First Strides Allentown Spring 2026

Name: First Strides Allentown Spring 2026
Start: 2026-03-24
End: 2026-05-28
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

calendar_today 24 Mar, 2026 – 28 May, 2026

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sell $45 – $85

About the Event

A 10-week program to help you comfortably progress to a healthy habit of walking, jogging, or running at a pace that is right for you.

First Strides® meets weekly, please come dressed for activity. Our workout program is formatted with:

Local experts offering short fitness and wellness presentations on topics ranging from nutrition to what to wear to injury prevention
Gentle warm-up exercises
Group walk/run (determined by pace)
Post-work out stretch and do a group walk/run
Tips, techniques, and guidance from group mentors

Women from ages 12 to 112 are welcome to attend. Join with your daughters, mothers, neighbors, co-workers and friends. Participants are expected to have approval from their doctors to participate. Participants are also expected to comply with any pandemic guidelines that we will have in place based on local, state and federal requirements.

Our mentors are First Strides® graduates, Women’s 5K Classic committee members and Lehigh Valley Road Runners (LVRR) members.

We are hosting 2 workshops this spring at the Lehigh Parkway. You may choose Tuesday nights, Thursday nights or opt for both. We meet in the evening @ 6:15 pm and the program runs from Tuesday March 24 – May 26 or Thursday March 26 – May 28.

Cost: $50 (early-bird specials $45 until March 19) for single night. $90 (early-bird special $85 until March 19) for both nights. Fee includes literature, workouts, mentoring/instruction, and graduation shirt (if earned by attending 7 out of 10 sessions)

Registration fee is non-transferable between people or locations, and is non-refundable. Note: switching between nights is not possible.

Races Offered

Both Tuesday and Thursday Evenings

Mar 24, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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18:15

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$85.00

Tuesday Evenings

Mar 24, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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18:15

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$45.00

Thursday Evenings

Mar 26, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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18:15

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$45.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Allentown.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 1.1° / 11.9°

wb_sunny -3.5° / 7.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 13.1 /

water_drop 64.2%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 1.1° / 11.9°

wb_sunny -3.5° / 7.6°

air 13.1 km/h

water_drop 64.2%

About Allentown

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.