Lake Escape 5K/10K/Kids 1K
About this race
The Lake Escape is a rolling, partially shaded figure-8 course traversing the roads around the beautiful twin lakes, Lake Iroquois and Bayles Lake, in Loda, IL. Starting near the beach of Lake Iroquois, 10k runners will complete the clockwise loop around Bayles Lake prior to heading towards the counter-clockwise loop around Lake Iroquois and finish with a downhill sprint to the beach. 5k runners will only run the loop around Lake Iroquois. A kid's 1K will be held near the beach immediately following the conclusion of the 10K. Awards will be given to the overall male and female in each race as well as top 3 age group awards for the following age groups under 15, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+ . Special Note: All runners are welcome to take a dip in the lake at the beach to cool off after the race!!
Starting time for the race will be 7:30.
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Running
Lake Escape 10 K
Lake Escape 5K
Lake Escape Kids 1K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Loda, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:21 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (CDT) in Loda on June 20, 2026 — 15h 04m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Lake Escape 5K/10K/Kids 1K
72 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Lake Escape 10 K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant Anderson | 41:22 | 6:39 /mi |
| 2 | Joshua Metcalf | 43:19 | 6:58 /mi |
| 3 | Douglas Malcolm | 43:35 | 7:01 /mi |
| 4 | Shane Brownfield | 43:36 | 7:01 /mi |
| 5 | Andrew Webb | 45:24 | 7:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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 Loda event
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