Galena 5k Stair Challenge

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

The Galena 5K Stair Challenge is now hosted by The Galena Area EMS District, The Galena Police Department and The Galena Fire Department.

This event honors the heroes of 9/11 and our local first responders past and present.

Non-competitive run/walk/climb-1Lap. Competitive 7 Lap professionally timed with various divisions by age and gender.

👟 1-Lap Fun Run/Walk

• Start time: 9:00 a.m.
• Fee: $30 (covers event T-shirt, water, refreshments)
• Registration: Race Day in-person registration closes at 7:00 am.
• Timing: Mass start: not timed.

🏅 5K 7-Lap Stair Challenge Race

• Start time: 9:15 a.m.
• Fee: $35: $30 for active-duty first responders (covers event T-shirt, water, refreshments)
• Registration: Race Day in-person registration closes at 7:00 am.
• Capacity: Maximum of 200 athletes accepted.
• Timing: Chip timing.

Waves will be formed (first five registered, first wave: next five registered, second wave, etc.). Waves will start every minute. Participants will be notified of their wave start time via email prior to the race date.

Course closes at 12:00 noon.

🏆 Team and Pledge Challenge

• Team Challenge: The top three individual fundraisers will receive special prizes!
• Pledge Challenge: All participants are encouraged to raise at least $50 in donations to support Galena-based first responders and the Historical Society.
• Unique URL: Share your unique URL to family and friends and invite them to donate to your registration or team.
• Fundraiser Prizes: Submit pledge sheet(s) and money at Packet Pickup to be eligible for fundraiser prizes.

👕 Event T-shirt Sizes

Youth: small, medium, large

Adult: small, medium, large, extra-large, 1X, 2X

👥 Age Groups

Male and Female: 12 and under, 13-17, 18-35, 36-50, 51-64, 65+

📅 Registration Information

• Online Registration: Begins May 5, 2025.
• Participant Limit: Maximum of 200 timed participants (no limit to fun run/walk participants).
• Registration Closure: Registrations will CLOSE when race filled or at midnight on September 12, whichever comes first.
• T-shirt Guarantee: Registrations after August 22, 2025 will NOT be guaranteed a T-shirt.

📍 Event Staging Areas

Green Street Plaza near City Hall and Post Office/Custom House.

📦 Packet Pickup

• Friday: at the DeSoto House Hotel from 4 to 6 p.m. OR
• Saturday: Green Street Plaza and the Post Office/Custom House from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m.
• Opening Ceremony: 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
• Award Ceremony: at 11:45 a.m.

Starting Line at Bench Street staging area. Volunteers will queue waves here in numerical order after escorting them from Green Street Plaza.

Lap Notification/Finish Line on Bench Street. Bib numbers will trigger a visual record of each participant’s lap number. Lap 7 finishers recovery area with water.

🔗 More Information

For additional details and registration, please visit: Galena 5K Stair Challenge.