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Folty 5k
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Folty 5k

Tonica, Illinois, United States View on map
Aug 28, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Friday, August 28th, 2026 at 7 PM

Registration:

  • $25 if registered by 8/14
  • $75- Family Special 4+ from same household - by 8/14 only (1 form per participant)
  • $30 if registered from 8/15- Race day (T-shirt not guaranteed)
  • NO REFUNDS & NO TRANSFERS

Packet Pick Up:

  • 6:00- 7:00 PM at Village Hall, 308 Uncas St. Tonica, IL

Awards:

  • Overall male & female (plaque)
  • Top Tonica resident male & female (plaque)
  • Top 3 male and female in each age division (medal)

Age Groups: 9 & under, 10-14, 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+ (more age groups this year!)

Course: 

  • Chip-timed by Racing Expectations 
  • USA Track and Field Certified #IL23005NM
  • Out and back course that starts and ends at Village Hall
  • Restrooms and refreshments available after the race

Special Features:

  • Drink voucher included with registration for participants 21+
  • Challenges & an opportunity to win a cash prize!
  • FREE Kids' Fun Run @ 6:45 PM.  No registration is required.  For ages 10 & under.  Medals for all participants.

Questions? Contact Amber Heider (815) 481-4657

Pick your distance

Running

Folty 5k Run/ Walk

Special Features: Drink voucher included with registration for participants 21+ Challenges & an opportunity to win a cash prize! FREE Kids' Fun Run @ 6:45 PM.  No registration is required.  For ages 10 & under.  Medals for all participants.

Aug 28, 2026 5K 7:00 PM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tonica, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 28, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 28, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 16m

The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 7:35 PM local time (CDT) in Tonica on August 28, 2026 — 13h 16m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Folty 5k

Folty 5k Run/ Walk · 171 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Folty 5k
Place Name Time Pace
1 David Thompson 17:57 5:47 /mi
2 Sean Manley 19:08 6:10 /mi
3 Tucker Goskusky 20:23 6:35 /mi
4 Brianna Legner 20:26 6:35 /mi
5 L. Hammers 21:19 6:53 /mi

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

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results

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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, 1 Tonica event

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