2020 MONSTER 5K
Mon, Jul 26
|Anywhere!
Join us as we run/walk 5K to support young, promising leaders from Chicago’s most under-resourced communities affected by violence. Run anywhere you'd like: Your neighborhood, a nearby park, or even inside your home! Register for FREE and get a 5K Medal! Make a donation for additional incentives


Time & Location
Jul 26, 2021, 4:57 PM – 5:02 PM
Anywhere!
About the event
Help us reach our $5,000 Goal!
Join us as we run/walk 5K to support young leaders from Chicago’s most under-resourced communities affected by violence September 14th-19th.
Monster 5K Celebration and Raffle on Saturday, September 19th @ 9:00am.
Awesome prizes!
Registration is FREE!
Additional donations for incentives
Although we may not be able to physically be together, we need your support now more than ever as we fundraise to raise compassionate servant leaders in our Chicago communities that need it the most.
Raffle on Facebook Live on Saturday, September 19th @ 9:00am https://www.facebook.com/MonsterEducationFoundation
Registration Incentives:
Free: Medal and goody bag
$35: Everything above plus T-Shirt and raffle ticket
$100: Everything above plus a Neko Water Bottle
$150: Everything above plus a MEF hoodie
$150 Family Registration: Each member gets a T-Shirt and Medal plus one Neko Water Bottle
Pick up items at 9345 Tripp Ave. in Skokie!
Schedule your pick up time @ 773-306-9655 any time this week!
You can choose to have the items shipped to you with an additional $10 shipping fee (please select the $10 shipping option during registration)
Proceeds from this year’s virtual race will continue to grow the scholarships, servant-leadership, and college preparation of our Monster Scholars living in Chicago’s South and West sides.
Monster Education Foundation thanks you in advance for running to support our vision to see every Monster Scholar positively impact his or her community, complete high school, and get accepted into an accredited post-secondary educational institution.
Every dollar counts!
5K = 3.1 Miles
Here are some great routes to run in the Chicagoland area (from Fleetfeet.com):
- Location: Chicago
- Length: 2.7 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Concrete
- Location: Elk Grove
- Length: 12.6 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Asphalt
- Location: Libertyville, IL
- Length: ~ 4 miles
- Trail Map (North): View
- Trail Map (South): View
- Trail Surface: Crushed Limestone
- Location: Chicago
- Length: 18.5 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
- Location: Lake County
- Length: 56.3 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Crushed Stone
- Location: Aurora
- Length: 44 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
- Location: Antioch, IL
- Length: 4+ miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Loose soil
Great Western Trail: DuPage County
- Location: DuPage County
- Length: 12 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Crushed Stone
Great Western Trail: Kane & DeKalb Counties
- Location: Kane, DeKalb counties
- Length: 17 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
- Location: Cook, Lake counties
- Length: 8.9 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
- Location: Eagle, WI
- Length: 1,200 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Dirt
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail
- Location: LaSalle, Grundy and Will counties
- Length: 77.4 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel
- Location: Cook, DuPage and Kane counties
- Length: 61 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
- Location: Wauconda, IL
- Length: 9 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Dirt
Millenium Trail & Greenway
- Location: Mundelein, IL
- Length: 30.7 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Crushed stone, asphalt, and concrete
- Location: Lake Forest, IL
- Length: ~ 4 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Crushed limestone
- Location: Cook County
- Length: 20 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Asphalt
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Length: 6.7 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Concrete, Dirt
- Location: Cook, Will counties
- Length: 22 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt
Palos Trail System: Cook County Forest Preserve
- Location: Cook County
- Length: 25 miles (nine trail system)
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Dirt single and multi-track, asphalt.
- Location: Lake County
- Length: 26.5 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
- Location: Grayslake, IL
- Length: 5.4 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Gravel, grass
- Location: Cook, DuPage counties
- Length: 26.7 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Cinder
- Location: Skokie, IL
- Length: 4 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Grass, Dirt
- Location: Cook County
- Length: 12.8 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt
- Location: Cook County
- Length: 18.8 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Asphalt
Veteran Acres Park (includes Stern's Woods & Wingate Prairie)
- Location: Cook County
- Length: ~8 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Dirt
- Location: Ingleside, IL
- Length: 3.7 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surface: Dirt
- Location: DuPage County
- Length: 9.5 miles
- Trail Map: View
- Trail Surfaces: Crushed Stone, Grass
Tickets
Free Registration: 5K Medal
Get your MEF 5K Medal!
$0.00Sale ended$10 Shipping Fee (if needed)
Only add if you want items shipped to you instead of pick up
$10.00Sale ended$35: T-shirt and Raffle ticket
Medal plus T-shirt with Raffle ticket
$35.00Sale ended$100: plus Neko water bottle
Medal plus T-shirt plus Neko Water Bottle with Raffle ticket
$100.00Sale ended$150: plus MEF hoodie!
Medal plus T-shirt plus Neko Water Bottle plus MEF hoodie (personalization optional) with Raffle ticket
$150.00Sale endedFamily Registration
Medal and goody bag for each member plus T-shirt for each member and one Neko Water Bottle
$150.00Sale ended
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