The first session - dubbed “The Undercard” - leads in to the “Main Event” races at 9:00 pm. These later races will feature many of the finest runners in Illinois and the Midwest.
The Community Races will start at 6:30 pm with the following order of events:
- 6:30 pm Youth boys/girls 800 (6th grade and below)
- 6:40 pm Junior high boys/girls 1600 (7th and 8th grade)
- 6:50 pm Open 1600 men/women (post-high school)
The Undercard will start at 7:00 pm with the following order of events:
- 7:00 pm Emerging Girls 1600
- 7:08 pm Freshman boys 1600
- 7:15 pm Girls 3200 - Section 1
- 7:29 pm Boys 3200 - Section 1
- 7:40 pm Girls 800 - Section 1
- 7:45 pm Girls 800 - Section 2
- 7:50 pm Boys 800 - Section 1
- 7:54 pm Boys 800 - Section 2
- 7:58 pm Girls 1600 - Section 1
- 8:05 pm Girls 1600 - Section 2
- 8:12 pm Boys 1600 - Section 1
- 8:18 pm Boys 1600 - Section 2
- 8:24 pm Girls Distance Medley Relay
- 8:40 pm Boys Distance Medley Relay
- 8:54 pm National Anthem / Special Olympics 800
The Main Event will start at 9:00 pm with the following order of events:
- 9:00 pm Girls 800 - Section 3
- 9:07 pm Boys 800 - Section 3
- 9:14 pm Girls 3200 - Section 2
- 9:28 pm Boys 3200 - Section 2
- 9:41 pm Girls 1600 - Section 3 (Run in "The Gauntlet" with spectators on the track)
- 9:50 pm Boys 1600 - Section 3 (Run in "The Gauntlet" with spectators on the track)
- 10:00 pm Costume 4 x 400 relay
