Name: Run for Honor
Start: 2026-09-27T09:00:00-05:00
Location: Lincoln Park

🇺🇸 Run for Honor – 5K for Freedom 🇺🇸
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Springfield/RunForHonor to sign up.
Join us for Run for Honor a 5K for Freedom, a meaningful community event where every step helps honor our nation’s heroes. This timed 5K (3.1 miles) is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities, whether you’re chasing a personal best or enjoying a walk with friends and family.
All proceeds benefit the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, helping local veterans travel to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at the memorials built in their honor. Whether you’re running for fitness, walking for fun, or participating to honor those who served, Run for Honor is about community, remembrance, and moving forward together.
🗓️ Sunday, September 27th
📍 Lincoln Park, Springfield IL
🕘 Race Start: 9:00 AM
🏃‍♂️ Distance: 5K (3.1 miles)
🚶 Run or Walk: All paces welcome
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Registration Includes:
Pre AND Post-race snacks
Drinks
Prizes
Every finisher will receive a one-of-a-kind finisher medal
Top finishers in each age group receive an additional medal
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Packet Pick up:
We will have on-site packet pick up from 7:15am-845am. Show up a little early for pre-race snacks and Donuts provided by Mel-O-Cream!
Parking:
Main parking will be available at Nelson Center. We will have the Race Start and staging area barricaded off. Course maps and race route images available.
Restrooms:
Available at staging area and inside Nelson Center

Sponsor Spotlight:
Scheels
Springfield Running Center
OrangeTheory
Mel O Cream
Fit & Savage
Wellthy Juice Co
We are currently working with local businesses to be able to provide additional race swag! If you’d like the opportunity or know a business who would like to partner with us- please send us a message!
Lace up, show up, and help us carry their honor—one mile at a time.
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Springfield/RunForHonor to sign up.