Name: Byron Rocks 5k & 10k
Start: 2026-05-02
End: 2026-05-02
Location: Byron, Illinois

About the Event

The Byron Chamber of Commerce and Power Combat Fitness of Byron are bringing back Byron Rocks 5k & 10k!

Let's be healthy and support our community! How? Well, the Byron Chamber of Commerce exists to support Byron and its surrounding area. Byron Rocks 5k and 10k is just that. We need your help, as a fitness guru, leisure runner, or a beginning runner.

Put a team together of 4 to 10 people and receive $5 off of registration! All members of your team must be doing the same event. 5k is $35 per person. 10k is $45 per person. Kids 12 & under are 1/2 price. Spectating is free!

Byron Rocks 5k and 10k is intended for people of any fitness level. Whether you are running your first 10k, striving for your personal best, or enjoy a little competition this event is for you. This event will be chip timed. As previously mentioned, this event is intended to support the Byron Chamber and Byron Community. It is also intended to promote fitness and healthy lifestyles for everyone. So please join the Byron Chamber of Commerce and Power Combat Fitness Saturday, May03, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. to be healthy, support our special community, and have some fun!

Awards will be as follows: 5k & 10 - Overall male and female winners. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd for male and female age categories: 15 & under, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 & over.

Please contact the Byron Chamber of Commerce at office@byronchamber.com or (815) 234-5500 with any questions or comments. The event will be held Saturday May 03, 2025. Registration and check-in begin at 7:00 a.m. and run/walk start time is 8:00 a.m. Registration, check-in, start, and finish will be located in the Byron City Hall Parking Lot, 232 W 2nd Street, Byron, IL 61010.

*Must register by April 14th to receive Byron Rocks t-shirt.

A Special Thank you to Racing Expectations who will be our timer for this years event.

Races Offered

10k

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

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08:00

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$50.00

5K Ruck

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$45.00

5k

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$40.00

Ruck 10K

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 6.2 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$55.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Byron.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 10.3° / 22.6°

wb_sunny 7.5° / 20.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.8 /

water_drop 62.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 10.3° / 22.6°

wb_sunny 7.5° / 20.1°

air 12.8 km/h

water_drop 62.5%

About Byron

Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, probably best known as the location of the Byron Nuclear Generating Station, one of the last nuclear power plants commissioned in the United States. Byron is located in Byron Township, along the Rock River. The population was 3,753 at the 2010 census, up from 2,917 at the 2000 census. The town bills itself as the "Gateway to the Rock River Valley".