Run the Planets!
2025 Results Here - Thank you for running!
Interplanetary 5K Race + 1 Mile Fitness Walk
Save the Date! April 11, 2026
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 10, from 12:30-5:30 PM, and race day starting at 7:30 AM, in the museum's auditorium on the lower level.
April 11, 2025:
• 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 15 to guarantee a shirt.
FEES
REGISTRATION
All race participants registered by March 15 have the option to receive a gender specific T-shirt. Participants may also choose not to receive a shirt, for a discounted entry fee.
PACKET:
Included in your packet will be a one day pass to the Peoria Riverfront Museum, a commemorative sticker, a t-shirt (if you chose that option), coupons and more!
FUN RUN:
Kids will run in a loop, starting from and ending at the Gateway Building. We will have a runner with them. A parent can run with their child at no extra cost. All kids will receive a prize at the end.
DIVISIONS:5K - overall male and female; 9 & under, 10-14, 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 and up
PRIZES:
Awards to overall male and female winners, and top male and female 5K runners in each age division. All kids will receive their choice of a Terry the Tractor book, signed by the author and race director, Mike Rucker.
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