All registration will be done online.  To save time, please complete your registration prior to arriving on site.

Relive a run or sights of campus at the Town and Gown Hybrid 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk as a part of Homecoming 2024: Relive the Moments. The in-person race will take off at the Student Fitness Center on Saturday, September 28, at 8 a.m. and go through Uptown Normal and around campus. One water stop will be set on the course, and refreshments, courtesy of the Town of Normal, will be available afterward for all run/walk participants. Check out the course to get ready to run.

The Office of Sustainability will be onsite with reusable water bottles and Zero Waste Crew to make this a zero-waste event. No pets, please. Strollers welcomed. Parking is available in the School Street Parking Garage off of Beaufort. Prizes will be awarded to overall male and female winners, overall male and female wheelchair racers, and overall non-binary racer. Additional awards for the top three male and female finishers in each age division: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.  

This year’s registration cost is $20 for all ages and races. Five dollars of each registration will support the Marian H. Dean Scholarship. Online registration is available until 7:45 a.m. on race day. All shirts have been claimed.

Packet pick-up is Friday, September 27 from 8 a.m.–7 p.m. in the Kasten Room at the Alumni Center or Saturday, September 28 from 7–7:45 a.m. at the Student Fitness Center (347 S. University).

Virtual runners will receive a confirmation email in the following weeks after registering, including a bib to print, further instructions, and a link to submit race time. Shirts will be mailed. All participants are encouraged to run on September 28 sporting their Redbird gear, but you can finish anytime before the date.