RUN YOUR BUTT OFF: Healthy Lifes Fall Running Calendar
Unless otherwise noted, all races and walks allow registration until the day of the event.
Great Eastern State Break Out 5K, October 10, 2009
Those guys from Prison Break have nothing on you! This 5K Road Race goes through Fairmont and Historic Girard College. The event raises money for Police Survivors Fund and FESPP.
Type: Run
Where: 22nd and Brown Streets
Time: Registration 7:45 a.m.; Start 8:45 a.m.
Cost: $20 online until October 8th, $25 day of
Women’s Distance Festival 5K Run/Walk, October 10, 2009
The Women’s Distance Festival was created in 1979 by the Road Runners Club of America to bring attention to the lack of distance running events for women in the Olympic Games. Today, RRCA-affiliated running clubs hold Women Distance Festival events nationwide to promote women’s running at any age. You might even find marathoner/meteorologist Cecily Tynan running alongside you—she’ll also be at the starting line this year.
Type: Run/ Walk
Where: Rose Tree Park, 1671 N. Providence Road, Media
Time: Registration begins 9:00 a.m., start 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $20
Knights of Columbus 5K Charity Race, October 10, 2009
Join the Knights of Columbus on Saturday, October 10th, for a 5K Charity race benefiting BARC, a non-profit organization that provides services for 900 men, women, and children with developmental disabilities; the Archangel Academy, an Archdiocesan School dedicated to teaching children who have developmental and cognitive disabilities; and Council Home Loan. The first 500 participants receive a free t-shirt.
Type: Run
Where: Tyler State Park , 101 Swamp Road, Newtown
Time: Registration at 9 a.m., Race begins at 10 a.m.
Cost: $25 at the gate or $20 with a copy of online flyer
Newtown Library Company 5K & Kids Fun Run, October 10, 2009
The Newtown Library Company will host a 5K and Kids Fun Run to raise money to increase the young-adult science section in the historic library. The 5K Run will start at Brian Gregg Park on North Chancellor Street in Newtown.
Type: Run/ Walk
Where: Brian Gregg Park, 40 N. Congress Street, Newtown
Time: Registration & packet pick-up begins at 8 a.m.; Kids’ Fun Run starts at 9 a.m.; 5K starts at 9:30 a.m.
Cost: $20 for 5K pre-registration, $25 day of; $10 for Kids’ Fun Run
Delaware County Run for Heroes, October 11, 2009
In its nine years running, Delaware County Run for Heroes has raised $209,000 for the children of police, firemen, or emergency responders who have died in the line of duty. The race is a fast and fun course through Springfield Township.
Type: Run/ Walk
Where: 50 Powell Road, Springfield
Time: Registration 7:30-8:45 a.m., Start 9:00 a.m.
Cost: $20
