Event Details

Run the Planets!

Interplanetary 5K Race + 1 Mile Fitness Walk

Registration is open for 2026! April 18, 2026 

• A family oriented race/walk for participants of all ages. 5K Race for all ages,  1 Mile Fitness Walk,  1/2 Mile Kids' Fun Run
• Walk or run through portions of the Central Illinois Community Solar System, the world's most complete large scale model of the Solar System
• Participants will follow the routes of interplanetary explorers through the Solar System, from the Sun - past Mercury, Venus, and Earth - to Mars and back along the Riverfront Trail
• It's athletic, it's educational, it's fun... for the whole family!

LOCATIONS

Peoria Riverfront Museum (packet pickup), Gateway Building (start & finish Line)

Course: Entirely flat (no hills) along the Riverfront Trail (from Gateway Building to Detweiller Marina)

TIMES

Packet Pickup: Friday, April 17, from 12:30-5:30 PM, and race day starting at 7:30 AM, in the museum's auditorium on the lower level.

April 18, 2026:
• 7:30-8:30 am: Race day registration; packet pickup
• 9 am: 5K Race start
• 9:05 am: 1 Mile Fitness Walk start
• 9:30 am: Kids' 1/2 Mile Fun Run start
• Refreshments after 5K race; awards after the Kids' Fun Run

Participants can choose to receive a race shirt, or skip it for a discount on registration. Must register by March 25 to guarantee a shirt.

FEES

• 5K Race (3.1 miles): Early Bird $25, Regular $30 ($35 race day), without shirt save $5
• 1 Mile Fitness Walk: Early Bird $20, Regular $25 ($30 race day), without shirt save $5
• Kids' Fun Run: $15 (includes Terry the Tractor book), without shirt: $10
• Make checks payable to "Peoria Riverfront Museum"

REGISTRATION

Register here!

Inquires: please contact Renae Kerrigan at rkerrigan@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org or 309.863.3030.

Checks can be mailed to:
Peoria Riverfront Museum
222 SW Water St
Peoria, IL 61602

The Interplanetary 5K is sponsored by the Rucker Family and the Visionary Society