Apr 29, 2023

Shelter 5K Run/Walk 4 Kidz

Join the Fight Against Child Abuse. #Run4Shelter

$18,742Raised of $10,000

Race Day Information

DATE/TIME

Saturday, April 29, 2023

  • Race morning registration and packet pick up will open at 8:00am
  • 5K Walk/Run starts promptly at 9:00am
  • Kidz Dash at 10:30am
  • Music all day by Keith Christopher Entertainment Group

LOCATION

Busse Woods GROVE 5 in Elk Grove Village: Enter @ BUSSE WOODS SOUTH, off Higgins Road, just west of Arlington Heights Road. Course map pictured below.

  • PARKING is FREE
  • Bathrooms are available
  • For the safety and comfort of all participants, we ask that you leave your pets at home.

FOOD & WATER

There will be one water station on the course and one at the start/finish line.

Food to be served throughout the day:

  • Fresh fruit
  • Cookies from Jarosch Bakery
  • Pizza from Rosati’s care of Richard & Mary Kay Baldino

FOR THE KIDZ

  • There will be a Kidz Dash at 10:30am with medals for participants.
  • There will be a Kidz activity tent with crafts, face painting, and more!
  • Elk Grove Fire Department/EMT will be on site from 9:30-10:30am with a FIRE TRUCK!!!

SAFETY

Race will follow all CDC safety guidelines. If you have a fever, are feeling ill or have been in recent contact with someone unrecovered from COVID-19 (WE WILL MISS YOU!) but please do NOT come to the event.

Questions? Contact Danielle at dkraus@shelter-inc.org

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Location

Shelter's 5K Run/Walk 4 Kidz will be held at Grove 5 in Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village.

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Awards Categories

This race will be timed, and certificates will be awarded in the following categories:

Women’s and Men’s Overall

1st, 2nd and 3rd Place

Women’s and Men’s 14 and Under

Women’s and Men’s 15-19

Women’s and Men’s 20-29

Women’s and Men’s 30-39

Women’s and Men’s 40-49

Women’s and Men’s 50-59

Women’s and Men’s 60-69

Women’s and Men’s 70-79

Women’s and Men’s 80 and over