Climb Higher at Highland
Highland Husky Hustle
Live & Virtual
5K and One Mile Run/Walk
8:00 AM
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Please join us for the Highland Husky Hustle 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run! Your participation will help build a strong school and neighborhood community, promote a healthy, active lifestyle, and support our efforts to raise funds to construct a new accessible playground at Highland Elementary School. All proceeds will benefit Climb Higher at Highland.
Highland Elementary is a public school located in Downers Grove, IL., which serves nearly 400 students from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Our group, Climb Higher at Highland was formed as a fundraising initiative to revitalize and rebuild the playground at Highland.
In addition to extensive drainage and usability issues, our current playground is old, rusty, and outdated. Furthermore, much of our equipment no longer meets safety requirements and is challenging for our special needs students to navigate and enjoy.
We are raising money to build a playground that is safe, functional, and most importantly, one that is accessible so that all our students can enjoy that much needed movement break during the school day.
Our goal is for all students and members of our community – whether they are typically functioning, in wheelchairs, use walkers or have leg braces, and those with physical, sensory, and motor impairments, to be able enjoy our playground as a participant, instead of as an observer.
Registration fees
5K Adult (Age 19 & over) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$25.00Mar 1 – Mar 31
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$30.00Apr 1 – May 13
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1 Mile Adult (19 & Over) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$25.00Mar 1 – Mar 31
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$30.00Apr 1 – May 13
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5K Minor (18 & under) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$15.00Mar 1 – Mar 31
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$20.00Apr 1 – May 13
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1 Mile Minor (18 & Under) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$15.00Mar 1 – Mar 31
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$20.00Apr 1 – May 13
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Event Info
Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up: Friday, May 14, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Highland Elementary School, 3935 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL (Please use the circle driveway off of 39th Street between Washington and Main Street, Next to the KinderCare)
Race Morning Registration & Packet Pick Up: 7:30 am
Race Site Location: Highland Elementary School, 3935 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL
All participants will receive an official Highland Husky Hustle Race Shirt and Face Maskl! Must be registered by May 1, 2021 to be guaranteed shirt/size.
Can't join us race morning? See below for how to participate in the Highland Husky Hustle 5K & 1 Mile Virtually!
Live Race will be officially timed by Race Time, Inc.
Race Routes
How to run our virtual event!
Below are details on running our virtual race!
- Run anytime between May 15 and May 23, 2021.
- Choose your own course
- Most importantly….have fun and enjoy the time outside!
All participants registered before May 1 will receive an official Highland Husky Hustle Race Shirt and Face Maskl!
Follow these easy steps to prepare for your tracking:
TRACKING STEPS 1. Download the ASICS Runkeeper™ app to your phone and create an account or scroll down to log into an existing account Once you have completed your distance in the app, save your workout and it will automatically post to Race Roster results. (This step must be followed from your mobile device) |
VIEWING AND POSTING MANUAL RESULTS If you plan to record using another software or tracking device or post manually from what is recorded on your watch, simply head here and "Submit Virtual Result" between May 15 and May 23, 2021. |
FAQS:
- To record with tracking on the ASICS Runkeeper™ app, you will need to run or walk with your phone or with a connected wearable (see instructions below)
- You do not have to track with these technologies, it is optional!
- More detailed end-to-end instructions (with images) for using the ASICS Runkeeper™ app to track your virtual event are linked here
- Instructions to link a recent activity recorded on a FitBit, Garmin, or Apple Watch linked here
- Steps to connect your FitBit, Garmin, or Apple Watch to the Runkeeper™ app are linked here
- Steps to manually post your results on Race Roster (not using the app) are linked here
If you have any technical questions, please reply to this email and the Race Roster team will support you. Take pictures out there! get creative with your finish line - share your images and stories with us in the Facebook group and tag us on social!
We look forward to seeing your name on the results board. Remember that you can run, walk, roll, or skip your distance!!
Safety Guidelines
Race Day Safety Guidelines:
Please understand our goal is to provide a family friendly, fun event where everyone can “Come and Run/Walk Safely”.
With that in mind, please observe the following guidelines;
- If you have a fever, are feeling ill or have been in recent contact with someone unrecovered from COVID-19, please do NOT come to the event.
- Per the Illinois Department of Public Health recommendations, it is requested a face mask or face covering be worn by everyone when not on the race course and social distancing should be observed.
- NO SPITTING! Participants should carry their own tissues or hand towel for spitting, blowing nose, wiping sweat, etc., before, during and after their race.
- If family members or friends are attending the event with you, they must wear a face mask at all times and we ask that the do not congregate around the finish area.
- Unless you are with someone living in the same household, participants should not engage in traditional forms of physical contact such as handshakes, high-fives, hugs, partner stretching, etc.
- Water stations on the course and finish lines will be self serve. Volunteers will not be handing out water to eliminate contact.
The following must be followed at all times by all participants:
- Maintain Social Distancing
- Stay home if filling ill
- Use hand sanitizing stations
- Wear Masks
- Agree to temperature checks
Participants whose actions do not meet the above expectations, and/or are creating a risk for themselves or others, will be asked to leave the event.
Top donors
No. | Name | Amount |
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1 | Anonymous | $107.35 |
2 | LaSota Family | $107.35 |
3 | Anonymous | $107.35 |
Top fundraisers
1 | View fundraiser page for Becky |
Becky RedmanRaised: $27.48 |
View page for Becky |
2 | View fundraiser page for Boontaricka |
Boontarick... Boonyapred...Raised: $27.48 |
View page for Boontaricka |
3 | View fundraiser page for Jamiel |
Jamiel SabirRaised: $27.48 |
View page for Jamiel |
Event schedule
- Fri, May 14, 2021 4:00 PM - Pre Race Day Packet Pick Up at Highland Elementary School (4P-7P)
- Sat, May 15, 2021 12:00 AM - Highland Husky Hustle Event Begins
- Sat, May 15, 2021 7:00 AM - Race Day Packet Pick Up and Registration
- Sat, May 15, 2021 8:00 AM - 5K Race Start (2 Minute Starting Corrals)
- Sat, May 15, 2021 9:30 AM - 1 Mile Race Start
- Sun, May 23, 2021 11:59 PM - Highland Husky Hustle Event Ends
Contact information
- Event contact
- Race Director
- Website
- Visit website