5k for The Kids: Race Through the Decades

5K for The Kids: Race Through the Decades is a 5K run or walk based at 108 Legion Parkway in Oblong, Illinois. The event raises money for the Oblong Children’s Christian Home, with proceeds supporting children who need a safe, stable, and loving place to live. Registration costs $30, and runners can sign up through race morning, though shirts are only guaranteed for people registered by the stated October deadline. The decades theme gives this small community race its personality: participants are encouraged to dress in throwback styles from the 1950s through the 1990s, from greasers and hippies to disco outfits, 80s looks, and 90s classics. Costume prizes are part of the day, and race awards follow afterward, with male and female categories from 10-and-under through 72-and-over, plus overall male and female winners.