2026 Jennie Hamilton Memorial 5 Mile Trail Run

Race Information

Jennie Hamilton was a 2003 graduate of Purdue University Calumet who devoted her all-too-brief life to health and fitness. Jennie had a passion for endurance events and was always searching for tough races to test her abilities. At the time of her death in the summer of 2006, she was training for the Ironman Triathlon (swim 2.4 miles, bike 112.5 miles, run 26.2 miles) and considering returning to school in the Nursing program to further her ability to reach out to others and provide assistance for their health needs.

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Run the 17th annual Illinois Race Weekend, happening April 2026.

6 distances, 8 Challenges, 1 Weekend. Take your pick of events: marathon, half-marathon, 10K, 5K, Mile, and youth run, plus eight I-Challenge events that dare you to complete multiple events throughout the race weekend to earn extra swag and a coveted third medal!

Thousands of fans and volunteers shower you with Midwest hospitality. First-class race shirts, medals, food, and fanfare.

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Finish at the 50-yard line of historic Gies Memorial Stadium! Snack on bountiful postrace food and then join the rockin’ 27th-Mile Street Fest with live music, a Beer Garden and other festivities.

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