City of the Sun 5K Trail Run - Collinsville, Illinois - Running

The City of the Sun 5K Trail Run is a Running race in Collinsville, Illinois consisting of a 1 Mile and 5K.

Cahokia Mounds preserves the remains of this Mississippian culture center, which was a prehistoric city with a population of about 10,000 at about AD 1050. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and US National Historic Landmark. Cahokia Mounds is an Archaeological site that preserves about 70 of the origional 120 mounds from about AD 1050. It is the largest archaeological site north of Mexico and Monks Mound is the largest prehistoric earthen construction in the Americas. This trail run course traverses cultural/natural features of this prehistoric archaeological site. You will run through wooded, grassy, and paved trails. Your registration fees support the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society, which is the Non-profit support group that raises funds for programs, events, preservation efforts, and research at the site.