HerrinFesta Road Races
About the Event
The Herrinfesta Road Races has a long history of families and friends coming together on Memorial Day to have fun, to suffer in the heat for a few miles. If you have never ran it before then you should come join us for a really fun time. With one of the fastest courses around, runners can come to Herrin and shoot for a new PR. This is a family friendly event with a few race options. The 10k run, the 5K walk, the Park Avenue Mile, and the kids mile. Ambitious runners can even sign up for both the 10k and the mile.
Join fellow runners on May 25, 2026 for the HerrinFesta Road Races. It's a fantastic 10K, 5K, 1.6K featuring a flat and fast course in Herrin.
Races Offered
Running
10k
The course for this race has you starting and finishing on Herrin’s Park Avenue. This is a flat and fast course and only has four right turns on it. The race starts in front of Banterra Bank on South Park Ave. As you head North on Park Ave. the course drops about 30 feet over the 1.75 miles to the first turn on East Diaz St. A couple hundred yards later you will make your next turn onto 13th street. This is a 2.75 mile straight away that takes you to your next right turn onto East Railroad St. that you will be on for just a minute as you take the last right turn onto Park Avenue at approximately 4.8 miles. The straight away to the finish is mostly a gradual downhill with a slight bump as you go over the tracks with a 1/3 of a mile to go finishing at City Hall.
Park Avenue Mile
An all out mile. Run as fast as you can from South Side Lumber to the finish line at city hall. This race will start immediately after the Doughboy Ceremony finishes.
Kids Mile
The kids race will start 3 minutes after the Park Avenue Mile and ill run the same course.
10k & Park Avenue Mile
Walking
5k Walk
The 5k walk starts near the finish line at Herrin City Hall. Participants will walk about two blocks the join the 10 k route to the finish.
About Herrin
HerrinFesta Road Races takes place in Herrin, Illinois, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.
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