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Oktoberfest Rotary Run

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

calendar_today 18 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

Every third Sunday in October is our Annual Oktoberfest 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk! This run/walk is a fundraiser to support BN Sunrise Rotary’s Youth Services and the CCHS Rotaract Club. The run is a chip-timed 5K on the Constitution Trail from GE park, looping through Tipton Trails, and back to GE park. Blacktop trails the whole way.

Registration:
• Participants must register online in advance. We will have late and race day registration but it is all electronic and we will not have paper race forms. Register on your phone, pay with your card and you will be automatically assigned a bib number - show your confirmation email at bib pick up.
• Pickup of your race bib and shirt prior to race day is strongly encouraged. Pickup will take place at Fleet Feet Bloomington on Saturday, October 17 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm or from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm at GE Park before the race on Sunday.

Finish Line:
• At the end of the race, please join us inside the clubhouse for your brat dinner, live polka music, and delicious beer from White Oak Brewing!

Results:
• Participants who opted in during the registration process will receive a text message with their time shortly after crossing the finish line.
• Results will be updated throughout the day at www.ItsRaceTime.com
• Fabulous ceramic steins will be awarded for the top three in each 5k age group for those who run in person on race day: Top Male/Female Overall, and Top 3 M/F in each age group (14 and under,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+)

T-Shirt only guaranteed for those who register by October 2nd.

Races Offered

1 Mile (Untimed)

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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14:00

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$30.00

5K

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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14:00

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$30.00

Brat Dinner (No Race)

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — Brat Dinner (No Race)

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14:00

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$10.00

Brat Dinner + Shirt (No Race)

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — Brat Dinner + Shirt (No Race)

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Type — Running

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14:00

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$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Bloomington.

thermostat Temperature

9.5° / 19.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

5.9° / 16.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 59m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

14.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

63.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:08

nightlight Sunset

18:14

About Bloomington

Learn more about the host city, Bloomington.

Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680, making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, which has a population of roughly 170,000.