CKF's 5K for Life
About this race
Join us on September 19th at Coffee Creek Preserve in Chesterton, IN, for the second annual CKF's 5k for Life. New this year, we will also have a virtual component in case you are not local to the Chesterton area! We will bring the community together to share the message of organ, eye, and tissue donation and show the world what a transplant makes possible.
Currently, in the United States over 103,000 individuals are awaiting life-savinng transplant and only 48% of Americans sign up to help them while 96% say they agree with organ donation.CKF aims to educate and inspire individuals to make a difference and register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. We welcome everyone to participate in our 5k, whether you have a connection to donation and transplant, or want to get out and be active. This event is for all ages and abilities. You can walk or run the race, whichever you are comfortable with. We will have local vendors, all racers will receive a t-shirt, music, and more, so make sure you sign up today! Registration is $20 for adults and $15 for kids (Under 12).
Registration will open at 9 am, and the race will begin at 10:30 am!
You can register as an individual or as a team. If you cannot attend person but would like to support CKF, easily donate to a racer or generally to CKF through the donate button!
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Running
CKF's 5K for Life
Kids 5K for Life
Virtual 5k for Life
Join in the activities no matter where you live! You will have one week to complete the 5k virtually and submit your results, We will then send your t-shirt in the mail.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chesterton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 6:50 PM local time (CDT) in Chesterton on September 19, 2026 — 12h 18m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Chesterton
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Chesterton 5K Races 7 races
- Chesterton Running Calendar 2026 9 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, 10 Chesterton events
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