Run with Reagan 5K: Starry Night at Eureka College
EUREKA, Ill. While it won’t be a Starry Night for this year's “Run with Reagan 5K: Starry Night at Eureka” event, it will be fun for the whole family at Eureka College on Saturday, Oct. 5. This exciting race is set on Eurekas charming and historic campus. All ages are welcome to attend.
The event will begin with a 400-meter Kids Dash at 8 a.m., followed by a one-mile fun run/walk and 5K at 8:15 a.m. It is $25 to register for the 5K and one-mile fun run/walk and $10 for 12-and-under participants to enter the Kids Dash. Eureka College students can participate for $10.
All proceeds from the race will benefit students of the Eureka College Red Devil Cross Country and Distance Team.
All entrants enjoy a pancake breakfast after the race. Guests of participants can purchase breakfast for $7.50+ tax. Registration and packet pick-up will begin on race day at 7 a.m. at the corner of Reagan Drive and Burgess Street. Parking will be available at the East Burgess gravel parking lot or in the Reagan Athletic Complex parking lot.
The starting line of the 5K course will be at the corner of Reagan Drive and Burgess Street and will continue to Burgess, east on James Street, south on Dickinson Drive and west on Reagan Drive. This square will be completed three times with the last lap being extended north until making a left on College Avenue, ending the event in front of the Commons.
Awards will be presented to the top overall male and female runner, as well as the top three performers in each of the following age groups: 14 and under, 15 through 19, 20 through 29, 30 through 39, 40 through 49, 50 through 59, 60 through 69 and 70 and over. For a bit of extra fun, dress in the style of Vincent Van Gogh, the inspiration behind the Starry Night theme of this year’s homecoming. There will be prizes for the best-dressed male and female.
Registration is open until midnight on October 3, 2024. To secure your spot today, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Eureka/RunwithReagan1855
About Eureka College
Located on nearly 70 wooded acres in Eureka, Illinois, and chartered in 1855, Eureka College cultivates excellence in learning, service and leadership while providing students uniquely personalized educational opportunities. Eureka College holds the unique distinction of being the first college in Illinois and among the first in the nation to admit men and women on an equal basis. The College, originally founded by abolitionist members of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is the smallest of only 24 colleges and universities to ever award a bachelor’s degree to a future President of the United States.