Running with Ghouls

Running with Ghouls is held in Canton, Illinois, on October 31, 2026. Two distances leave together at 9:00 a.m.: a 5K over 3.1 miles and a one-mile run for anyone who wants something shorter.

One start for two distances usually means a crowded opening quarter-mile, with milers setting off at a pace no 5K runner should try to match. Line up sensibly, let them go, and settle into your own rhythm once the field spreads out. If you are training toward the 5K, a month of one weekly interval session, say six to eight efforts of 90 seconds hard, plus easy running the rest of the week is enough to arrive sharp. The mile is short enough to run alongside a child at their pace.