Tom Short 5K
About this race
The Tom Short 5k course is run on the beautiful General Dacey Trail, in Shelbyville, Illinois's Forest Park. This race is very unique, challenging and competitive!
Some of the areas elite athletes from colleges and high schools come to take on the difficult course and break the course record set in 2018, a time of 15:29! It's a great race for spectators as you can see the runners from many locations and cheer them on as they finish the race - creating an awesome atmosphere!
Finishing in the Top 10 at the Tom Short 5K is a huge accomplishment and if you do, you will receive an additional Tom Short Race Shirt with your place on it!
If you like being a part of a team, we have an option for team cross country scoring. Form a team of five runners and sign-up on race day for the team competition. After the race has finished we take each of your individual places and add them up for a total team score. We have a Male, Female & Mixed Team Division. The winners of each group will go home with a plaque!
Our post race refreshments are what we are known for and they are FANTASTIC!!!
Popsicles - Chocolate Bars - Chocolate Milk - Cookies - Granola Bars - Fruit - And More!
The refreshments are one of the ways to celebrate a great run and after the awards have been handed out, head to the Shelbyville Family Aquatic Center where we continue the celebration with a post race party at the pool. All participants and their families are welcome to join us and we also host a "BIG SPLASH" event for all ages! If, in your age group, you have the biggest splash, you will win a pair of Tom Short Race Shorts!
The Tom Short 5K Race is one of our favorite events of the year and we want you to be a part of it! We hope to see you on the Trail!
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Running
Tom Short 5K Trail Run
Sign up for the Tom Short 5k Trail Run! This race is challenging with great competition and you will love the course scenery on the General Dacey Trail! You can also sign up for the Tom Short Training Team. It is an 8 Week Training Program to prepare participants for the Tom Short 5K Race. This program will include a Training Team T-Shirt and includes registration for the Tom Short 5K Race.
1 Mile Run/Walk
Sign up for the 1 Mile Run/Walk! This 1 mile event is held on the beautiful General Dacey Trail and is an out and back race with awards to the Top 10 Fun Runners.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Shelbyville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:55 AM and sets at 8:07 PM local time (CDT) in Shelbyville on August 1, 2026 — 14h 12m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Tom Short 5K
Tom Short 5K Trail Run · 243 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Bettis | 15:15 | 4:55 /mi |
| 2 | Ryan Patrick | 16:08 | 5:12 /mi |
| 3 | Cale Smith | 16:16 | 5:14 /mi |
| 4 | Morgan Owen | 16:22 | 5:16 /mi |
| 5 | Keegan O'brien | 16:34 | 5:20 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Shelbyville
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Shelbyville 5K Races 2 races
- Shelbyville Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Shelbyville events
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