Rock and Run for Mental Health
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Event overview
Rock and Run for Mental Health 2026 is a community event on September 13, 2026, at Rochester Community Park in Rochester, Illinois (90 Wild Rose Ln.). The event combines live music, food trucks, wellness vendors, and fundraising for a mental health and suicide prevention nonprofit to be announced. Awards will be given for the top two finishers and age group winners, with age groups in five-year intervals.
Distances
- 5K
- 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
- Virtual 5K (Volunteers Only)
Logistics and features
Packet pickup is available the day before at M Fitness Health and Wellness (3450-B Liberty Dr., Springfield) and on race day at the Rochester Community Park pavilion next to the playground. Shirts and medals must be picked up at packet pickup; shipping is not available. Registrations after August 16, 2026, will not receive the hoodie; hoodies are issued to those registered by that date. Volunteers receive a Rock and Run t-shirt.
Course notes: the 5K route leaves the park clockwise, goes north to Lost Bridge Trail, east to the corner of Main and Illinois Avenue, then returns west toward the park. The 1-mile route is a u-shape around the park pond, starting and ending at the pavilion. A water stop is located at the corner of Main and Illinois Avenue. Food is provided by Brezie's Roasted Beans and Johnny O's Mini Donut Truck. Various wellness and community organizations will have vendor tables. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.