31Oct
Jim Thorpe Pocono Romance Challenge
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- Distance
- 2 Hours
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $23.18
Jim Thorpe Pocono Romance Challenge
Jim Thorpe,
Pennsylvania,
United States
Event took place
Jim Thorpe Pocono Romance Challenge
About the event
On Halloween night, the city of Salem hosts its annual Run for Witches race. Participants will navigate through historic cobbled streets lined with haunted houses and spooky decorations. The route winds past iconic landmarks such as the Witch House and the Old Burying Point Cemetery, immersing runners in a thrilling atmosphere filled with eerie sounds and ghostly tales. As night falls, the course is illuminated by flickering jack-o'-lanterns and glowing pumpkins. This unique event offers an unforgettable blend of fitness challenge and spooky entertainment for all ages.
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Weather history
3-year monthly averages for October in Jim Thorpe.
Temperature8.3° / 18.3°
Feels like5.4° / 15.8°
Sunshine hours9h 2m
Rainfall2.2 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.5 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity69.5%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:15
Sunset18:20
About Jim Thorpe
Learn more about the host city, Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe, known as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk until 1954, is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe, who had no connection with the borough in his lifetime. As of the 2020 census, Jim Thorpe had a population of 4,507.
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