Route 66 Mother Road 5K Foot Race
About this race
Get Your Engines (and Legs) Revved Up!
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of historic Route 66 by hitting the pavement at the 5th Annual Route 66 Mother Road 5K Foot Race on Sunday, September 27, 2026 in downtown Springfield. Packet pickup and start line is on the northeast corner of Old State Capitol Plaza.
This isn’t just a race—it’s an experience. You’ll run the streets alongside the iconic classic cars of the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival, soaking in the sights, sounds, and nostalgia of America’s most famous highway.
All participants earn cool Route 66–themed swag, including a finisher medal, event T-shirt, and more.
Race Day Details- Packet Pickup: Race morning, 6:30–7:20 AM
- Start Time: 7:30 AM
- 5K Course: 3 loops
- 1-Mile Course: 1 loop
We’re proud to partner with the producers of the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival (September 25–27) to bring this signature race to the heart of the celebration.
Awards will be presented to the top overall male and female finishers, along with top finishers in five-year age brackets.
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5K
1 Mile Fun Run
Virtual 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Springfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:51 AM and sets at 6:47 PM local time (CDT) in Springfield on September 27, 2026 — 11h 56m of daylight.
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2026 results — Route 66 Mother Road 5K Foot Race
90 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Stricker | 20:57 | 6:45 /mi |
| 2 | Jermon Tillman | 22:08 | 7:08 /mi |
| 3 | Jessie Grey | 22:11 | 7:08 /mi |
| 4 | Kate Rutherford | 23:04 | 7:25 /mi |
| 5 | Roland Law | 23:07 | 7:27 /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, 30 Springfield events
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