The Hog Days Stampede
is held
first thing Saturday morning of Hog Days weekend beginning at 8 a.m. Entrants cover the
gamut from professional runners to non professional walkers, those
in wheelchairs or with crutches and everyone in between.
Whatever your
pace, it's all encouraged and urged on,
celebrating 48 consecutive years of healthy in 2024. Presented by
Breedlove's Sporting Goods, The Community State Bank and The Chamber of
Commerce, all of Kewanee, everyone is welcome
to enter. This is a competitive racing event for
those who want that and prizes and trophies go to the winners.
But for those not into hard core racing, and there are hundreds of
entrants in that category each year, get yourself out there and just do it! We promise that you will be cheered across the finish
line and "hi-fived" no matter where you place or what your time.
Guaranteed!
The Stampede is divided into 3 events: the 4 mile, the 1 mile, and
just for kids under 7, the quarter mile.
In the year 2023 four mile
run division, leading the male participants were 1st finisher
Zach Johnson (24:37), 2nd finisher Sam Showman (25:00, 3rd
finisher Dylan Rainwater (25:42), 4th finisher Robert Lininger
(26:08) and 5th finisher Antonio Martinez (27:02)
For the female runners in
the year 2023 four miler, 1st finisher was Elizabeth Lininger
(27:38), 2nd finisher Alexandra Lempke (28:10), 3rd finisher
Olivia Lowell (31:56), 4th finisher Jill Schueneman (32:06) and
5th finisher Charlene Hamann (33:11).
In the 1 mile run, 1st
place male was Colson Welgat (5:18) and 1st
place female was Breckyn Granell (6:57).
Over 500 runners and
walkers competed in the 4-mile, 1 mile and the kid's quarter
mile events.
The official entry form
is available here
or from the Kewanee Chamber of
Commerce.
The 4 mile course record is 19:24
run by Trent Morrell of Good Hope, IL back in 1996! Extra cash will go the first person
who can break that mark! It was not broken in 2023.
A complete listing of all
1st place male and female 4 mile Stampede winners from 1977 thru
2022 (in pdf format) is available
here.
You can access all the
details of last year's races
here.
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