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Healthy Kids Running Series Spring 2025 - Downers Grove, IL

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Sun, May 18, 2025
Downers Grove, IL
El Sierra School
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🏃‍♂️ Who We Are

Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

💰 Pricing

  • Fee Covers: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways.
  • Non-Refundable: Registration is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
  • Early Bird Registration: Online Early Bird registration ends three weeks prior to the first race event.

♿ Challenger

This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

🗓️ Single Day Racing

  • Registration Open: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race.
  • Fee Coverage: The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration, race bib, and a runner shirt while supplies last.
  • Shirt Availability: Shirt sizing and availability is not guaranteed for single day racers.
  • No Refund Policy: There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

🏆 Awards

All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

  • Pre-K 50 Yard Dash
  • Pre-K 75 Yard Dash
  • Kindergarten & 1st Grade
  • 2nd & 3rd Grade
  • 4th & 5th Grade
  • 6th to 8th Grade
  • Challenger

📸 Share Your Moments

Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!

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📍 Event Details

Date: May 18, 2025

Location: El Sierra School, Downers Grove, IL

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