Healthy West Chicago 5K Fun Run/Walk

5K & 1 Mile Youth Race will start and finish at Reed Keppler Park by Zone 250 at 201 West National Street, West Chicago. 5K Certified course on the Prairie Path!

Race Day Registration will be at Reed-Keppler Park west of the ARC Center under the white Healthy West Chicago tent. Please park at Turtle Splash.

Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up: Thursday, September 21 from 5-7PM at Zone 250. In-person registration is available during packet pick-up!

**Must register by September 4th to be guaranteed your shirt/size.

Age Groups and Award Categories (In Person Participation):

5K Trophy: One Overall Male and One Overall Female Winner

5K Age Place Medals: Age groups: 1st, 2nd & 3rd place medals (male/female winner) in the following age groups:

10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & over

Please note that if you win in the "Overall" category, you are then excluded from winning a medal within your age group.

All participants in the 1 Mile Fun Run get a Finisher's Ribbon. 1 Mile Fun Run is for ages 10 & under.

• Race Day Raffle!! Prizes to be announced soon.

• Healthy breakfast following 5K

• Health and wellness vendors
  

• Pre and post stretching and massage

For the first time in 200 years, children in America may have shorter life expectancies than their parents. This alarming prediction is directly connected to obesity and weight issues (and unhealthy lifestyles-skinny does not equal health). Across the country, more children and adults are overweight or obese than ever before.

Sadly, the City of West Chicago is no exception to this heart-breaking trend. West Chicago has an obesity rate that is 10% higher than the rest of DuPage County. One out of every four kindergarteners in DuPage County start school already overweight or obese the people of West Chicago — especially our kids — deserve better.

It is time for West Chicago to come together for our future. It is time to become Healthy West Chicago.

Healthy West Chicago is dedicated to increasing healthy eating and physical activity in the City of West Chicago to make West Chicago one of the healthiest communities in the region. Through engaging events and policy efforts, we aim to make the healthy choice, the easy choice. Our mission is to ensure that all residents of West Chicago will have access to an optimal state of health and wellness.

Partners

As a partnership, Healthy West Chicago is a ground-breaking collaboration among community organizations committed to improving the health of West Chicagoans. Our Action Plan is based on extensive community input and guidance from technical experts. The Action Plan will guide our work for the next 5-10 years.

Healthy West Chicago is funded with generous support from the City of West Chicago with supplemental support from WeGo Together for Kids, the West Chicago Library District, District 33 Elementary School District, County of DuPage, Winfield Township, and annual corporate donor support from Ball Horticulture, OSI Industries, Amazon, Pritzker Realty Group, and DS Containers.

Want to be a part of our event....but just can't make it? Run with us virtually!

Your shirt will be available for pick up during our pre race day packet pick up on Thursday, September 21 at Zone 250 from 5P-7P.

Below are details on running our virtual race!

• Run anytime on the weekend of September 23 and 24, 2023.
• Choose your own course
• Most importantly….have fun and enjoy the time outside!

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 2. Follow this link and click "Start Virtual Run" button to add the Healthy West Chicago 5K Run to your in-app virtual events 3. To record your run between September 23 and 24, simply click the flag icon in your app, select the Healthy West Chicago 5K and follow prompts to start recording Once you have completed your 5k 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 September 23 and 24, 2023.

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!