Stars and Stripes - America's Anniversary Challenge
About this race
Run to celebrate America!
This 4th of July, celebrate 250 years of America with us! Whether it's the 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, or choose the 25 miles/ 250 miles challenge! Here are the rules...Run it when you want, on a course of your choosing or on a treadmill, and report your time to be added to the virtual leaderboard!
Use #StarsandStripesRun or #StarsandStripes when sharing your photos from your run!
Registration is free, and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run/Walk
Registration includes digital bib, finisher certificate & online results. Registration is free and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
10K Run/Walk
Registration includes digital bib, finisher certificate & online results. Registration is free and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
Half Marathon Run/Walk
Registration includes digital bib, finisher certificate & online results. Registration is free and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
2.5 Miles
Registration includes digital bib, finisher certificate & online results. Registration is free and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
25 Miles
Registration includes digital bib, finisher certificate & online results. Registration is free and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
250 Miles
Registration includes digital bib, finisher certificate & online results. Registration is free and commemorative shirts can be purchased during registration.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lake Zurich, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:21 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (CDT) in Lake Zurich on July 4, 2026 — 15h 10m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Stars and Stripes - America's Anniversary Challenge
461 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Kiefer | 19:56 | 6:25 /mi |
| 2 | Kiyoaki Kasuga | 21:00 | 6:46 /mi |
| 3 | Gacien Ceneus | 22:10 | 7:08 /mi |
| 4 | Anonymous Anonymous | 22:58 | 7:24 /mi |
| 5 | Jordan Baumann | 23:49 | 7:40 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Lake Zurich 5K Races 17 races
- 10K Run Events in Lake Zurich 6 races
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- Lake Zurich Running Calendar 2026 17 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, 18 Lake Zurich events
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