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5K Run, Walk n Roll 2014
April 27, 2014 @ 9:00 am CDT - 11:00 am CDT
Get out your running shoes! Dust off your racing wheelchair! Join BACKBONES for our 6th Annual 5K Run, Walk n Roll and support those with spinal cord injuries and their families! The race begins at 9:00am on Sunday, April 27th at Country Gardens Park (901 North Schoenbeck Rd.) and continues through the neighborhood, ending at the park where you can enjoy music, refreshments, and sponsor tables. VIEW COURSE MAP * The course is completely paved as is Country Gardens Park site. Portable toilets are wheelchair accessible. You can now register for our VIRTUAL 5K!!! If you don’t live in the Chicago area but would still like to participate, now you can! Use MapMyRun to create your own 5K route- it can be at a local park, track, or even your treadmill at home! The point is that you join BACKBONES and run, walk or roll in your hometown! Make sure you wear your t-shirt! Make sure you snap some photos or video and upload it to our event page on Facebook! Thank you to those that participated! Please join us again next year! Race results Thanks to our partners: Adam’s Landscaping Blueprint Healthcare Monster Entertainment Oh My! Floral Illinois Landscaping Trader Joe’s Prospect Heights Park District Wapaghettis Pizza