Description

RACE INFORMATION

Run for the fun and benefits: Your health (exercise), Healing Hearts for Ashley Foundation (fundraising) and maybe your wallet (awards). 

Registration is required and includes:  t-shirt, refreshments and entertainment. 

This 5K, 10K, Double, and Fun Run is open to all ages using CARA age categories for awards.  

BENEFITING CHARITY

The Western Springs Tower Trot will be partnering again with the Healing Hearts for Ashley Foundation. Ashley Jurjovec, a former Western Springs middle school teacher, passed away suddenly from a genetic heart condition called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in May 2016. The Healing Hearts for Ashley Foundation was founded in honor and memory of Ashley Jurjovec in 2017. The foundation is committed to raising awareness for ARVC and to support research for The Cardiovascular Genetics Group at Lurie Children’s Hospital as they work to identify families with inherited risk of sudden death and improve clinical and genetic assessment for those families. 

*No portion of the race entry fee is directed to the charity.         

RACE AGENDA

Date:     Saturday, May 24, 2025

Time:     8:30 a.m.—10K (6.2 miles) and The Double Run (10K and 5K)

              8:45 a.m.—Fun Run (< a mile)*

              9:30 a.m.—5K (3.1 miles)

Start/Finish: Grand Avenue Community Center | 4211 Grand Ave, Western Springs
      *Fun Run Start is at Chestnut and Grand, Fun Run Finish is at the official Finish Line on Lawn

Post Race:   Water, Gatorade, and refreshments will be provided for all runners.   The Hearts for Ashley Foundation will present winners of the raffle.

This race is timed and scored by J3 Timing.

MAPS

           5K | 10K | FUN RUN

*Click to view course maps

The Double  

Double your fun!  Run Both!

The 10k starts on Grand Ave and finishes on Lawn Ave.  You must cross the 10k finish pad and cut through the parking lot to get to the 5k start on Grand Ave, which is just North of the parking lot.  If the 5k has already started, be sure your chip crosses the timing pad as you run South to start.

(Double runners receive a long sleeve shirt in lieu of short sleeve.) 

REGISTRATION

Online registration is available until 15 minutes prior to Start time.  Race prices increase $5 on Monday, May 12, 2025. Registration (online) will be available during Race Packet Pickup (see below).

RACE PACKET

Prior to race day, numbers, t-shirts and information can be picked up at the Grand Avenue Community Center, 4211 Grand Avenue, Western Springs, IL,  during the following hours:

                 • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Friday, May 23, 2025

On race day, race packets will only be available at Grand Avenue Community Center.  

Doors open at 7:00 AM.

CATEGORIES AND ENTRY FEES

Pre-Registration

5K Walk - $35 Resident/$40 Non-Resident

5K Run - $35 Resident/$40 Non-Resident

10K - $40 Resident/$45 Non-Resident

The Double (5K & 10K) - $45 Resident/$45 Non-Resident

14 and under for all races - $25 Resident/$30 Non-Resident

Fun Run - $15 Resident/$15 Non-Resident

Registration after May 11, 2025

Add $5 to the fees above

RACE RESULTS

Results will be posted live during the event at www.j3timing.com

RACE NOTES:

All DOUBLE runners receive a long sleeve shirt in lieu of a short sleeve.

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