01Jan
Pottstown Polar Run- Duathlon 🌭 🏃
Running
- Distance
- Pottstown Polar Run- Duathlon 🌭 🏃
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Pottstown Polar Run
Pottstown,
Pennsylvania,
United States
51 days left
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Date
01 Jan, 2027
Races
4 distances
Entry fee
$30.00 – $35.00
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Website
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Pottstown Polar Run
About the event
Start 2027 off right by joining us for our Polar Run 5k or 2.27 mile race and fun run/walk. The Polar Run has been created as a key component in an overall effort to raise awareness throughout the tri-county area of the importance of being physically active. This 5k or 2.26 mile race or fun run/walk is being held in conjunction with the 17th Annual Polar Plunge hosted by Pottstown Parks & Recreation.
NEW THIS YEAR! A TRIATHLON OR DUATHLON OPTION!
Leg 1 @ 10:30 AM- Participate in Polar Plunge (Starts Promptly)
Leg 2 @ 10:45 AM- Participate in the New Years Day Tradition of eating one hot dog with sauerkraut
Leg 3 @ 11:00 AM- Run the Pottstown Polar Run 5k (Must run 5k distance)
Sponsored by the Manatawny Athletic Club, whose sole mission is to help people of varying athletic and fitness levels engage in healthy lifestyles through fun, community oriented, judgement-free programming and events, the Polar Run promises to be a fun and uniquely-exhilarating way to kick off 2026! This event is co-hosted with the Borough of Pottstown Parks and Recreation.
All participants receive a participant gift. Those participating in the Triathlon/Duathlon will receive an additional bib for eating purposes with the Triathlon/Hot Dog Logo on it and the year of participation.
Races offered
01Jan
Pottstown Polar Run- Triathlon 🏊♂️ 🌭 🏃
Running
- Distance
- Pottstown Polar Run- Triathlon 🏊♂️ 🌭 🏃
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
01Jan
Pottstown Polar Run- 2.26 Mile Run/Walk
Running
- Distance
- 3.6K
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $30.00
01Jan
Pottstown Polar Run- 5k Run/Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $30.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for January in Pottstown.
Temperature-2.6° / 5.0°
Feels like-7.4° / 0.5°
Sunshine hours5h 40m
Rainfall2.9 mm
Snowfall0.4 cm
Wind12.2 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity70.6%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:20
Sunset18:01
About Pottstown
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Pottstown is a borough of 23,000 people (2019) in Montgomery County (Pennsylvania).
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Pottstown Polar Run.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Daryl Good | 18:46.3 |
| 🥈 | Sam Daub | 19:04.2 |
| 🥉 | Greyson Ledford | 20:02 |
| 4 | Gregory Richards | 21:43.8 |
| 5 | Courtney Whitmoyer | 21:42.9 |
| 6 | Henry Graebe | 22:07.7 |
| 7 | Nick Seitzinger | 22:23.1 |
| 8 | Kevin McNally | 22:47.7 |
| 9 | Christian Boe | 22:55 |
| 10 | Alger Oliver | 23:02.7 |
| 11 | Brian Albinson | 23:03 |
| 12 | Jack Kessler | 23:42.6 |
| 13 | Braeden Doerr | 24:06 |
| 14 | Jason Hoffecker | 24:07.3 |
| 15 | Emma Williams | 24:20.6 |
| 16 | Gabrielle Minarik | 25:07.1 |
| 17 | Jessica Houck | 25:15.3 |
| 18 | Omar Abdali | 25:32.9 |
| 19 | Stephen Biehl | 25:49.5 |
| 20 | Annette Musloski | 25:56.5 |
| 21 | Erin Bailey | 26:18.6 |
| 22 | Emma Gonzalez | 27:44 |
| 23 | Liam Kremer | 27:48.8 |
| 24 | RJ Williams | 28:00.7 |
| 25 | Dan Flickinger | 28:13 |
| 26 | C. Albinson | 28:22 |
| 27 | Jennifer Irey | 28:23.5 |
| 28 | Jocelyn Wissinger | 29:54.8 |
| 29 | Kevin Kessler | 30:02.1 |
| 30 | Robert Hoch | 30:04.5 |
| 31 | Rebecca Gearhart | 30:16.6 |
| 32 | Brian Smith | 30:18.3 |
| 33 | Brian Bischof | 30:39.1 |
| 34 | Elizabeth Calabro | 30:45.4 |
| 35 | Thomas Schappell | 30:57.6 |
| 36 | Lindsay Shoap | 31:09.3 |
| 37 | Heriberto Gonzalez | 31:33 |
| 38 | Natalie Wisler | 32:26 |
| 39 | Justina Adams | 32:28.2 |
| 40 | Tyler Grater | 32:33.8 |
| 41 | John Kessler | 32:46 |
| 42 | Kent Prizer | 32:48.8 |
| 43 | Felicity Flynn | 32:51.8 |
| 44 | C. Schlegel | 33:48.3 |
| 45 | Jessica Wrubel | 33:58.8 |
| 46 | Pamela Levengood | 34:50.8 |
| 47 | Jean Flickinger | 34:57.9 |
| 48 | Hidalgo Lopez | 35:14.3 |
| 49 | Carley Gonzalez | 35:16.2 |
| 50 | JOANNE PATTI | 35:37.3 |
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