Megan's Mission 5k Run
About this race
Megan Bugg passed away on March 9, 2022 after a courageous and inspirational seven year battle with childhood cancer. During her fight, Megan became a passionate national advocate for childhood cancer advocacy and research. Her advocacy efforts led to her speaking in Washington, D.C. and raising nearly $1 million to fund promising childhood cancer research. The Megan's Mission Foundation was founded in Megan's memory to continue pursuing her dream of ending childhood cancer through advocacy and research. To date, the Megan's Mission Foundation has raised over $2.5 million to fund the most promising childhood cancer research in the country taking place in the "Megan Bugg Global Rhabdomyosarcoma Research Laboratory" at the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute. All funds from this event will support the Megan's Mission Foundation and our commitment to realizing Megan's dream that no more children will experience childhood cancer.
All participants will receive a t-shirt with registration. Shirts are guaranteed to all participants who register by 8/30 @ 11:59pm.
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Running
5k Run/Walk
This is an out and back course.
Virtual 5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Coal City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets at 6:55 PM local time (CDT) in Coal City on September 19, 2026 — 12h 17m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Megan's Mission 5k Run
20 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Larsen | 18:53 | 6:05 /mi |
| 2 | Jenny Dinelli | 22:48 | 7:21 /mi |
| 3 | Craig Long | 27:02 | 8:43 /mi |
| 4 | Kevin Soto | 28:02 | 9:03 /mi |
| 5 | Colleen Cronin | 28:17 | 9:07 /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, 1 Coal City event
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