• Start and finish lines are downtown East Moline (8th street & 15th Avenue)
  
• Musical entertainment provided along the course
  
• Electronic chip timing - splits taken at start, 10k/half, and finish
  
• Technical short sleeve tees to all participants-male and female sizes
  
• On site printout of individual race results
  
• Trophies to top 3 places in each division (see website for divisions)
  
• Clydesdale (males, 210 lbs+) and Athena (females, 165lbs+) divisions 5K and 10K
  
• 5K is very flat & fast, 10K is hilly and challenging [*]"Fastest East Moliner" awards for first male and female
  

Kiddie Run
Wednesday, July 4th at 8:45 AM

• Kids 8 and under are encouraged to participate
  
• All participants receive a finisher's ribbon
  
• This is a fun run, not timed, clock will be displayed, out-n-back course.

• The 1-mile run will begin and end at 8th Street and 15th Avenue.
  
• All participants will receive a ribbon at the finish line.
  
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies to males and females in each age division: 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12.
  
[*]This event is chip timed.

Monday, July 2nd - from 3:00 - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, July 3rd - from 3:00 - 7:00 PM

Wednesday, July 4th (race morning) - from 6:30 - 7:15 AM

Pancake Breakfast
7:30 AM to 11:00 AM

• Sponsored by the East Moline Fire Fighters Association
  
• Benefiting MDA
  
• American Legion, Post 227-829 16th Avenue, East Moline (1/2 block from start/finish line
  
• Adults $5, Children (12U) $3

Awards given in the following order 5K, 1 mile, 10K

• Teams comprised of current or retired members of QC area police and fire departments
  
• Teams must have a 4 person minimum, police, fire, or combination
  
See website for details
[*]G-n-H participants can enter either the 5K or 10K. A team's time will consist of averaging the 4 fastest times. Team members can enter either the 5K or 10K (if 10K we use half of your finish time).

This event will be professionally timed by End Result: endresultco.com/

Register and finish any race in all three Events of the Firecracker Run, Freedom Run, and Quad Cities Marathon to receive a commemorative "Quad Cities Challenge" Gold Coaster!

*No additional Fee for Challenge.
*Finishers of the "Quad Cities Challenge" will receive their Challenge Coaster at the Quad Cities Marathon Expo.

For event-related questions, please click the Contact the Organizers button on the left-hand side of this page.

Note: Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.