Route 66 Virtual Run
About this race
Hit the Mother Road from wherever you are! The Route 66 Virtual Run celebrates the iconic Illinois stretch of America’s most historic highway. Choose your Route 66 city during registration, complete your miles anytime, anywhere, and earn the official Route 66 medal, city charm, and a mailed race bib with a matching city sticker.
This virtual event is designed for runners, walkers, families, collectors, and Route 66 lovers who want to experience the adventure in their own way.
How It Works
Register for the Route 66 Virtual Run
Select the Illinois Route 66 city you want to represent
Complete your run or walk on your own schedule
Receive your medal + city charm + mailed bib + city sticker
Share your photos and celebrate your miles on social media!
Collect Them All
Want to represent more cities along the Mother Road? You can add extra charms, shirts, and bib stickers for any Route 66 city during checkout. Build your own Route 66 charm and sticker collection and celebrate every stop along the historic highway.
What’s Included
Official Route 66 Virtual Run Medal
City Charm for the location you choose
Additional runs available so you can build your entire collection!
Bib with Bib Sticker for every run you choose
Community photo wall
Support for future Spirits Run charity events
Run Your Route — Your Way
Whether you’re honoring a favorite memory, celebrating your hometown, or collecting every charm and sticker along the way, this virtual run lets you experience Route 66 in a fun, meaningful, and customizable way.
Pick your distance
Running
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K Run
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Chicago
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Joliet
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Wilmington
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Pontiac
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Bloomington
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Springfield
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Lincoln
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Lexington
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – McLean
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Williamsville
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Divernon
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Waggoner
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Litchfield
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Staunton
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Granite City
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – McCook
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Gardner
Route 66 Virtual 6.6K – Dwight
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mundelein, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 7:21 PM local time (CDT) in Mundelein on September 4, 2026 — 13h 00m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Mundelein
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Mundelein Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 Mundelein events
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