Belvidere Heritage Days 5k
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Belvidere Heritage Days 5k

Belvidere, Illinois, United States View on map
Jun 27, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

The Belvidere Chamber of Commerce is excited to host this beautiful race along the Kishwaukee River Path. The race will start and finish in Doty Park in downtown Belvidere. Dogs and strollers are welcome. Please be courteous to runners and stay to the side of the path. 
The purpose of this Run/Walk is to provide healthy family fun to the festival weekend. Belvidere Heritage Days is to celebrate the community and the rich history of our area. Proceeds from this race will help keep the festival going for years.

There will also be a FREE KIDS RACE at 9:00 AM. It will stay within the park and will be approximately 400-500 meters on the circle path in Doty Park. 

Packet Pick Up will be available at the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce office (404 S. State St. Belvidere, IL 61008) from 8am-12pm on 6/26. Race morning pick-up will be available from 7am-7:45am at Doty Park.
 
*****Runners who register after NOON on 6/19 will NOT be guaranteed a race shirt.***** 
On-site registration will be available at the Belvidere Chamber (404 S.State St. Belvidere, IL 61008) Friday 6/27, 8:00 am-12:00 pm, and Doty Park from 7:00 AM until 7:45 AM on the event day.

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Running

Belvidere Heritage Days 5k Run

This 5k will be run on the Kishwaukee River path through the Belvidere Park and back to Doty Park.

Jun 27, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Belvidere, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 27, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 27, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 15m

The sun rises at 5:20 AM and sets at 8:36 PM local time (CDT) in Belvidere on June 27, 2026 — 15h 15m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Belvidere Heritage Days 5k

Belvidere Heritage Days 5k Run · 150 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Belvidere Heritage Days 5k
Place Name Time Pace
1 Jordan Mundy 18:10 18:11 /mi
2 Gregory Barry 18:48 18:49 /mi
3 Robert Carroll 19:15 19:16 /mi
4 Ryker Schubert 19:54 19:54 /mi
5 Jesus Avila 19:56 19:56 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Belvidere events

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