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Elmhurst Running Club 4 on the
Elmhurst Running Club 4 on the logo

Elmhurst Running Club 4 on the

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States View on map
Jul 04, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

This is the 21st year for this holiday tradition. The 4-miler will get your Fourth of July sparkling with runners from Chicagoland and beyond! Set on the beautiful streets of west-suburban Elmhurst, the race starts and finishes at Elmhurst University across from historic Wilder Park. We also have a fun Kids 1K (ages 5-12). Don't miss the excitement. We sold out last year. Sign up today!

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Running

4-Mile

This is a well-marked USATF-certified course. There are two on-course fluid stations.

Jul 04, 2026 6.4K 7:15 AM
$30.00
Closed

Kids 1K

This race starts and finishes at the 4-mile FINISH line at 8:20 am. Kids go north on Prospect to Park, do a 180 and run back to the finish.

Jul 04, 2026 1K 8:20 AM
$10.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Elmhurst, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 21.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 37.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 4, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 4, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 08m

The sun rises at 5:22 AM and sets at 8:30 PM local time (CDT) in Elmhurst on July 4, 2026 — 15h 08m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 4 Elmhurst events

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