Are you looking for a fun and challenging 5k race to add to your fall calendar? If so, check out one of the many great options in Main Line, PA! From scenic courses that wind through historic neighborhoods to fast and flat routes perfect for setting a personal best, there is sure to be a race that fits your needs. And with several events occurring throughout the fall season, you’ll have plenty of chances to participate.
Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just getting started, Main Line 5k races are a great way to challenge yourself while enjoying all this beautiful area. So lace up your shoes and get ready to hit the pavement at one of these upcoming events!
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Date: October 23, 2022
Name: P&A Race for our Retrievers
Location: Cynwyd Heritage Trail at Bala Cynwyd Park
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/BalaCynwyd/PawsAndAffectionRace
Description: Top male, female, and child in the 5K will win prizes. Every participant receives a medal and t-shirt.
The racer who brings in the most donations for our pups wins a prize! Leading up to the run, challenge your loved ones to help support our team too.
Pick up your bib at Bryn Mawr Running Company in Bryn Mawr the night before the race, then come have a drink with us at The Grog!
Conshohocken, PA
Date: November 24, 2022
Name: Virtual Gobble Wobble hosted by Greater Philadelphia YMCA
Location: TBA – Check the link below for updates
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Conshohocken/GobbleWobbleVirtual
Description: Gobble Wobble 5k Run /2Mi Walk is the beloved annual YMCA Thanksgiving Day race in the Greater Philadelphia region. This year, we have in-person and virtual options!
Drexel Hill, PA
Date: October 29, 2022
Name: St. Andrew 5k Spirit Run and Walk
Location: 535 Mason Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA, US 19026
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/DrexelHill/StAndrew5kSpiritRunandWalk
Description: Join us on October 29th for the St. Andrew Spirit Run and Walk!
Havertown, PA
Date: November 5, 2022
Name: Dewey Decimal Dash 5K & Fun Run
Location: 1601 Darby Rd Havertown, PA US 19083
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Havertown/DeweyDecimalDash5KFunRun
Description: Join us for the Dewey Decimal Dash Run & Walk and support the Haverford Township Free Library! Choose to run the 5k or run/walk the 1 mile. The proceeds go towards the Library’s services, programs, and collections. This year is our Post Dash Bash after the race in the Library. Bring the kids to storytime, take your picture at our photo booth, or try your chances for our raffle items and our 50/50! We are excited to report that House Cup Coffee will be back serving coffee, and Sweets on Darby will be providing Donuts!
Date: November 24, 2022
Name: Gobble Wobble hosted by Haverford YMCA
Location: TBA – Check the link below for updates
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Havertown/GobbleWobbleHaverford
Description: Gobble Wobble 5k Run / 2 mi Walk is the beloved annual YMCA Thanksgiving Day race in the Greater Philadelphia region. This year, we have in-person and virtual options!
This race page is for our Haverford YMCA in-person Gobble Wobble location. Are you interested in running the Virtual option instead? Click the link to register for the Virtual Run/Walk.
Lafayette Hill, PA
Date: November 24, 2022
Name: 5k/1 mile Turkey Trot at Union League Liberty Hill
Location: Union League Liberty Hill 800 Ridge Pike Lafayette Hill, PA US 19444
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/LafayetteHill/5k1mileTurkeyTrotatUnionLeagueLibertyHill
Description: Start your Thanksgiving Day with a 5K on the course or a 1-mile fun run/ walk. Meet at the Golf Club – your first building on your left for a prompt start at 8:30 am. Continental breakfast will be grab-and-go after the race commences.
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Date: November 5, 2022
Name: Brad Fox Memorial 5k
Location: 700 Belvoir Road Plymouth Meeting, PA US 19462
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/PlymouthMeeting/BradFoxMemorial5k
Description: The Fox’s Trot 5K was founded in 2012 to honor Plymouth Township Police Officer Brad Fox, who was killed in the line of duty. Fox was a 5 year veteran on the force, a Marine who served two tours in Iraq, and a beloved husband, father, son, a friend.
Wayne, PA
Date: October 16, 2022
Name: Run for the Cure
Location: Radnor Elementary School 20 Matsonford Rd Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/RunfortheCure
Description: Help us to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. All race proceeds go to breastcancer.org! Food and race apparel/goodies will be provided!
Date: October 23, 2022
Name: Miles For Mutts Presented by To Love a Canine Rescue
Location: 500 Lee Road Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/Miles4Mutts
Description: Welcome to our 8th Annual Miles for Mutts 5k Race & 1 Mile Fun Walk Presented by To Love a Canine Rescue!
Our 8th Annual Miles for Mutts 5k Run & 1 Mile Walk Fundraiser is going HYBRID! This event has been one of our most fun & one of our biggest fundraisers that allows us to save more dogs in need! Going Hybrid allows you to choose how you want to race and still come together as a community to enjoy fun, fitness, social togetherness & DOGS!!
No matter your choice, you’ll get a T-shirt just to sign up! Plus, some awesome prizes (team & individual) for our top fundraisers!
Whether you choose to run, walk, or just in it for the T-Shirt, you’ll be saving lives! Your race fee has endless possibilities, from feeding a foster dog for a week, covering the cost of vaccination for a puppy, offering a week of Heartworm treatment to a dog who may not be rescued otherwise, or supplying a pregnant momma dog with the supplies she needs to whelp a brand new litter of puppies.
ALL proceeds benefit TLC Rescue’s life-saving mission to give dogs in need a better tomorrow.
Date: October 30, 2022
Name: Trial Run 5K
Location: 500 Lee Road Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/TrialRun5K
Description: Enjoy a 5K at Wilson Farm Park benefiting Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP).
LASP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal services organization with the mission to provide quality legal representation to low-income and vulnerable people in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties to empower them to solve problems without legal representation through legal education and increased access to the courts and to change community practices and systems that cause or aggravate poverty.
Date: November 6, 2022
Name: Butterfly Baskets Flutter 10k/5k Run/1M Walk
Location: Wilson Farm Park 500 Lee Road Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/butterflybasketsorg
Description: Join Butterfly Baskets for our third annual 5k run and 1-mile fun run/walk! We are excited to be hosting an in-person event this year and the virtual option. Last year you helped us raise over $25,000 to support women and families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss in our community. We aim to raise $40,000 this year to help grow our programs and expand our outreach!
Date: November 6, 2022
Name: ZERO Prostate Cancer 5k-South Jersey
Location: 500 Lee Road Wayne, PA US 19087
Description: This family-friendly event is a meaningful way to unite to ZERO out
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/ZEROProstateCancer5kSouthJersey
Prostate cancer. Our caring community will celebrate prostate cancer survivors and caregivers and honor those lost to the disease. There will be fun activities, including a special Kids Superhero Dash for Dad, to get everyone involved.
Date: November 13, 2022
Name: WES Running Bee 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run
Location: Wayne Elementary School 651 W Wayne Ave Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/WESRunningBee5K
Description: Our goal is to promote a healthy lifestyle for families and raise funds to support Wayne Elementary School
Date: November 24, 2022
Name: Seven Summits Therapy 5K Turkey Trot and Children’s Fun Run
Location: Wilson Farm Park 500 Lee Rd Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/7Summits5kTurkeyTrot
Description: 15th Annual Seven Summits Therapy 5k Turkey Trot to benefit American Red Cross Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid
Packet pickup date Wed 11/23/22 9a-5p at Seven Summits Therapy & Fitness, 487 Devon Park Dr, Suite 204, Wayne, PA 19087
Date: December 3, 2022
Name: Radnor Memorial Library’s “Elves for the Shelves” 5K and Fun Run
Location: Radnor Memorial Library 114 West Wayne Avenue Wayne, PA US 19087
Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Wayne/ElvesfortheShelves5k
Description: Radnor Memorial Library’s Elves for the Shelves 5K and Fun Run invites library supporters of all ages (furry friends, too!) to run or walk in support of the library. Funds raised through this event from sponsors like Primal Physical Therapy support the mission of Radnor Memorial Library to be the community’s destination for discovery – a place for cultural and intellectual enrichment and life-long learning.
5K and Fun Run
Our official 5K race and Fun Run will occur on Saturday, December 3, at 8 am. The start and finish line will be outside Radnor Memorial Library, 114 West Wayne Avenue, Wayne, PA. Bryn Mawr Race Company will professionally time the race. Prizes for the 5K will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each age group.
We’ve also planned a Fun Run (approximately 1 mile) for those who prefer to go a shorter distance! The Fun Run will begin immediately following the 5K start.
Santa will be in attendance, and prizes will be awarded for creative costuming!
Swag
Be sure to register early! T-shirts are available while supplies last.
Donations
DONATIONS are welcome! Your $300 donation will be recognized as a “Family Sponsor.” Family Sponsors will be remembered on event signage and our website. Family Sponsors who submit their donations by October 15 will also be recognized on event t-shirts. Or, with your $100 donation, you will be recognized as an “Elf of Encouragement.” Elves of Encouragement will also be recognized on signage and the website.
Important notes:
REGISTRATION will remain open! Encourage your friends to participate with you!
Thank you for your support of Radnor Memorial Library!
JJ Thomas is the owner and founder of Primal Physical Therapy, located in Bryn Mawr, PA. She is an instructor for Evidence in Motion, and lectures and speaks nationally on the topics of Dry Needling, Functional Movement Analysis, and Functional Anatomy. She has been published in IJSPT for her contribution to a commentary on dry needling and consults as a content expert for organizations such as the APTA and FSBPT. In this role, she played a large part in the addition of a CPT code for dry needling through the AMA and was on the task force that helped identify competency standards for dry needling education nationally. JJ works with US Field Hockey teams, and individuals from US Lacrosse, US Polo, USA Track and Field, NFL, NBA, PLL, MLB, and more. primalphysicaltherapy.com