2nd Annual Downers Grove, IL Ostomy 5k

2nd Annual Downers Grove, IL Ostomy 5k

Join us for the 2nd Annual Downers Grove, IL Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k Fun Run and Walk on Saturday, October 4, 2025 in celebration of World Ostomy Day. We will also be offering Professional Run Timing Services with Race Time Race Management - This is a family friendly event and we will also be offering a 50-yard dash Kids Run! For six years, the Ostomy Support Group of DuPage County has hosted their own Run for Resilience 5k walk and run, as well as Ostomy Awareness Day events and made this event an "Official" event UOAA in 2024! Please join us and UOAA to celebrate 8 years of Ostomy Awareness and Support in Downers Grove, IL. All proceeds benefit the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA), a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible.

RACE DAY SCHEDULE
9:00 am to 9:45 am Same day registration and packet pick-up
10:00 am 5k Run/Walk/Roll STARTS
11:00 am Kids Run (50-yard Dash)
11:30 am Awards Ceremony

THE COURSE
This fun run/walk/roll will be held on an approximately one-mile looped course from the Byram Healthcare building on Woodcreek Drive. The route will proceed along Birchwood Place to Lacey Rd to Woodcreek Drive and back to the Byram building. Course maps are available online and will be posted at the registration desk.

PRIZES
Participant awards for all finishers
Medals for top three overall 5k finishers, male and female, and top three 5k finishers for the Ostomate category
Awards for top three finishers of Kids Run

REFRESHMENTS
We will have a variety of refreshments for you to enjoy after the race!