Events
| Event | Distance | Start | Price now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchhikers Spirits Run 10K | 10K | 9:00 AM | $35.00 | Pace band → |
| Hitchhikers Spirits Run 5k | 5K | 9:00 AM | $30.00 | Pace band → |
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About this race
🏳️🌈 DON'T PANIC — AND BRING YOUR TOWEL! 🏳️🌈
Hitchhiker's Spirits Run — 5K & 10K
📅 Sunday, May 23, 2027
📍 Iron Works Historic Site Joliet, IL
🕙 Start time: 9:00 am
Come run with us in Joliet for a 5K or a 10K celebrating National Towel Day!
Towel Day is celebrated every year on May 25 as a tribute to author Douglas Adams and his beloved series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In the Guide, a towel is described as "about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have" — and on Towel Day, fans everywhere carry a towel with them, openly and proudly, in Adams' honor.
So bring your towel. Wave it, wear it, carry it the whole way — the more towels, the better. Costumes inspired by the books, the films, and the galaxy are warmly welcome, and "Don't Panic" is very much the spirit of the day.
Choose your distance: a 5K or a 10K.
Included:
Shirt
Medal
Towel
Swag Bag
Spirits Run is Illinois' statewide 5K adventure series — themed, family-friendly, untimed runs rooted in local folklore and history, hosted at pubs, distilleries, and historic venues, on our way to a 5K in all 102 Illi…
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nois counties. Come for the run, stay for the fun, and carry your towel with pride. Don't panic. Just run. And bring a towel.
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