_ The 2021 Women's Distance Festival:
 

Ladies!  Bring your mother, daughter, sister, other family member, colleague or friend and run or walk this beautiful two mile course through Washington Park. This race is for women and girls of all ages, whether you are a competitive runner or just plan to stroll through the park. 

Race shirt guarantee deadline for all participants is June 17, 2021; additional swag is available to the first 350 at curbside packet pickup while supplies last. 

Please note: There are no refunds.  If this race cannot be held as planned, all registrants will be converted to the Virtual Race option.

Registration closes at noon on Thursday, July 8, 2021.  There will be no paper registration at packet pickup or on race day.  

RACE PROTOCOL

The race will include a rolling start and will be held in several waves of 45 participants or fewer.  Each wave will be separated by 10-minute intervals.  The first wave will begin at 8:00 a.m. with subsequent waves beginning at approximately 8:10 a.m., 8:20 a.m., etc.
You will pick your time when you register.  First come, first served.
If you want to run with/near friends or family, be sure to choose the same wave group.  
Please arrive at the park 15 minutes prior to your wave start time. 
Wave selection does not apply to the virtual race.

FINISHER AREA

There will be bottled water, bananas, and pre-packaged snack bags in the finisher area.  Please grab your refreshments, proceed quickly out of the finisher area, gather your party and leave the park after finishing the race.  We really hate to rush you out, but it is important that folks plan to leave right after completing the race to limit the size of our gathering and comply with terms of the park permit.  We will plan for an extra fun party with lots of post-race socializing next year when hopefully COVID-19 is far behind us! 

RACE RESULTS & AWARDS

Participants who opted in during the registration process will receive a text message with their time shortly after crossing the finish line.  
Results will also stream live throughout the morning and be available at: http://www.ItsRaceTime.com
Award categories are Overall, Masters, 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+.  Award winners will be announced on the Springfield Road Runners Club Facebook page after all participants have finished. 
Winners will be able to pick up their awards after all participants have finished.  
 

CURBSIDE PACKET PICKUP 

Curbside packet pickup will be held on Friday, July 9, 2021 at 4:00-6:30 pm at the Springfield Running Center, 2943 W. White Oaks Drive, Springfield, IL.  Look for the SRRC signs & drive right up to pick up your packet; no need to exit your car.  Feel free to arrive anytime during the pickup time, but please be patient if it is busy and you must wait a few minutes for your items.

If you registered by the June 17 t-shirt deadline, we will have a shirt for you!  If you registered after June 17 but were still able to choose a shirt during online registration, we should have a shirt for you!  Please note you will receive the size you selected during registration.  If you registered after our shirt supply was exhausted, unfortunately, you will not receive a shirt.  We can only guarantee shirts for those registered by the June 17 deadline.  Additional race swag will be distributed with race packets on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.      

Please do your best to attend the Friday evening packet pickup.  You are welcome to have someone else pick up your packet for you if cannot make it.    

Limited race day packet pickup will be available on race day morning in Washington Park at 7:00-7:45 a.m.   

NOTES FOR VIRTUAL RACE PARTICIPANTS  

Run or walk your two miles wherever you choose!  

Beginning Saturday July 10th you will be able to submit your time (the link is not available until that day.)

To submit your virtual time, click here: https://www.ItsRaceTime.com/Results.aspx?ID=2484  By your name, click EDIT TIME.  You can submit results from July 10th - July 18th.  Final results will be available July 19th. Virtual participants will appear in the race results but are not eligible for age group awards.

Race packets for virtual participants will be available for free curbside pickup on July 9.  However, there is a shipping option available for a $10 fee for virtual participants. You may purchase this option during registration if you want your packet shipped by mail.  Packets will be shipped AFTER the race. There is no shipping option for those participating in the live race.