About the Event
PLACE TO GATHER 5k 2025 GATHER 5K & 1.5 Mile Fun Run/Walk hosted by Place to Gather Community Center www.placetogather.org/5k September 19, 2026 - 9:00am LOCATION: 1154 Rte 173, Spring Grove, IL 60081 Let's build a playground together! Money received from registrations, fundraising, and sponsorships will benefit funding for the Swiss Family Robinson Adventure Playground in Spring Grove, IL. And here's some exciting news: we are breaking ground late Spring/Early Summer! Even if you aren't participating in the race, you can share the fundraising page. A little more about the playground: PtG Community Center, (a 501(c)3 public charity) is raising funds to build the Swiss Family Robinson Adventure Playground at the corner of 173 and Siedschlag Rd, Spring Grove, IL. Our proposed Swiss Family Robinson Adventure Playground will be an intergenerational, all-inclusive playscape for EVERYONE to enjoy and play together, a playground that welcomes all visitors, including those living with visible and invisible physical and cognitive disabilities, from the young to the elderly. Learn more about the playground. Not interested in running but want to contribute to the playground? Make an online donation! 5K CHALLENGE Make sure to share that you are participating in the 5K on Facebook and/or email a link to your fundraising page to friends and family. Packet pick-up begins at 8:00 am. You may also pick up your packet at LifeSpring Community Church, 1154 Rte 173, Spring Grove, IL Friday, September 12, 4-7 pm, bibs will not be available until Saturday morning. The race begins at 9:00 am. GATHER 5K & 1-MI FUN RUN RACE FEATURES: Event T-shirt & swag bag Remote Runners ® Option Gift card for the top male and top female runners 100-yard dash for kids 5-12 - with prizes Food trucks Bouncy Houses Soccer Clinic Can't make the physical event but still want to participate? REMOTE RUNNERS® HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR REMOTE (aka Virtual) RUN/WALK Register for the race and print your bib (Click on "Manage my Registration" tab above to view all race tools) Complete a 5k, run/walk at your convenience, any time, anywhere within 7 days after the event date. Submit your time (optional) to see how you placed overall and receive your finisher certificate. Click on the "Manage my Registration" tab above to view all race tools. Celebrate your accomplishment by sharing on social media! #RemoteRunners #5Kevents Feel free to join the Remote Runners Group to share and celebrate with other participants. Remember to follow our Facebook page, too! REFUND POLICY Refunds are not permitted for any reason including, but not limited to blizzard, bomb cyclone, tsunami, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake, tornado, derecho storm, hail, lightening, thunder, apocalypse, locust attack, oversleeping, birth, death, taxes, IRS audit, engagements, marriage, divorce, jail, war, peace, nuclear explosion, Bear's win the division (we might if they go to the Superbowl), you signed up for the wrong event, not training enough, training too much, poor prior planning or our favorite, "I forgot". Have an “excuse” you would like to add to the list? Let us know. While there are no refunds, you can get referrals, transfer your bib, change your shirt size, defer your registration to another event or change your distance.
