Run Today for Tomorrow
About this race
Run Today for Tomorrow's 7th annual 5K is back, and as of December of 2025, Run Today for Tomorrow, Inc. is officially a 501c3!!
All proceeds will stay in the community and provide financial assistance to community members in getting the help they need as well as a mental health scholarship for local students in the Mental Health field of study. We are partnered with the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation to make this happen. The goal of Run Today for Tomorrow, Inc. is to bring hope and provide help to those affected by suicide. We're running today because we believe in a Tomorrow where everyone is here to see it☀️
Join us on June 27th for our in-person race or virtually you can run around your neighborhood, on a trail, or on a treadmill, post your results, and help share our message with the world!
Another exciting update for 2026; we will be hosting our very first LaSalle County Wellness Fair! The Wellness Fair is a free, family-friendly event that is all about celebrating health, wellness, and community connection. Please stop on by during or after race time.
Whether your participation is in support of the cause, in honor of a loved one, your personal health, or your personal struggles, we encourage you to participate and let your reason drive you to the finish line. #TomorrowNeedsYouHere
Registration Fee - $20 First 10 Participants thereafter $30 (thru 5/27/26 includes t-shirt)*
Registration Fee - $35 (5/27/26 - 6/27/26)
Packet Pickup will be held on Friday June 26th from 3pm-7pm at Small Dog Candle Co 619 La Salle St, Ottawa, IL 61350
Registration Addon - $10.00 to ship your packet to you
*T-Shirt sizes are S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL and 4XL
The race will be held rain or shine. No refunds are allowed after registration is completed. T-shirt sizes guaranteed for all participants registered by May 27th.
Feel free to follow us on Facebook at "Run Today for Tomorrow, Inc." for more updates about race day!
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ottawa, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:24 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (CDT) in Ottawa on June 27, 2026 — 15h 08m of daylight.
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2026 results — Run Today for Tomorrow
335 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DREW TOLAND | 18:57 | 6:07 /mi |
| 2 | JACE TOLAND | 19:00 | 6:08 /mi |
| 3 | Callum Wright | 19:03 | 6:09 /mi |
| 4 | KAEDON CRONKRIGHT | 19:11 | 6:11 /mi |
| 5 | Nicholas Finzel | 19:21 | 6:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Ottawa 5K Races 7 races
- Ottawa Running Calendar 2026 7 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, 7 Ottawa events
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