Margarita Mayhem 5K (Chicago Area)
About this race
It's Margarita Time!!!
Yes, we said M*A*R*G*A*R*I*T*A..... Join the Fiesta "Friday Night Mayhem"
Run some...walk some... tangle some... and margarita some... cause margarita's is what I am moving for!!!
Join the Margarita Mayhem, at the beautiful Busse Forest in Elk Grove (Chicago Suburb)!
Run or Walk a 5K and get ready to party "Mayhem" style.
Don't want to do the 5K? Sign up for the 0.0K and head straight over to the "Mayhem Fiesta Zone".
"Run All The Miles Drink All The Margaritas"
Live 5K Registration Includes:
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Margarita Mayhem Finisher's Medal
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Margarita Bib
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Two "Margarita Drinks" Yay!!!
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Chipped Timed 5K Starts @ 6:30pm
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Overall and Age Group Medals
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Yummy Snacks
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Live Music **DJ Playing Your Favorite Fiesta Hits
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Margarita Mayhem Backdrop
Mayhem Friday Night July 17
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Packet Pickup/Check-In Opens at 5:00pm - 6:15pm
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Drinks Begin Flowing at 5:30pm - Margarita, Beer, Wine or Truly
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6:15 Race Announcements and line up for the 5K
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6:30pm 5K Starts
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8:00pm Last Call
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8:30pm Fiesta is Over.. Drive Safely!
Pick your distance
Running
Live Margarita 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Elk Grove Village, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:24 PM local time (CDT) in Elk Grove Village on July 17, 2026 — 14h 53m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Margarita Mayhem 5K (Chicago Area)
Live Margarita 5K · 444 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Garzona | 19:32 | 6:18 /mi |
| 2 | Hirotaka Iwasaki | 19:49 | 6:23 /mi |
| 3 | Bart Gajkowski | 21:06 | 6:48 /mi |
| 4 | Nicholas Morley | 21:10 | 6:50 /mi |
| 5 | Dana Jackson | 21:19 | 6:53 /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 Elk Grove Village
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Elk Grove Village 5K Races 12 races
- Elk Grove Village Half Marathons 2 races
- Elk Grove Village Running Calendar 2026 13 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, 14 Elk Grove Village events
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