Underground Railroad 5k
About this race
33rd Annual Underground Railroad 5k
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Race Day Schedule:
7:00am Registration and Packet Pick-up
8:00am Kiddie Fun Run Starts
8:30am 5k Race Starts
CERTIFIED COURSE IL25042NM:
Begins and ends at the Bureau County Metro Center
ENTRY FEE
$25 8/6 & Before
$30 8/7 & After
$300 Corporate Team (up to 20 participants)
Kiddy Fun Run FREE!!!
T-shirts Guaranteed to all pre-registered participants. Available to Day-of registrants, while supplies last!
Starved Rock Runners Club Circuit Race
AWARDS:
Overall Male & Female
Top Princeton Male & Female
Male & Female Age Divisions (Top 3 in each division):
9 & Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
DIRECTIONS TO THE RACE:
I-80 to Exit 56. Head South onto Main St. Take a right at Peru St., Left at Anderson St., Right at Park Ave.
Bureau County Metro Center 837 Park Ave. West, Princeton, IL 61356
Questions? Please contact Brett Renner, Race Director (815) 876-0721
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run/Walk
5k Kiddy Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Princeton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:35 AM and sets at 7:12 PM local time (CDT) in Princeton on September 12, 2026 — 12h 37m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Underground Railroad 5k
5k Run/Walk · 178 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Wise | 20:11 | 6:31 /mi |
| 2 | Brian Taylor | 20:15 | 6:32 /mi |
| 3 | Zachary Burrows | 20:18 | 6:33 /mi |
| 4 | Brianna Legner | 20:24 | 6:35 /mi |
| 5 | Spencer Nelson | 20:26 | 6:35 /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 Princeton
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Princeton 5K Races 2 races
- Princeton 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 Princeton events
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