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Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5k
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5K
Batavia,
Illinois,
United States
83 days left
runsignup.com
Date
23 Jan, 2027
Races
1 distance
Entry fee
$35.00
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Website
Official website
Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5K
About the event
Registration Has Moved
The Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series has returned to a single race website for 2027 registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Batavia/FoxValleyWinterChallengeTrailSeries
The 5K, 8K, and 10K events are now all managed through one convenient registration page, allowing participants to register for any combination of races and take advantage of our new series swag rewards.
The 2027 schedule includes:
5K – January 23, 2027
8K – February 20, 2027
10K – March 14, 2027
Please visit the official 2027 Winter Challenge registration page:
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Batavia/FoxValleyWinterChallengeTrailSeries
We look forward to seeing you on the trails this winter!
Races offered
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for January in Batavia.
Temperature-7.5° / -0.4°
Feels like-12.9° / -5.4°
Sunshine hours5h 1m
Rainfall2.2 mm
Snowfall0.7 cm
Wind13.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity75.3%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:15
Sunset17:48
About Batavia
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Fox Valley Winter Challenge Trail Series 5K.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Seb Gulka | 18:49.4 |
| 🥈 | Josh Swenson | 20:54.2 |
| 🥉 | Eric Hamilton | 21:11.3 |
| 4 | Kennett Andersen | 21:17.9 |
| 5 | Aaron Stahl | 21:28.6 |
| 6 | Beckham Brolley | 21:30.9 |
| 7 | Andrew Borchert | 21:42.1 |
| 8 | Nick Fiore | 21:52.3 |
| 9 | John Becker | 21:57.7 |
| 10 | Ben Lin | 22:11.3 |
| 11 | Eric Knight | 22:42.1 |
| 12 | Emily Fetzer | 23:20.2 |
| 13 | Dennis Breen | 23:43.8 |
| 14 | Suzie Brashler | 23:45.9 |
| 15 | Erik Larson | 23:53.6 |
| 16 | Kristen Pemberton | 23:54.5 |
| 17 | Robert Kasper | 24:07.4 |
| 18 | Matt Ristow | 24:12.2 |
| 19 | Shaley Gonzalez | 24:13.2 |
| 20 | Brent Runzel | 25:04.1 |
| 21 | Edward Perry | 25:09.1 |
| 22 | Nina Jern | 25:19.9 |
| 23 | Amy Nutial | 25:20.9 |
| 24 | Carlos Ponce | 25:23.7 |
| 25 | Michael Ruf | 25:25.4 |
| 26 | Braden Kass | 25:30.2 |
| 27 | Nicholas Boone | 25:34.1 |
| 28 | Erin Bennett | 25:40.4 |
| 29 | Elena Hamilton | 25:46.9 |
| 30 | Roijohn Francisco | 25:48.9 |
| 31 | Bart Leake | 26:09.6 |
| 32 | Amanda Hamilton | 26:15 |
| 33 | Patrick Keeley | 26:16.4 |
| 34 | Kellen Hunter | 26:23.9 |
| 35 | Mike Biggio | 26:27.2 |
| 36 | Joel Lopez | 26:27.5 |
| 37 | Kevin Goss | 26:49.3 |
| 38 | Kelly Bennett | 26:52.8 |
| 39 | Matt Slater | 26:54.9 |
| 40 | Shelly Dutler | 26:55.8 |
| 41 | Andrew Wiekert | 27:01.6 |
| 42 | Lauren Pinnow | 27:02.3 |
| 43 | Christine Richardson | 27:03.9 |
| 44 | Karen Shea | 27:04.4 |
| 45 | Mitchell Mandel | 27:06.7 |
| 46 | Kristen Kauke | 27:17 |
| 47 | Thomas Calvo | 27:19.3 |
| 48 | ROB RODERICK | 27:24 |
| 49 | Keegan Shannon-Lohenry | 27:27.6 |
| 50 | Tim Fischrup | 27:30.3 |
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