And the results are in...
5K Overall Finish List Results by Age Group 1K Youth Finish List
What a fantastic day Monday turned out to be for the Labor of Love 5k Race! We couldn't have asked for nicer weather. Thank you to all the runners, volunteers, sponsors, band members and crazy hat participants who helped make this event one to remember and look forward to again in 2012!
 3rd Annual Labor of Love 5K Race/Walk
Labor Day, Monday, Sept 5th, 2011, 8 a.m.
On Site Registration/Race Material on day of race at McCollum Park 6:30-7:30 a.m. Please note, registration on Race Day will be an extra $5.00 so Pre-Register Today, don't wait!
Prepare yourself for fast times on this flat certified course that will be run on the beautifully mature tree lined streets adjacent to McCollum Park in Downers Grove, Illinois. View Race Map
Runners, walkers, wheelchair bound, blind, everyone come join us as we celebrate the Labor Day Holiday with a very special "Labor of Love" extravaganza. Enjoy the live band, great food and many, many prizes via free raffle tickets to both contestants and volunteers. Enjoy the professional event timing by RACE TIME and then see your results on websites such as CARA, Chicago Athlete Magazine, and Race Time within hours of race finish
There will be events for the kids, live music, food, prizes and ribbons.
Everyone is welcome! Enjoy this event that will raise the "Human Spirit". Our 2009 and 2010 events were great and this will be even better. Sign Up Now
 For the Kids!
1K Race/Walk, Labor Day, Sept 5th, 2011, 9 a.m.
Bring the kids out for our 1K Race/Walk. All children who participate will receive a ribbon and this event will be professionally timed with finish times and pictures posted right here on our website.
The 1K Race/Walk will begin at 9am, parents feel free to walk or run with your children at no added cost. Fee is just $12.00
Eatin' good this Labor Day... bring the entire family out for our 3rd Annual Labor of Love 5k Race/Walk and enjoy great food from Chilis, Buffalo Wild Wings, America Bagel and Trader Joe's.
Get Ready to Rock this Labor Day with Tumbleweed!
The Downers Grove Noon Lions Club is very excited and ready to rock out with the guys of Tumbleweed who will be performing at our Labor of Love 5k Race.
The band will be performing hit songs from the 60's and 70's... learn more at their MySpace page www.myspace.com/tumbleweedrocks
This year's event is getting a little... CrAzY and we're loving it!
$25.00 cash prizes will be given to the man, woman, boy and girl who wins our Crazy Hat Contest! All you have to do is wear your most creative, original, funny, fierce and craziest looking hat on Race Day. Strut your stuff and impress our judges who will score you based on originality, creativity, fierceness and overall craziness. Can't wait to see you... and your hat!
 The Early Bird Gets the Worm... err Prize
Pre-Registration has its benefits! Starting Monday, June 6th, and on every Monday until race day we will have an "Early Bird Drawing" of one of our many nice raffle prizes to a person who has pre-registered for the race.
Raffle prizes consist of Cub Tickets, Chicago Blackhawks Jersey, Gift Certificates at stores, restaurants, fitness centers, etc. All prizes will be given out on race day. The lucky winners names will be published weekly, right here at our site.
So go ahead and pre-register for this great event and check back often to see if you are one of the lucky winners!
Congratulations to Lane L. our 8th "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Lane treat yourself and a friend to dinner and a movie! You have won 2 tickets to the beautiful Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove and a gift certificate to Downers Delight Pancake House and Restaurant.
Congratulations to Mary G-B. our 7th "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Mary you have won a gift bag of groceries from our friends at Trader Joe's! What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with the Downers Grove Lion's Club Annual 5k Race and a bag of groceries for the family cook out!
Congratulations to Isola M. our 6th "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Isola has won a $50.00 gift certificate to Scusa Mi Pizza & Catering located in Downers Grove, Illinois at 4848 Main Street.
Congratulations to John B. our 5th "Early Bird" raffle winner!
John get ready to GO WILD at Buffalo Wild Wings! John has won a $50.00 gift certificate to Buffalo Wild Wings located in Woodridge, Illinois at 6450 Route 53.
Congratulations to Matthew M. our 4th "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Matthew has won a $50.00 gift certificate to Chili's Grill and Bar. Chili's is located in Downers Grove at 1330 75th Street.
Congratulations to Martin T. our 3rd "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Martin has won a $50.00 gift certificate to Runners Grove. Runners Grove is located in Downers Grove at 5155 Main Street.
Congratulations to Patrick B. our 2nd "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Patrick has won a $50 gift certificate to Gatto's Restaurant donated to the Lions Club by Gatto's. Gatto's Restaurant is located downtown Downers Grove at 5123 Main Street with locations in Tinley Park & New Lenox, Illinois.
Congratulations to Elizabeth G. our 1st "Early Bird" raffle winner!
Elizabeth has won a beautiful Chicago Blackhawk Jersey donated to the Lions Club by Main Street Pizza Cafe located in Downers Grove at 5124 Main Street.
CARA CERTIFICATION
We are pleased to announce that our Labor of Love 5K Race/Walk received the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) designation as a CARA CERTIFIED RACE.
Due to CARA’s advocacy efforts, runners in the Chicagoland area enjoy some of the highest quality road races in the country. To view the Guidelines and to learn more about CARA, visit www.cararuns.org.
CARA is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding, motivating, supporting and celebrating the running community of Chicagoland. CARA connects runners to resources that enable them to run – further, faster, better, for life.
Congratulations to Marcas Lowthian who finished in 1st place, Chris Barajas who finished in 2nd place, Daniel Kurpiel who finished in 3rd place and everyone else who participated in and made our 2010 race a success!
Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of the 2010 Labor of Love race received these beautiful medals, which were custom designed by RunningAwards.com, located in Winfield, Illinois.
 RunningGuru.com snapped pictures of all the 2010 participants and they are now available for download!
Be sure and browse over to their website and download your photo. These professionally taken photographs are available for just .99 an image.
The Skalalitabs performed LIVE! at our 2nd Annual Labor of Love 5K Race.
The Skalalitabs are hometown guys... raised right here in Downers Grove, IL. Check out their MySpace Music Page by clicking the link below!
www.myspace.com/theskalalitabs
2010's Early Bird Winners...
- Congratulations to our 1st "Early Bird" raffle winner: C. Armstrong.
- Congratulations to our 2nd "Early Bird" raffle winner: J. Taskila.
- Congratulations to our 3rd "Early Bird" raffle winner: R. Koenig.
- Congratulations to our 4th "Early Bird" raffle winner: J. Levy.
- Congratulations to our 5th "Early Bird" raffle winner: J. Humiston.
- Congratulations to our 6th "Early Bird" raffle winner: T. Jenkins.
- Congratulations to our 7th "Early Bird" raffle winner: K. Ferren.
Noon Lions Club would like to extend a warm Thank You to everyone who participated in our 2009 & 2010 Labor of Love, 5K Run/Walk.
Congratulations to Jake Larson of Downers Grove, IL who came in 1st Place at the 2009 Labor of Love Race!
Noon Lions Club
The Downers Grove Noon Lions Club, of Downers Grove, Illinois, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month for lunch at Gatto's Restaurant, 5123 Main Street, Downers Grove.
We have been providing community and humanitarian services to our community for over 80 years. |
