Summer's Last Kick
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Summer's Last Kick

Oswego, Illinois, United States View on map
Aug 02, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

Summer's last Kick is Back!

August 2nd, 2026

1 Mile Start: 8:30am

5k Start: 9:00am

Prescott Mill, Townsend Park

Oswego, IL

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Join us for our Third Annual event in Oswego Illinois. Whether you are chasing a new PR or enjoying a stroll with friends, this end-of-summer traditions is the perfect way to close out the summer!

All age groups are welcomed to run either or both races. Walkers, strollers, and leashed dogs are allowed but will start behind the runners.

1-Mile Course - 8:30am

  • Overall first place male and female finishers, 14 and under, will receive a trophy
  • 1st-3rd place will receive a medal: 5 & under, 6-9, 10-14, 15 & over

5k Course - 9:00am

  • Overall first place male and female finishers in the 5k will receive a trophy.
  • 1st-3rd place will receive a medal 14 & under, 15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55 & over

Packet Pick-Up/Registration

Race Day starting at 7:30am at Townsend Park

Parking

Plenty of street parking around Townsend park. No fee

Volunteering

Many opportunities available. Contact race director at

alexjaidas@gmail.com

Pick your distance

Running

1 Mile Run/Walk

Aug 02, 2026 1.6K 8:30 AM
$25.00
Closed

5k Run/Walk

Aug 02, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oswego, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 26.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 28.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
8.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
82.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 2, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 2, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 21m

The sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets at 8:10 PM local time (CDT) in Oswego on August 2, 2026 — 14h 21m 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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2026 results — Summer's Last Kick

46 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 1 Mile Run/Walk, 1 Mile Overall Results

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Summer's Last Kick
Place Name Time Pace
1 Ethan Malas 5:10 5:10 /mi
2 Eli Barrett 6:36 6:36 /mi
3 J. Van Denend 7:07 7:07 /mi
4 A. Otto-Classon 7:28 7:28 /mi
5 Rory Otto-Classon 8:56 8:56 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results

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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, 5 Oswego events

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