Pink 5k

Saturday, October 3, 2020 - 8:00am

Help fight breast cancer in stride at the Oak Brook Park District’s annual Pink 5KRun/Walk. Over $11,000 was donated to the Open Arms Breast Cancer Outreach Fund, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation from last year's event alone! Since 2011, the Oak Brook Park District has donated over $80,000. Your registration will help us exceed this milestone and provide lifesaving cancer screenings to women throughout the greater Chicagoland area!

Runners and walkers will enjoy this scenic race as it travels through the roadways, fields, and walking paths of Oak Brook Park District’s Central Parkand Oak Brook Reserve. The race starts and ends by the Tennis Center.
USATF Course Certification number IL18003WR.

This year’s event, which is sponsored by Evergreen Bank Group and Amita Health, will benefit Open Arms-Hinsdale Hospital Foundation’s Breast Cancer Outreach Fund. The foundation will use the donation it receives from The Pink 5K for their 40-40-40 program in October, which will provide 40 free mammograms for 40 women over 40 years of age.

The top three overall winners for each gender will be determined by gun time, while age division winners will be determined by chip time.

Race Age Brackets: 8-13, 14-17, 18-23, 24-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+.

  • Timing chips and t-shirts not guaranteed after September 11.
  • No dogs are allowed.
  • Participants with strollers must start at the rear.
  • Free parking at the Oak Brook Park District.

Packet Pick-Up

Beginning October 1, individual participants and AMITA participants may pick up their race packets from 9:00am-8:00pm at the Family Recreation Center, 1450 Forest Gate Road. Other teams will get their packets from their team captain.
Race day packet pick-up is from 6:00am-7:45am. We apologize that we cannot mail race packets.

Team Pick-Up: Wed., September 30 . . . . . . . . . .   9:00am-8:00pm (Please contact your team captain.)
Individual Pick-Up: Thurs. & Fri., Oct. 1 & 2 . . . 9:00am-8:00pm
Individual Pick-Up, Race Day Sat., Oct. 3 . . . . .  6:00am-7:45am

For more information about the event, contact mdelgado [at] obparks.org (Mike Delgado).

If you are interested in a possible partnership or sponsorship at this event, contact llittwin [at] obparks.org (Corporate and Community Relations).