Rockets Foundation 5K

Sat Feb. 28, 2026 at 2pm CST

Register Early and SAVE! 

Packet Pickup and Start Line at St. Mary's Church

​Entries Received before or on February 9, 2026
Rockets 5K, T-Shirt - $25
Kids Fun Run, T-Shirt  - $12

( T-shirts will be on a limited size & qty basis after the Jan 29 deadline. Be sure to register by Jan 29 to guarantee a shirt on race day!  There will be extra shirts ordered after that date, they will be on a first come, first serve basis!)

Entries Received after February 9, 2026
Rockets 5K - $30
Kids Fun Run - $15
 
Checks Payable to the
Rockets Foundation, PO Box 56, Mt. Carmel, IL  62863

*Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place mens & womens 5K runners & walkers.  Overall age group winners for the mens & womens runners will be entered in a drawing to win a portable speaker.
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1st, 2nd & 3rd place overall winners will win small cash prizes, overall age group winners will be placed in a drawing to win some of our fantastic raffle baskets!
 
 
WINNER CATEGORIES & PRIZES 
(Age Groups: 1-9,10-14,15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+) 
Entries must be received by the February 5, 2024 deadline in order to guarantee a shirt on race day. 
Limited sizes and quantities of t-shirts will be available to those turning in entries after January 29. Extra shirts will be ordered and will be assigned as the registrations come in after that date.
Register for door prizes by picking up your packet at registration! Last year we had 72 winners!!!
 
The Rockets Foundation would like to thank you for your support! This year our goal is to update 20 iPads in the school and provide 3rd grade with Chromebooks.  YOUR donations from the previous years events have already had a huge impact on SMS!
 
YOUR DONATIONS HUGE IMPACTS! 
 
Thank you to all of you who supported our events over the years!
- A very special thank you to GOD for the absolutely perfect day
- Volunteers that have worked for the entire last year to make this event a great success
 - Sponsors who donated time and money to our event
- Mt. Carmel Police Department & Volunteers on the Road Crew
for the day of the event - thank you for keeping our participants safe!
- Participants
- To The Finish - provides our finish line timing
- Jenna Swanson at Tropic Tan for always helping us out with our shirts!
- Bonnie Keepes for painting faces and keeping the Mardi Gras Spirit!
- Those who donated food & helped serve food
- Those who donated baskets and door prizes
- St. Mary's Catholic Church for letting us use their space
- The Mt. Carmel Elks Lodge
- Marge Dallas, Gary Wise & Staff of the Mt. Carmel Elks
- Ryan Peter for the outside PA system & entertainment
- City of Mt. Carmel
- 100.5 WSJD for their awesome coverage of our event!

Without a huge amount of support from so many people, this event would not be such a great success! 
 
Please contact us by clicking the above link or email us at
fueltherockets@outlook.com
for more information.  

Checks and registration forms can be mailed to
Rockets Foundation,
PO Box 56,
Mt. Carmel, IL  62863

or can be dropped off at

St. Mary's Catholic School,
417 Chestnut Street,
Mt. Carmel, IL  62863.