Great Western Half-Marathon & 10K

St. Charles, United States • 2 May 2027

Great Western Half Marathon and 10K

Fox River Trail Runners organizes the Great Western Half Marathon and 10K, a flat out and back road race held on the western portion of the Great Western Trail. The club has more than 25 years of history running and managing this event.

The event offers these distances:

  • Half marathon
  • 10 km

The course runs on a limestone surface and follows a rails to trails corridor. The route occupies the former Chicago Great Western Railway corridor, which operated from 1885 to 1968, and has been a public use path since 1978. Results for 2026, 2025 and prior years are posted online.

Fox River Trail Runners donates five dollars per participant registration, and participant donations above registration fees are also collected. Those funds are split equally among three local non-profit mental health charity partners. In 2026, the club's per registrant donations combined with participant contributions produced a total donation of $2,400 for the three charities.

Fox River Trail Runners is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization based in Geneva, Illinois. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

Half Marathon
Half Marathon
10 km
10k
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
Trail runs nearby

A trail running event at Saw Wee Kee Park in Yorkville on June 6, 2026. The soft, twisting path is bib timed with staggered starts and is part of a four run series that awards pieces of a 2026 medal and seasonal swag.

A community 5K on June 6, 2026 in Joliet along the Rock Run Greenway Trail with start and finish at Cemeno's Pizza. Proceeds benefit the Pat Clark Cancer Foundation to support local cancer patients and families.

Trail races at Hickory Knolls include approximate 5K and 10K loops plus a 10K two-person relay on wooded dirt, gravel and grass trails; proceeds support the St Charles Park Foundation.

Experience an authentic cross country race on a purpose built grass course in Geneva Illinois. Run as an individual or part of a team on this wide professional grade venue featuring rolling terrain and a classic atmosphere.

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