Pre Race Day Packet Pick-Up:

Friday, March 31: 4PM - 6PM

Saturday, April 1: 10AM - 12PM

The Running Depot

30-H North Williams Street, Downtown Crystal Lake

Sunday, April 2

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Race Start

9:00 AM

Age Group and Award Categories

Top Overall Male and Top Overall Female

Age Groups 3 deep in male and female in the following age groups:

14 & under

15 - 19

20 - 24

25 - 29

30 - 34

35 - 39

40 - 44

45 - 49

50 - 54

55 - 59

60 - 64

65 - 69

70 & Over

Proceeds from the race will benefit the following organizations....we thank you in advance for your generosity!

History of Kiwanis

Kiwanis has a long history in Crystal Lake with the original club forming here in 1954. Kiwanis was the first service club in the community. The Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club was reformed by Brian Cunat, former Kiwanis International President and member of the McHenry Kiwanis Club in 2005. Brian gathered a random group of businessmen and women, community leaders, and interested former Kiwanians at the John Evans Inn Restaurant. After the organizational meeting, the charter was signed and bi-monthly meetings began. Officers were duly elected.

In time, the club sponsored various fundraisers including the omnipresent Peanut Days, Rose and Poinsettia Sales and Little Miss Peanut. In 2010 the club started participating in St. Baldricks, a fundraiser for pediatric cancer. Eventually this fundraiser became the province of South High School’s Key Club who hold a terrific event complete with the traditional St. Baldricks “shaving-a-thon”.

The club’s signature fund-raising event (first year was 2012) is the Santa Run for Kids held each year on the first Sunday in December. This is a 5K run/walk with participants issued Santa suits to wear during the race and those enjoying the 1 mike fun run/walk wearing reindeer antler headbands.

In 2014, in collaboration with the Crystal Lake Park District and the Friends of the Crystal Lake Library, the club sponsored the installation of the “Free Little Library” (see Freelittlelibrary.org) at the Park District’s Veteran’s Acres Nature Center Park.

Kiwanis fundraisers (through the Crystal Lake Kiwanis Foundation) support non-profits such as Eliminate, Kiwanis International’s effort to eliminate neo-natal tetanus and local non-profits including Turning Point, Main Stay, Girls on the Run, CASA of McHenry County, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Sage YMCA and many others.