23rd Annual 5K, One-Mile Fun Run and Kids Races
Saturday, August 8th, 2026 at 8 a.m. (5K start at 8:15 a.m.)
LOCATION
Taylor Park, 900 East Stephenson Street , Freeport, IL 61032
Starting and ending near the statue of Abraham Lincoln, the Debater.
*Back up location The Family YMCA on HCC Campus
The Lincoln-Douglas 5K, One-Mile Fun Run and Kids Races combine a fun, fast, and competitive 5K race with a fun run and series of kids races that ultimately crowns the "Fastest Kid in Town."
The course consists of three loops around the historic paved road inside Taylor Park – a 5K (3.1 miles), wheel-measured, certified course that is flat and fast designed to help you achieve a personal best.
A one mile fun run involves one loop of the 5k course.
For more information and course maps, visit www.lincoln-douglas5k.com
Aug 08, 2026
Distance — 3.11 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Freeport.
Learn more about the host city, Freeport.
Freeport, Illinois is in the Illinois Driftless Area.
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