Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5K
About this race
Registration Has Moved
The Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series has returned to a single race website for 2027 registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Batavia/FoxValleyWinterChallengeTrailSeries
The 5K, 8K, and 10K events are now all managed through one convenient registration page, allowing participants to register for any combination of races and take advantage of our new series swag rewards.
The 2027 schedule includes:
5K – January 23, 2027
8K – February 20, 2027
10K – March 14, 2027
Please visit the official 2027 Winter Challenge registration page:
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Batavia/FoxValleyWinterChallengeTrailSeries
We look forward to seeing you on the trails this winter!
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Trail running
Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5k
Held at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Batavia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 4:56 PM local time (CST) in Batavia on January 23, 2027 — 9h 43m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5K
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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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 Batavia events
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