Mark your calendar! The 4th annaul POW! to Cancer 5K Run/Walk for a Cure returns to Community Park on Saturday, June 20th! Registration is open!
Check out video from the START of 2025’s race. Official results here.
Pre-Race Information
The 4th Annual POW! to Cancer 5k Run/Walk for a Cure returns on Saturday, June 20, 2026, to Community Park, 120 E. Oak St. in Addison, IL, beginning at 8 a.m. with packet pick-up starting at 7 a.m. The course begins in the park, follows the Salt Creek Trail north, and then turns east into the forest preserve at Wood Dale Grove, and then turns around returning to Community Park.
All participants will receive an event t-shirt, a finisher medal upon completion of the 5K, and an invitation to our post-race celebration and awards ceremony. Snacks and water will be provided for participants.
The Early Bird registration begins April 1st. The fee is $35 (plus processing fee), and $5 from each race registration will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
Runners: an air horn will begin the race. RACETIME will be providing accurate timing and will post results 25 minutes after the end of the race. Finisher medals will be provided to all participants, and first – third place awards will be announced, and plates (for the back of the medal) will be provided for male and female runners in their age groups. An overall female and male winner will be recognized.
Walkers: walk in memory of someone, walk as a survivor, walk as a family, or form a team and walk together. Dress up like a Superhero, because that is what you are, by participating in this walk to raise money to fight cancer!
Race Awards: We will announce 1st – 3rd place winners and awards plates (for the back of the medals) to race winners in the following age groups for both men & women:
10 & Under, 11 – 14, 15 – 19, 20 – 24, 25 – 29, 30 – 34, 35 – 39, 40 – 44, 45 – 49, 50 – 54, 55 – 59, 60 – 64, 65 – 69, 70 – 74, 75 – 79, 80 – 84, 85 – 89, 90+.
Fundraising Contest: We are encouraging our participating teams to fundraise on their own to get more people involved. It takes a village! At the post-race celebration, we will recognize and announce the funds raised by a team. We ask that donations be made on this page so we are able to track it. Donors will need to include the team’s name in the “Add a message” field. When you click on Donations, you can see the amounts raised by each team.
If you are unable to attend the race, but would like to make a donation to the American Cancer Society, please do so here on our fundraising page.
This year alone, more than 600,000 Americans will die of cancer. That’s more than 1,600 people per day in the United States.
Thank you for your support and thank you to our sponsors!
