Citizens Park will be packed with people in costume this Saturday for the Barrington Breakfast Rotary’s sixth annual Trick or Treat Trot. So dust off those cobwebs and bring the whole family for one of the Barrington area’s most entertaining 5K trail run and fitness walks of the year!

Costumes are not required but are highly encouraged for this popular Barrington event hosted each year just before Halloween.  There have been Mickey Mouse and superhero sightings at this race in the past…

And one of the event sponsors, CrossFit Barrington‘s Kaia Kraus and Brian Niven ran the race dressed as bananas last year…

There are three events to choose from in this popular Halloween-themed event.

Spooky 5K Trail Run/Fitness Walk 

This race will be a hauntingly good time for all.  (Cost $30 – includes a skull cap)

“Anyone’s” – 1 mile Trail Course

This race is for all ages.  (Cost $15 – includes a skull cap)

100 Yard Hustle

Dashes for children from ages 2 to 9 years old.  (Cost $10)

The race starts this Saturday morning, October 26th, at 8 a.m. at Citizens Park. 

Registration opens at the Citizens Park Lodge at 7 a.m. on Saturday at 511 Lake Zurich Road in Barrington.

(Directions: turn onto Lake Zurich Rd from Rt.14 – make first Right turn onto Pepper Const. Rd – follow road to end – look straight ahead to the right slightly – you’ll see the tennis courts and the Lodge.)

Pre-race packet pick-up is available at Grassroots Clothing and General Store – 211 Park Avenue in Barrington – from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday, October 25th.

The 5K route is USATF certified (IL-12118-JW).  There is a $2 CARA member discount and split times are available at the 1, 2 & 3 mile marks.  Medals will be given to the top 3 finishers in each age group and to the top overall male and female finishers.

Race Director Steve Hollis has been hard at work planning all of the race day details.  Steve has been a Barrington Breakfast Rotary member since 2002.  He started the Trick or Treat Trot when he was the Rotary Club President in 2006 & 2007 and says the purpose of the race is to get neighbors together for a fun Halloween themed activity that promotes physical fitness and health.  Steve and his brother also own Hollis Brothers Auto Service at 250 E. Main Street in Barrington.  “We’ve had our business in town for 40 years and just want to give back to the community for letting us make a living here for all these years.”

365BarringtonTV Reporter Catherine Goetze will be covering this Saturday’s Trick or Treat Trot and can’t wait to capture all of the costumes and race action on camera.

So don’t walk, RUN, to sign up for this weekend’s Trick or Treat Trot!

CLICK HERE to sign up TODAY!

For more information about the race, visit BarringtonRotaryEvent.org.

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