SANGAMAM 5K Run/2K Family Fun Water Gun Run or Walk

About the Event

SANGAMAM
Our Proud Sponsors:
AAA Insurance
Signature Groups
Signature India Restaurant
Willet Law Firm

5K Run & 2K Family Fun with Water Gun Run or Walk
The Word "Sangamam" ("சங்கமம்") in the Tamil Language means, Confluence or assembly or junction or in simple terms, Join together in one place. Tamil is one of the oldest and most classical languages in the world.

The primary purpose of this event is to bring the entire community together and show our Indian community presence and our support by giving back to the community where we live. As part of this, part of the proceeds from the profit that we receive through the registration will be donated to local non-profits that have local programs to Overcome Poverty and/or provide food supplies for the needy.

This timed 5K Run starts and finishes at the Tipton Trail South Shelter located at 2401 General Electric Road Bloomington, IL 61704. The 5K Run will be on the nicely paved Tipton Trail and/or Constitution Trail adjacent to the Tipton Trail. Water stations will be available on the course. Strollers and walkers are welcome, but please no headphones.

2K Family Fun Water Gun Run or Walk will also be on the Tipton Trail South Shelter.Toy Water Guns will be provided to the registered Kids below 15 years.

There will be volunteers at each mile marker and intersection for traffic control but the course will be open to traffic for the public. Post-race kids' fun games are also planned.

Packet Pickup and race day registration start at 6:30am in the Tipton Trial (South Shelter).

5K Awards: Top overall male and female. Age bracket awards: 15 & Under, 16-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 60 & Up
2K Family Fun Run/Walk Awards: Individual category 3 & Under, 4-6, 7-9, 10-15

Races Offered

SANGAMAM 2K Family Fun Water Gun Run/Walk

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 2K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$15.00

SANGAMAM 5K Run

Jul 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$15.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Bloomington.

thermostat Temperature

19.5° / 28.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

20.3° / 29.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

12h 2m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

75.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:39

nightlight Sunset

20:22

About Bloomington

Learn more about the host city, Bloomington.

Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680, making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, which has a population of roughly 170,000.