Cantigny 5K Run/Walk 2025 - Benefiting The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans

🏃‍♂️Cantigny (pronounced "Can - Tee - Knee")

• Location: Cantigny is the former home of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, longtime editor, and publisher of the Chicago Tribune.
• Features: The 500-acre estate features gardens, the Robert R. McCormick Museum, the First Division Museum, and a 27-hole championship public golf course.
• Invitation: 5K participants and their families are invited to explore and enjoy Cantigny.

🏅Cantigny 5K Run/Walk 2025

• Purpose: The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is a benefit for the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, and registrants may enjoy access to Cantigny for the rest of the afternoon.
• Course Details: The course tours the grounds of Cantigny and Cantigny Golf, running past Cantigny’s Gardens, the Robert R. McCormick House, and the First Division Museum.
• Conditions: Please note that due to construction at Cantigny Golf, the course will be modified this year.
• Timings: Digital clocks or timers will be located at mile markers: water stations will be set up at the halfway mark and at the start/finish line.

🏠Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans

• Benefit: All proceeds from the Cantigny 5K Run/Walk will benefit the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton, IL.
• Support: The shelter is a not-for-profit transitional living facility.
• Assistance: They provide assistance to U.S. veterans of any era, offering skills for independent living.

💰Registration Fees

• 5K Chip-Timed Race: $25 through July 1, $30 July 2 - September 19, $35 September 20 - October 15, $40 October 16 - October 17 (Must register in person).
• 1-Mile Run: $5 for ages 6-10, non-chipped.
• 1/4-Mile Run: $5 for ages 0-5, non-chipped.

📅Race Schedule

• Friday, October 17, 2025: 11 am - 7 pm: Early packet pick-up, Visitors Center.
• Saturday, October 18, 2025: 7 am - 8:45 am: Packet Pick-up, Visitors Center.
• Breakfast: 7:30 am – 12:30 pm: American Legion Pancake Breakfast.
• 5K Start: 9 am: 5K Run/Walk Start: 10 am: 5K Awards Ceremony, followed by 1-mile and ¼-mile runs.

🏆Award Ceremony

• Presentation: At approximately 10 am, awards will be presented to the top three male and female overall finishers outside in the South Lot, near the finish line.
• Additional Awards: The top three male and female overall finishers for the 1-Mile and 1/4-Mile runs will also receive an award immediately following their races.
• Eligibility: Awards will be given only to registered runners with a valid chip.

🚗Parking

• Availability: Ample free parking for race participants and volunteers is available close to the Visitors Center and the finish line.
• Convenience: Participants can leave gear in their car.

🌐Cantigny's Website

• More Info: For further up-to-date information on the 5K Run/Walk or on Cantigny, please visit Cantigny.org.

🤝Volunteers

• Opportunities: Volunteers are needed and welcome to assist with registration, packet pickup, refreshments, course marshals, and water stops.
• Contact: If you are interested, please contact Liz Omura at lomura@cantigny.org.

🥞American Legion Pancake Breakfast

• Timing: 7:30 am – 12:30 pm in Le Jardin.
• Fees: $12 (ages 13 and up), $5 (ages 5 – 12), free for children 4 and under.
• Discount: Tickets may be purchased during packet pick up on October 18th at a discounted rate of $10 per adult.

ℹ️Additional Information

• Contact: For additional event information, visit Cantigny.org, email Brian Gray at bgray@cantigny.org, or call 630.260.8167 during regular office hours.

🚫Bicycles, Strollers, Etc.

• Not Allowed: Bicycles, in-line skates, roller skates, scooters, other wheeled vehicles (except wheelchairs), and dogs are not allowed on the course.
• Runners: Runners with baby strollers may not run competitively and must start after and remain behind runners for the entire race.