2018 Race Day is Sunday October 28th, 2018 at 9am 

Trail Run/Nature Walk Registration: To sign up to run or walk in our club race, please select this link: https://www.racerpal.com/register/allerton/index.php. If you need a printable form, please email the race director. 

Volunteer registration - To sign up to volunteer before, during, and/or after our club race and earn more Build a Better Second Wind (BBSW) points, please select this link: https://www.racerpal.com/register/allertonvolunteers/ 

Check back occasionally or like our facebook page to stay informed. https://www.facebook.com/allertonparktrailrun/ 

Race t-shirts and Monticello Triple Crown signup only available with early registration.

Current and prior year race results are posted at https://secondwindrunningclub.org/raceresults.

About the Race

The run (that we fondly just call “Allerton”) is a 5.7 mile trail run (and 2 mile untimed walk) held on the estate of Robert Allerton Park in Monticello, IL. It is always the last Sunday in October, which obviously occasionally falls on Halloween. The time of year at Allerton is beautiful as the trail is through fall-colored forests and past the unique gardens and statuary of Allerton Park. 

It is a trail race, which means that runners may find hidden roots, ruts, sharp turns, and other obstacles. The race course follows the river which has proven quite challenging over the years. When the river is high we have to re-route lest we change the race to a duathalon. Still, no matter the rainfall, the trail on the river side is often quite muddy. It can be slippery and certainly splattery. We look at this as a positive feature. Afterall, it’s a trail run. We take great care with preparing the trail to prevent injuries. The day before the race, we have a crew walk the course, clearing it of the large (3 inch!) green walnut balls, branches and marking roots with orange powder.

In addition to paying the park for its use, we donate proceeds back. They are quite gracious in support and ask how we would like our donations used. They have used our donation towards a railing at a dangerous spot, trail erosion control, recycle bins, water fountain bottle filling station, and more. We feel quite lucky and blessed that the park allows us to bring 1,200+(?) people into it with 600 pounding the trails.

The race ends in the meadow. Family and friends gather while a local radio station provides music. We have a post run brunch that is largely supported by the food items brought by YOU, the race participants and our sponsors. We have an awards ceremony with many age group awards and also many prize drawings.

It's a retro trail race presented by the Second Wind Running Club, a 501(c)3 organization: ALL finishing times based on a "gun start" time, with computerized chip tracking across the finish! A printable PDF flyer is at bottom of this page.

http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/races/allerton/newlegaldisclosures

Race Updates and Announcements

http://secondwindrunningclub.org/races/allerton/raceupdates

This race event meets the standards of the American Trail Runners Association. For more information on these standards, please visit the following link. https://trailrunner.com/about-atra/events-standards-program/

This event is directed by an RRCA-certified race director.