The following are the race circuit events for 2026. 

To be eligible to participate, members must join/renew their membership by April 30 and include their birth date on the membership form. 
All eligible members will be automatically entered into the circuit standings.

January
Siberian Express Run trail (01/03)

February
Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic 15K/10K/5K (02/07)

March
Mountain Goat 15K/10K/5K (03/21)
Clinton Trail Ultras 30M/10M (03/28)


April
Allerton Trails Half/10K (not the 5K) (04/12)
Illinois Marathon/Half/10K/5K/Mile (04/23 - 04/25)

May
Kirby Derby 10K/5K (05/02)
Buffalo Trace Trail (TBD)

June
Countryside 10K (TBD)
Lake Mingo Trail Run (06/13)
Lake Escape 10K/5K (TBD)

July
Freedom Run 5K (If It Returns)
Fisher Fair 5K (TBD)
Run for the Bagel 10K/5K (TBD)
SJO 5K (TBD)

August
Mahomet Half Marathon, 10K and 5K (08/01)

September
Arcola Broom Corn Festival 10K/5K (TBD)
Wild Wild Wilderness 7.45 trail (not the 5K) (09/12)

October
Run To Remember 5M/5K (TBD)
Shoreline Classic 15K/5K (TBD)
Allerton Park Trail Run (10/25)

November
Rattlesnake Master 10K/5K (TBD)

December
Mike Walsh Memorial 5K (TBD)


For the above events the following considerations apply --

a) if an event has in-person and virtual options, only the in-person results will be taken into account.
b) virtual results will only be taken into account if the entire event becomes virtual.
c) if the event has more than one distance you may participate in all circuit eligible distances.


Rules

• To be eligible to participate, members must join/renew their membership by April 30 and include their birth date on the membership form. All eligible members will be automatically entered into the circuit standings.
• Scoring is done within age groups (M/F)... 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+.
• Your AG for this year's circuit is determined by your age on January 1; you stay in the same AG all year.
• To qualify for a circuit award, runners must finish in the top three of their age group AND have completed at least five circuit races
• Awardees will be recognized at the annual awards banquet.

Scoring
If 10 or more eligible Second Wind participants are in an AG in a race, points are awarded as follows:

• + 1st = 10 pts
• + 2nd = 9 pts
• + 3rd = 8 pts
• + etc.

If fewer than 10 SW participants in an AG, then 1st place gets points = # of participants, and down from there. So, if 6 participants:

• + 1st = 6 pts
• + 2nd = 5 pts
• + 3rd = 4 pts
• + etc.

The winner of each AG automatically earns at least 2 points.

Everyone who participates in a circuit race gets at least 1 point.

Special scoring for SWRC events (Buffalo Trace Trail Race, Countryside 10K, Allerton Park Trail Run, Clinton Trail Ultras): finishers will receive 2 bonus points

Special scoring for Illinois Full Marathon: Illinois Marathon finishers (26.2 mi) will receive 5 bonus points

Contact
Your race circuit coordinator is Brad Giffel (racecircuit@secondwindrunningclub.org). Feel free to email with questions/concerns/corrections.

The race circuit coordinator reserves the right to alter these rules when necessary.

Asterisk (***) indicates your membership will expire on or before April 30, 2026