Run Your Bundts Off 5k Fun Run & Walk

🎉 Run Your Bundts Off 2026

Benefiting Girls On the Run of Central Illinois & True North Running

📅 Date & Location

• Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026
• Location: Lincoln Park – Springfield, IL
• Distances: 5K or 2-Mile Walk
• Start Time: 8:00 AM (line up by 7:45 AM)

Map: View Course Map

Contact: Sean Urban – Springfield-IL@NothingBundtCakes.com

🎁 What You Get

• Bundtinis: at the finish line
• Free Race Photos: by Madeline at Almalee Photography
• Custom Finisher Medal:
• Race T-shirt: By Impressions Designs

Chip-timed race: (5K only)

Family-Friendly: A fun event for all!

🚦 Start Line Info

The start/finish line is located in the Lincoln Park Maintenance parking lot (near the Nelson Center lot), which will be barricaded off.

• Parking: Please park at the Nelson Center or other nearby lots. Look for directional signs and the large START/FINISH arch.
• 5K Runners: Line up toward the front
• Walkers: Line up toward the back
• Be at the start: by 7:45 AM for announcements and a warm-up!

📦 Packet Pick-Up

• Friday: August 7 | 4–6 PM
• Location: Nothing Bundt Cakes – 2476 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL
• Race Day: Starting at 7:00 AM at the event site
• Unclaimed Packets: Will be donated. No shirt size exchanges at pick-up. Extras may be available after the race.

📝 Registration Info

• Registration: Open until we reach 500 total participants (runners and walkers combined).
• Shirts Guaranteed: If registered by July 15
• Finisher Medals: Guaranteed for all registered participants
• Want a Shirt: but don’t want to run? Volunteer with us and get a free race shirt!

Questions? Email Springfield-IL@NothingBundtCakes.com

🏃‍♂️ The Route

• Loops: Three loops around the Lincoln Park main path (approx. 3.3 miles)
• Finish Strong: By turning into the chute on your final lap
• Start: Down the hill from the Start/Finish arch

🏆 Awards

• Top 3 Overall Male & Female: (5K only)
• Top 3: in each age and gender group
• Overall Winners: Receive a Full-Size Bundt Cake and a Special Finisher Medal

🚗 Parking

Available at the Nelson Center and surrounding park lots.

🆕 New This Year

• Additional: porta potties for runner convenience
• More Vendors: and activities in our expanded Race Village

🌦️ Other Notes

• Rain or Shine: Event
• Route: Subject to change
• Unclaimed Packets: Will be donated

❤️ Race Beneficiaries

All profits benefit:

• Girls on the Run: of Central Illinois (Contact: admin@gotrcentralillinois.org)
• True North Running: (Contact: Andy Smith – andrew@truenorthrunning.org)

For more details, visit Run Your Bundts Off 5k Fun Run & Walk.