NEW DATE & TIMES DUE TO COVID & AUGUST HEAT!!!
SATURDAY, AUG. 29, 2020
Half Marathon - 8 a.m.
8 Mile & 5K Run & Walk - 9 a.m.

In Memory of Trooper Nick Hopkins

Get ready for another amazing year at the Best Dam Run in Illinois! Lake Sara Dam Run raises money for Special Olympics.  This year, $1 from each participant will be given to the Trooper Nick Hopkins family. 
We offer 4 races & cater to the casual & competitive runner & walker.  Join friends & family at our great race! 
2020 BIG incentive is our HUGE 5 INCH MEDAL, the biggest Dam Medal in Illinois!  (See SWAG Tab)

                         NOV-DEC            JAN-FEB             MAR 1-MAY 1      MAY 1 - RACE DAY
Half Marathon       $50 w/sweatshirt             $55 w/sweatshirt        $60 w/sweatshirt      $60 w/LETR T-shirt
8 Mile Run          $35 w/tech                   $40 w/tech                   $45 w/tech                  $45 w/LETR T-shirt
5K Run & Walk   $35 w/tech                   $40 w/tech                   $45 w/tech                  $45 w/LETR T-shirt
Virtual                 $35 or $50                    $40 or $55                     $45 or $60                    Pick up or Mail

PARKING LIMITED.  CARPOOL if possible!  Come early in case you need shuttled.
 Save $$$ with Early Registration!  
Nov/Dec  $35/$50   Jan/Feb  $40/$55    Mar-Aug 14  $45/$60
Fee includes ALOTTA SWAG:  Dam Run Shirt, Bib, Timing Chip, Food & Drinks, Medal, Huggie & Water Bottle. 
To guarantee LSDR SHIRT, register by MAY 1, 2020!
On Aug. 23 at approximately 5:26 a.m., Hopkins and other troopers were executing a warrant in East St. Louis when Hopkins was critically injured in an exchange of gunfire. Hopkins was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to life-threatening injuries that evening. 

Hopkins genuinely enjoyed serving the citizens of Illinois.  He was a great officer and a wonderful human being.  He had a big personality to match his big smile & was known as the Effingham ISP District 12's Dancing Machine!

Approximately 3,000 officers representing every branch of law enforcement across the state will carry the Flame of Hope nearly 1,500 miles, running through Illinois communities via 23 different legs (routes) to its final destination, the Opening Ceremonies of the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games in June in Normal.  
EFFINGHAM IS LEG #16!!!

Video compliments of Merv Gillenwater

2019 LSDR SPONSORS $500+

2019 LSDR SPONSORS $100+