPI River Trail Classic	4 mile	East Peoria, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, November 29	Huffing for Stuffing 5K	5K run/walk	Sullivan, IL	8:30 a.m.	email

December, 2008

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, December 13	da Deer Run	8K	Hudson, IL	11:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, December 27	HUFF 50K	50K	Huntington, IN	8:00 a.m.	Website
Wednesday, December 31	Get Lit New Year’s Eve Run	2 mile run/walk	Peoria, IL	11:50 p.m.	Website

January, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, January 3	Siberian Express Trail Run	7.6 mile trail run	Kennekuk Cove County Park	11:00 a.m.	Website
January 24-25	Chili Hilly Stage Race	1 mi - 10 mi	Bradford Woods, IN	Variable	Website
Saturday, January 31	Riddle Run	Variable	Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, IL	8:10 a.m.	email

February, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, February 7	Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic	5/10/15K	Charleston, IL	10:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, February 16	Lovin' the Hills	50K or 15 miles	Louisville, KY	8:00 a.m.	Website

March, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Sunday, March 8	Frostbite Classic	13.1 mi	Delavan, IL	1:00 p.m.	Website
Saturday, March 14	ISGS Earth, Wind, & Fire Run/Walk	5K run or 2.5K walk	Champaign, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, March 21	Soaring Eagle	4 mi or 8 mi	Kennekuk Cove County Park, Danville	10:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, March 28	Clinton Lake 30 mile trail run	30 miles	Clinton Lake, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, March 28	Penguin in the Park	5K	Decatur, IL Fairview Park	9:00 a.m.	Website

April, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, April 4	Lincoln Memorial half marathon	13.1 mi	Springfield, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, April 4	Engineers Without Borders Run for Water	5K	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	10:00 a.m.	Email
Saturday, April 4	Camp Kesem	5K	UIUC Arboretum	9:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, April 5	Run for the Roses	5K and 10K	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.
April 10-12	McNaughton Park Trail Run	50/100/150 miles	Pekin, IL	6:00 a.m.	Website
Friday, April 17	LCCS Run for Your Life	2 mi run/walk	Lincoln, IL	4:00 p.m.	Website
Saturday, April 18	Lake Sara Dam Run	8 mi run or 5K run/walk	Effingham, IL	10:00 a.m.	Email
Saturday, April 18	Great America 5K and Kids Dask	5K run/walk	Gurnee, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, April 18	Purdue Cancer Center 5K	5K run/walk	Purdue University	8:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, April 18	Race the Roof	5K run/walk	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	11:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, April 19	Morton Grove Park District Prairie View 5K	5K run/walk	Prairie View Park, IL	8:05 a.m.	Website
Sunday, April 19	Jog for Josh	5K run/walk	UIUC Main Quad	11:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, April 25	Reach Out and Run	5K run/walk	Independence Grove Libertyville, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, April 25	St. MAC 5K	5K	St. Clare Catholic Church of Altamont	9:00 a.m.	Email
Saturday, April 25	Race Against Racism	5K	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, April 25	iWalk & 5K Run for Vision	5K	UIUC Illini Union	10:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, April 25	4K Run/Walk for Shannon McNamara	4K	EIU, Charleston, IL	2:00 p.m.	Website

May, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, May 2	F.A.S.T. 5K	5K	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	E-mail
Saturday, May 2	Kirby Derby	5K and 10K	Monticello, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 2	Indy Mini Marathon	13.1 miles	Indianapolis, IN	7:30 a.m.	Website
Sunday, May 3	Hustle for Humanity 5K	5K	UIUC Arboretum	10:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 9	Quarryman Challenge	10 miles	Lemont, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 9	Twin City Twosome	5K	Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 9	Carlyle Brewing Co. Literacy Run	13.1 mi	Rockford, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 16	Imagination Library 5k	5K	Le Claire Park, Davenport, IA	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 16	Buffalo Trace Trail Run	2 or 5 miles	Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, May 17	Chicago Spring Half-Marathon	13.1 mi and 10K	Park at Lakeshore East, Chicago, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, May 24	Madison Marathon	26.2 miles	Madison, WI	7:30 a.m.	Website
Monday, May 25	Memorial Day 5K	5K	Danville, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Monday, May 25	Operation Santa Memorial Day Run	4 mi	Peoria, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, May 30	Washington Cherry Festival	5K	Washington, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website

June, 2009

Date	Race	Distance	Location	Start	Information
Saturday, June 6	Sunburst Marathon	5K, 10K, or 26.2 miles	South Bend, IN	Varies	Website
Sunday, June 7	Run for the Cops	10K	Swallow Cliff Preserve Palos Park, IL	7:30 a.m.	Website
Sunday, June 7	Run for the Zoo	5K run/walk or 10K run	Lincoln Park Zoo, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
June 6 & 7	Kettle Moraine 100	100 km, 100 mile & relay	Kettle Moraine State Forest, WI	6:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 6	Sweetness Run	5K/8K	Yorkville, IL	8:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 13	Lake Mingo Trail Run	7.1 Miles	Kennekuk Cove County Park, Danville	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 13	Hawthorn Half-Day Relay	12 hour relay	Terre Haute, IN	7:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 13	Indian/Celina Challenge	13.1/26.2	Tell City, IN	6:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 13	Navy Decatur 5K Race/Walk	5K	Shelbyville, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 13	Pawnee Prairie Days 5K Run/Walk	5K	Pawnee, IL	8:00 a.m.	Email
Saturday, June 13	Run for the Health of it	5K	Oakland, IL	9:00 a.m.	Website
Sunday, June 14	North Shore Half-Marathon	13.1 miles	Highland Park, IL	7:00 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 20	Steamboat Classic	4 miles or 15K	Peoria, IL	7:45 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 27	Nick's Race	2.85 trail run	Newton, IL	8:30 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 27	Race for the Cure	5K	Decatur, IL	8:15 a.m.	Website
Saturday, June 27	Gifford Community Celebration	5K	Gifford, IL	8:00 a.m.	Email
Saturday, June 27	United Way Run	5K/10K	Robinson, IL	8:00 a.m.	Email