"Run the Ridge LAKE FRONT" Mary E. Smith 17th Annual Brain Tumor Awareness 5K Event

About the Event

WE NEED YOU!!!!

INDIVIDUAL WALKERS OR FUNDRAISING TEAMS!

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026 @ 8:00am -11am

Outdoor walk/run rain or shine along the ridge of the LAKE FRONT to support Brain Tumor/Cancer Patients, Scholarships & Research
(Enter off East 39th Street Oakwood Ave. to enter the Parking Lot)

EVENT TENTATIVE AGENDA:
6:30 am - 7:30 am Vendor Set up
7:30 am - 8:00am Vendor Booths & Registration opens
8:15 am Presentations
8:30 am Walk Start
10:30 am Entertainment
10:45 am Honor/Memory Ceremony

*Event typically concludes ~11:30am/12pm
Vendors open throughout the event

$40 For Chipped Timed Run/Walk, T-shirt & Finisher Medals
Placement Medals & Team Prizes

Price Increase April 1st $45, June 1st $50, ONSITE REGISTRATION $55

T-shirt sizes guaranteed until June 1, 2026

Additional Event Features:
Health & Business Vendors
Family Friendly Music & Entertainment
Balloon Release

Register early to qualify for Special Raffle Prizes*
*1st Tier Prize Qualifier if registered by April 1st Then 2nd Tier Prize Qualifier if Registered by May 31st

5K TEAM PRIZES - Our teams successfully raise thousands of dollars towards financial assistance, research & grants annually. Visit www.maryesmithfoundation.org to view & donate directly to one of our 2026 Gray Matters Fundraising Teams

TOP FUNDRAISING TEAM AWARD Announced @ the event
LARGEST MEMBER TEAM AWARD Announced @ the event

A portion of proceeds will benefit both National Brain Tumor Society & MESF Scholars

To SPONSOR or DONATE as a BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION or VOLUNTEER Visit the link Sponsors/Vendors/Donors/Volunteers

If you want more information on starting a FUNDRAISING TEAM, please Email us at information@maryesmithfoundation.org

WE NEED YOU to participate! Run or walk a 5K to support the fight against brain tumors! YOUR GRAY MATTERS so ACT TODAY!

Races Offered

"Run the Ridge-LAKE FRONT" Mary E. Smith Annual Brain Tumor Awareness 5K Event

Jun 27, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$40.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Chicago.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 17.2° / 26.9°

wb_sunny 15.9° / 25.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.9 /

water_drop 69.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 17.2° / 26.9°

wb_sunny 15.9° / 25.7°

air 14.9 km/h

water_drop 69.5%

About Chicago

Learn more about the host city, Chicago.

Chicago is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit. "Stormy, Husky, Brawling / City of Big Shoulders," Chicago is a Heartland boomtown, its ethos defined by urban planner Daniel Burnham's immortal vision: "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood." It is one of the world's great cities and the third largest city in the United States, behind only New York City and Los Angeles.