Lincoln Douglas 5K and Fun Run
About this race
23rd Annual 5K, One-Mile Fun Run and Kids Races
Saturday, August 8th, 2026 at 8 a.m. (5K start at 8:15 a.m.)
LOCATION
Taylor Park, 900 East Stephenson Street , Freeport, IL 61032
Starting and ending near the statue of Abraham Lincoln, the Debater.
*Back up location The Family YMCA on HCC Campus
The Lincoln-Douglas 5K, One-Mile Fun Run and Kids Races combine a fun, fast, and competitive 5K race with a fun run and series of kids races that ultimately crowns the "Fastest Kid in Town."
The course consists of three loops around the historic paved road inside Taylor Park – a 5K (3.1 miles), wheel-measured, certified course that is flat and fast designed to help you achieve a personal best.
A one mile fun run involves one loop of the 5k course.
For more information and course maps, visit www.lincoln-douglas5k.com
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2026 Lincoln Douglas 5k and Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Freeport, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets at 8:09 PM local time (CDT) in Freeport on August 8, 2026 — 14h 10m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Lincoln Douglas 5K and Fun Run
2026 Lincoln Douglas 5k and Fun Run · 72 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Rossing | 17:49 | 5:44 /mi |
| 2 | Dan Palmer | 18:35 | 5:58 /mi |
| 3 | David Johnson | 19:11 | 6:10 /mi |
| 4 | Aidan Garcea | 19:20 | 6:13 /mi |
| 5 | Nathan Peterson | 21:15 | 6:50 /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, 5 Freeport events
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