5K Run/Walk A Touch of Love Works

🏃‍♂️ Event Description

Come join us on this fun-filled 5K Run/Walk day at the Lake Forest Sports Park. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a difference in our community. Lace up your sneakers and get ready to run or walk for this great cause. Together we can help to get the unhoused off the streets, and help them with resources dealing with day to day life. This fundraising event sponsored by A Touch of Love Works provides services to guide the unhoused a path to housing, update their identification status, and in many cases reconnect them with their family. Proceeds from this 5K Run/Walk will help our outreach and better allow us to be committed to being a bridge to a roof over every head.

• Opportunity: Make a difference in our community
• Cause: Support for the unhoused
• Services: Guidance towards housing
• Proceeds: Help outreach efforts

👨‍👩‍👦 Family Participation

Bring your family, friends, or small group and run (or walk) along this beautiful course. Strollers are welcome, and dogs are allowed.

• Course: Beautiful and welcoming
• Strollers: Welcome on the course
• Dogs: Allowed alongside participants
• Community: Perfect for friends and family

📍 5K Route Description

The 5K Run/Walk course is flat, paved, and accessible. There are no street or parking lot crossings. The course will consist of 3 laps within the beautiful Lake Forest Sports Park. The total course distance is 5K (3.1 miles). A single lap is 1.67K (~1 mile).

• Type: Flat and paved
• Accessibility: Fully accessible course
• Laps: 3 laps around the park
• Distance: Total of 5K (3.1 miles)

ℹ️ More Information

All participants will start at the large colorful arch near the outdoor basketball courts. The registration station will be well marked and located walking distance from the main entrance to the sports park recreation office. Multiple restrooms are located throughout the park. The course will be well marked with route marking flags and directional signage along the course. Volunteers will be there to assist in handing out cups of water and provide route information. A first aid station is located within the Sports Park recreation office.

• Start Point: Large colorful arch
• Registration: Well marked station
• Facilities: Multiple restrooms available
• Volunteers: Assistance along the course

📝 Registration

Registration Cost:

• Early Birds: $40 (August 11 - December 31, 2025)
• Regular: $50 (January 1, 2026 - February 28, 2026)
• Website: Registration available on RunSignUp.com
• On-Site: Registration available two days before the race

📅 Event Schedule

• 6:00am: Registration / signup table opens
• 8:00am: Runners start the race
• 8:15am: Walkers start after the runners
• 10:30am: Award ceremony near the large arch

🏆 Award Ceremony

Runners:

• First Place: Gold medal with ribbon
• Second Place: Silver medal with ribbon
• Third Place: Bronze medal with ribbon

Walkers:

• First Place: Gold medal with ribbon
• Second Place: Silver medal with ribbon
• Third Place: Bronze medal with ribbon

🥇 Participants Medallions

• All Participants: Receive participant's medallions with ribbons.