Balloons Over 66 5K Registration
Enjoy a morning 5K run with your friends and family. Race begins at 8:00am. Registration must be done online in advance; no on-site registration is available. Participants must be in good health and symptom-free for at least 2 weeks prior to the event. Register before August 2nd to receive a shirt.
Race bib and t-shirt pickup will be from 7:20am-7:45am at the Lincoln Park District (1400 Primm Road Lincoln, IL US 62656) on August 29, 2026.
Course Information:
Participants will cross timing equipment at the start line. It is your responsibility to know the course and run it safely. The race route can be found on the lincolnparkdistrict.com website or on their Facebook page. This run will be chip-timed by Kinetic Timing. There will be one water stop on Home Avenue. All finishers will be eligible for a beverage (bottled water or beer at Spirited Republic) upon showing their race bib. Must be age 21 and provide ID for alcoholic beverages.
Top Runners will be announced inside Spirited Republic at 9:00am. Participation medals will be available for the first 75 finishers.
KID RACES
Registration for kid races must be done online in advance; no on-site registration is available. Participants must be in good health and symptom-free for at least 2 weeks prior to the event. Only the 100m race (ages 1-3 years of age) may have up to 1 parent run with them.
Register before August 3rd to receive a shirt. T-shirt pickup will be from 7:20am-7:45am at the Lincoln Park District (1400 Primm Road Lincoln, IL US 62656) and 9:20am-9:45am at Lincoln Community High School Track on August 23, 2025.
Kid races will take place at the Lincoln Community High School Track. Flags will indicate the distance for each race. Each age group will be announced separately for their start time.
Participation medals will be available for the first 75 finishers in the kid races.
5K map and race information can be found on the website.