Horner Hustle 2025

Horner Hustle 2025

Make Your Miles Matter in Honor of Mike Horner

The Horner Hustle is back for its eighth year, raising money for Project Purple. Join friends, family, neighbors, and strangers for a fun 5K run or 1-mile walk to raise money for a world without pancreatic cancer.

When: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Where: Centennial Park, 100 S. Western, Park Ridge, IL 60068

Time: Race starts at 8 a.m. CDT

The Horner Hustle was created in honor of Mike Horner, who lived in Edison Park with his wife, Heather, and daughter Mary Helen. He was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in December 2015. The Horner Hustle is a fun run/walk, designed to bring the community together. Mike believed in the power of community, and the Horner Hustle has raised over $150,000 for Project Purple, demonstrating just how powerful community can be!

The Horner, Dunne, Balducci, and Pietryla families have partnered with Project Purple again to host the 5K at Centennial Park, or virtually from anywhere, raising funds for early detection and a cure for pancreatic cancer in Mike's honor.

How does it work?

1. Register for either the in-person or virtual version of the event. Create a team and invite your friends and family to join you.
2. On August 23rd, walk 1-mile or run a 5K. You can participate in-person at Centennial Park, or virtually from home.

*In order to receive a shirt, you must register by July 14th and be at the event. Virtual participants are encouraged to take and post pictures and videos to social media using #hornerhustle2025, #projectpurple, and tag @projectpurple. Also, post pictures to the 2025 Horner Hustle photo gallery.

All proceeds from this event will benefit Project Purple and their mission of a world without pancreatic cancer. Learn more about Project Purple at www.projectpurple.org.