Freedom Celebration 5K Race and Youth Run
About this race
The Youth Run course will be along Kirby Avenue.
The 5K Run/Walk course is an out and back. It starts and finishes on Kirby Avenue between the State Farm Center and Gies Memorial Stadium. The race heads east on Kirby/Florida Avenues, north on Lincoln Avenue to approximately West California Avenue and back to the finish line on Kirby Avenue. There will be two water stations. All proceeds go to support the Champaign County Freedom Celebration.
- Packet pick-up will be at the following locations, days, and times:
- Body 'n Sole Sports, 1317 N. Dunlap Avenue, Savoy, IL on Friday, July 3rd from Noon to 6:00 PM.
- Start and finish area (between Gies Memorial Stadium and State Farm Center) Saturday, July 4th starting at 7:15 AM - 8:45 A.
- Registration is through this website ONLY and will end promptly at 8:45 AM on July 4th.
- There will be no paper sign-up.
- No cash or checks will be accepted at any time. Payment through website only.
- Awards will be presented to the overall male and female winners, and to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over and the top 5 walkers. THE WINNER OR A FRIEND MUST BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE YOUR AWARD WHEN THEY ARE ANNOUNCED. THE AWARDS WILL NOT BE MAILED OR DELIVERED.
- Race day parking will be on the EAST SIDE of State Farm Center, Lots E5 and F5. Enter and exit the parking area from Fourth St.
- For the Youth run an adult will be allowed to run with each youth. The adult does NOT have to register for this event.
- The Youth Run is a fun run, no bibs will be given and no packet pick up is needed.
- To purchase a shirt, you must register by midnight June 24th and pay the additional fee. No additional shirts will be available.
- There will be a price increase on June 25th.
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Running
Youth Run
5K Run
Walking
5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Champaign, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (CDT) in Champaign on July 4, 2026 — 14h 56m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Freedom Celebration 5K Race and Youth Run
360 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Fisher | 16:14 | 5:13 /mi |
| 2 | Torte Torstenson | 16:25 | 5:17 /mi |
| 3 | Derek Dayton | 17:47 | 5:43 /mi |
| 4 | Eugene Preston | 17:54 | 5:46 /mi |
| 5 | Zach Boehmke | 17:57 | 5:47 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 9 Champaign events
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