Polish Independence 10K/5K Run/Walk is a race celebrating Poland’s return as an independent country on November 11th, 1918. With a long tradition in Poland, the run has been organized annually in Chicago since 2018 by WPNA 103.1 FM, Polish American Mix. Polish Independence Run’s USATF-certified, chip-timed course runs along the beautiful Lake Michigan starting at Montrose Harbor. All participants receive a custom finisher’s medal, event T-shirt and lunch. All ages.
Radio 103.1 FM zaprasza na Bieg Niepodległości 2025! Organizowany od 2018 r. Bieg Niepodległości to okazja do uczczenia na sportowo rocznicy odzyskania przez Polskę niepodległości. Dwa dystanse do wyboru: bieg na 10 km oraz bieg lub marsz na 5 km. Trasa przy jeziorze Michigan zaczyna się na Montrose Harbor. Każdy uczestnik Biegu otrzymuje koszulkę i medal za pokonanie trasy. Po biegu wspólny lunch. Dołącz do nas!
Details:
8th Annual Polish Independence 10K/5K Run/Walk
Sunday, October 25, 2026 - 11:11am
Montrose Harbor - Grove 16
Chip Timing:
The 10K and 5K races are chip timed. The 5K walk is not timed. Chips are attached to the race bibs and are disposable. Chip timing is not guaranteed for race day registrants.
Questions:
Please email radio@wpna.fm or call 773-654-5500
Oct 25, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
09:00
$69.00
Oct 25, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$59.00
Oct 25, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$49.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Chicago.
Learn more about the host city, Chicago.
Chicago is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit. "Stormy, Husky, Brawling / City of Big Shoulders," Chicago is a Heartland boomtown, its ethos defined by urban planner Daniel Burnham's immortal vision: "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood." It is one of the world's great cities and the third largest city in the United States, behind only New York City and Los Angeles.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Polish Independence Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Walter Szymkiewicz | — | |
| 🥈 | Anna Piegza | — | |
| 🥉 | Kaitlin A'Hearn | — | |
| 4 | Thomas Bodlak | — | |
| 5 | Michal Piegza | — | |
| 6 | Suzy Lizak | — | |
| 7 | Joe Zirneskie | — | |
| 8 | Mateusz Gozdowski | — | |
| 9 | Małgorzata Kowalczyk | — |
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