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Quad Cities Distance Classic

Quad Cities Distance Classic

Race Date

May 10, 2026

Location

Moline, IL

Runner Favorite86

The Experience

Registration & Packet Pickup STONEY CREEK INN: Bass Street and River Drive, Moline, IL Saturday, May 9th 12-4: 12:00-4:00 pm Race Day, Sunday May 10th: 6:30 am Hotel Block Guest room reservations a discount code can be made by calling Hotel at 309-743-0101 and selecting option #2 to speak with a front desk agent. Mention Quad-Cities Distance Classic Block to receive discounted rate by April 10th.  START: BASS STREET, 7:30 am COURSE: 3.1 miles Fast and flat loop course Splits every mile, one water station. AWARDS: $100 Prize Money to the overall Male and Female Winners. Masters First Place Male and Female. Up to three places in each of the following age groups: 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. Overall winners and Masters ineligible for age group awards. Half Marathon Run Details START: BASS STREET, 7:30 am COURSE: 13.1 miles. 4 loop course on River Drive & Bike Path. 4 water stops. IMPORTANT! Course protection provided until 10:30 am. After 10:30 am, if you are still on the course, you must move to the sidewalks. Clock stops running at 10:30 am. Walkers encouraged to enter the 5K event-contact Race Hotline with questions. COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS to all Half Marathon finishers. AWARDS: $100 Prize Money to the overall Male and Female Winners. $100 Masters Prize Money to Male and Female Winners (40 & Over). Awards based on participation: 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. Overall winners and Overall Masters winners ineligible for age group awards. Overall award winner ineligible for Masters Awards.     Free Half Marathon Training Runs FREE! Starting: Sunday, March 15th, 2026 / Sundays @ 7:30 a.m. Location: McDonald’s Kimberly & Eastern, Davenport Open to all Will run 4-7 miles on 3/15/26, then longer each following week for 8 weeks. Coach: John Parker

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Start Time

7:30 AM

Giveaway

T-Shirt

Start Location

101 18th St, Moline, IL, 61265

Directions

Course Info

USATF Certified

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

5K

USATF Certified Course

IL19002KU · Quad Cities Half Marathon

Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.

Quality Score

Runner Favorite86
Methodology
Heritage20/20

24 years running

Size15/15

~1,135 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty20/20

29% returning runners

Course & details10/15

USATF certified · 2 timing sources

National draw9/10

runners from 32 states

Front-pack speed5/5

winner 1:06:40

Weather2/10

typical high 74°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

53°

Afternoon (High)

74°

Warm — hydration strategy is key, start conservatively

0.2"

Precipitation

12 mph

Wind

64%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 30,408 finishers actually crossed the line across 24 years.

Most recent

2025

Total finishers

30,408

Median time

2:14:57

Latest turnout

1,293

States

43

10%
25%
75%
90%
0:05p50 median ≈ 2:109:00

Turnout by year

20172025

'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
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