16th Anniversary Rock N' Run

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Date 22 May, 2027
Races 6 distances
Entry fee $30.00 – $35.00
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16th Anniversary Rock N' Run

About the event

May is National Foster Care Month and what better way to celebrate than by joining us for the 16th Anniversary Rock N Run to support Kids!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 22, 2027, at Jefferson Park (formerly Coca-Cola Park) in Allentown, PA. Choose your challenge: 8k, 5K, Team Challenge or Kids Fun Run (in person) or go virtual with the 8k, 5k, or Mile-A-Day Challenge—complete your race anytime now throughout May!

Special Note: The Kids Fun Run is FREE, but space is limited to the first 125 participants—don’t wait to register!

Proceeds benefit The Salvation Army's Foster Care & Adoption Program, helping us provide loving homes and vital services to children in foster care right here in our community.

Registration Pricing and Deadlines:

Early Bird (through October 31, 2026)

5K—$30(in person or virtual)

8k—$35 (in person or virtual)

Kids Run—FREE

Mile-A-Day Challenge $35 (virtual only)

Standard Registration: (November 1- April 30, 2027)

5K—$35 (in person or virtual)

8k—$40 (in person or virtual)

Kids Run—FREE

Mile-A-Day Challenge $40 (virtual only)

Late Registration (May 1 to Race Day - May 22, 2027)

5K—$40 (in person or virtual)

8k—$45 (in person or virtual)

Kids Run—FREE 

Register to run or walk the virtual 8k, 5K, or Kids Fun Run or Mile-A-Day Challenge anytime now throughout the month of May.

Participants who register for the virtual 8k, 5K, or Mile-A-Day Challenge before April 15, 2027, will receive a t-shirt and race certificate. (Choose option to have items shipped to you for an additional $8 if you do not plan to pick up in person).

Email Florence Rhue at florence.rhue@use.salvationarmy.org with any questions. All registrants will receive detailed participation instructions. 

Register today for the 16th Anniversary Rock N' Run and make a difference in the life of a local child in foster care!

 

Races offered

22May

Kids' Fun Run-Live Event

Running

Distance
0.4K
Start time
08:30
Entry fee
$0.00
22May

Mile-A-Day Challenge

Running

Distance
49.9K
Start time
08:45
Entry fee
$35.00
22May

Virtual 8k Run

Running

Distance
8K
Start time
08:45
Entry fee
$35.00
22May

8k Live Event

Running

Distance
8K
Start time
09:00
Entry fee
$35.00
22May

Virtual 5K Run

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
09:00
Entry fee
$30.00
22May

5k Live Event

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
09:05
Entry fee
$30.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for May in Allentown.

Temperature10.7° / 22.0°
Feels like8.6° / 19.8°
Sunshine hours9h 44m
Rainfall3.1 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.4 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity67.3%
Max UV indexHigh (6.0)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise05:44
Sunset20:12

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Allentown is the largest city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, the county seat and largest city in Lehigh County, and the third-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with a population of 125,845 as of 2020.

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