Woodstock Groundhog Day 5k
About this race
What: Woodstock Groundhog Day 5K
Where: Woodstock, IL Start line: Newell St. (North of the Metra Train Station)
When: Saturday, January 30th 8:00 am start
***All Registrants will receive a finisher's medal (and streak medals for 2nd and 3rd time participants), but due to production times only participants who register before Wed. 1/20 will receive the commemorative long sleeve tee.
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** Race Finish- Link for image
** Parking- There are free public parking lots surrounding the Woodstock Square, as well as on street parking in the neighborhoods near the start line.
Woodstock Groundhog Day 5K Race will take place in Woodstock, Illinois. This chip-timed, USATF certified 5K race has become a fun and festive community tradition, celebrating the spirit of Groundhog Day while supporting a great cause — Woodstock High School athletics.
What you get:
- Commemorative Finishers Medal
- Commemorative long-sleeve t-shirt (for participants who register by Tues. 1/20)
- 1 free beer from Kishwaukee Brewing (21 and over)
- Swag bag
- Post-race finishers village
**NEW THIS YEAR
- $30 registration fee for students
- 4 member middle school/high school teams with medals for the team champions
*Participants are welcome to run or walk, but the "street course" will only be protected for 50 minutes. After this time all participants will be asked to move to the sidewalk.
Packet Pick-up Information:
We will once again offer early packet pick-up a week before the race, as well as Friday 1/29 and race day Saturday 1/30. More details will be emailed to participants as the event gets closer.
Race Day
Sat. January 30 , 6:45 to 7:30 am
@ Race Start
All race long sleeves and sponsor swag will be included in your packet.
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Running
2027 Woodstock Groundhog Day 5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Woodstock, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 5:05 PM local time (CST) in Woodstock on January 30, 2027 — 9h 56m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Woodstock
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- Woodstock 5K Races 2 races
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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, 2 Woodstock events
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