Lester Fun Run
About this race
Our family-friendly 1 mile run/walk and 5k race event is one of two flagship fundraising initiatives for the Lester PTA. Over 35% of our programming budget is generated by the Fun Run and all of its surrounding activities (Experiences, Raffles, Silent Auctions & More)!
The goal for this year’s Fun Run is to raise $25,000 – which is reinvested into the PTA's programs and activities that benefit all Lester students!
Please Note:- If you want to run both the 1mile and the 5K, you must register for each race individually. You will receive a separate timing bib for each race.
- RACE START TIMES: 5K - 8am, 1mile - 9am
- Register by midnight on September 5th to be guaranteed a T-shirt; registration for run only will be available up until the race start time on 9/28.
- Race timing bibs and T-shirts will be distributed to classrooms during the week of 9/22.
Pick your distance
Running
5K Adults
1 Mile
5K Youth
1 Mile LESTER STAFF ONLY
5K LESTER STAFF ONLY
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Downers Grove, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 6:40 PM local time (CDT) in Downers Grove on September 27, 2026 — 11h 55m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Lester Fun Run
440 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Adults
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Adelmann | 18:14 | 5:52 /mi |
| 2 | Daniel Brookhouse | 21:59 | 7:05 /mi |
| 3 | Shea Campbell | 22:07 | 7:07 /mi |
| 4 | Ryan Teising | 23:08 | 7:27 /mi |
| 5 | Jackie Gilbert | 23:21 | 7:31 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Downers Grove
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Downers Grove 5K Races 4 races
- Downers Grove Running Calendar 2026 6 races
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, 6 Downers Grove events
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