The 5K course is a rolling route through the Lebanon shopping district, a residential area to our local park, and returning to campus. 5K participants may also walk. The half marathon course is a rolling to hilly but scenic route that travels the same course as the 5K and then extends to the farmland, meadows, one-lane bridges, and forested areas of northern St. Clair County. Runners enter "Hill Country” at the 8.5 mile point with a series of rolling to challenging hills over the next 1.5 miles. The half marathon also finishes on the McKendree campus Please, no walkers on the half marathon course which closes at 10:30am! We expect about 300 total participants. On Race Day, add $5.00 to normal registration fees.

 

We have awards for the top 3 men and women finishers in each race as well as T-Shirts and post-race refreshments while they last. The pre-race briefing is at 7:40am. No refunds. Strollers are OK on the 5K course only.

 

 

-Interstate 64 to Exit 23, Route 4, Lebanon. Turn north on Route 4.

-Turn left (west) at first flashing red light on West St. Louis Street in Lebanon.

-Turn right (north) on Alton Street.

-Travel north on Alton Street for ½ mile and just past the 4-way stop sign; Melvin Price Convocation Center (MPCC) is on the right.

-Plenty of parking available!

 

 

 

Here’s how: Go to our University race web site at mckendree.edu/harvest, click “Online Race Registration,” and you’ll be at our active.com web site. Click “Register Now.” On the next page, click “Guest Access” and then follow the registration instructions. 

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Go directly to the “active.com” web site, type McKendree Harvest Challenge” into the search bar at the top of the page, click the “Search” button and you’ll be taken to an Events page. Under “Events,” click “McKendree Harvest Challenge Half Marathon and 5K.” On the next page, click “Register Now,” and on the next page, click “Guest Access.” You can now start registering.