Byron Fest 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
About this race
Join us for the Annual Byron Fest 5K Run! This 2026 Rockford Road Runners Circuit Race, and family friendly event, is held on the beautiful trails of the Byron Forest Preserve. The course features well maintained trails with panoramic views and a variety of terrain. Chip timing will be provided by J3 Timing. Plaques will be awarded to overall male and female finishers and medals will be awarded to top 3 male and female finishers in each age division. 5 year age groups for both male and female. Age groups to be as follows: 0-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and above.
1 mile Fun Run! All Fun Run participants will receive a participation medal. Chip timing is not available for the Fun Run.
5K participants must be pre-registered by June 21, 2026 at noon to be guaranteed a race shirt. A limited number of shirts will be available race day on a first come, first serve basis. Pre-registrations will be accepted through July 10, 2026 at noon. Packet pick up and day of registration will be available onsite from 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. with the race beginning promptly at 8:00 a.m. This event is non-refundable.
Parking and indoor restrooms are available onsite.
Due to terrain, baby joggers and strollers are discouraged.
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Byron Fest 5K
Byron Fest Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Byron, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:33 PM local time (CDT) in Byron on July 11, 2026 — 15h 02m of daylight.
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2026 results — Byron Fest 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Byron Fest 5K · 74 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Schroeder | 18:19 | 5:54 /mi |
| 2 | Michael Muzzarelli | 18:27 | 5:57 /mi |
| 3 | Gavin Early | 19:04 | 6:09 /mi |
| 4 | Henry Hazzard | 19:47 | 6:23 /mi |
| 5 | Caleb Lange | 20:56 | 6:45 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Byron
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Byron 5K Races 4 races
- 10K Run Events in Byron 2 races
- Byron Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 5 Byron events
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