Name: JINGLE BELL 8K RUN & 5K WALK
Start: 2026-12-05
End: 2026-12-05
Location: Coplay

About the Event

RUN/WALK IS RAIN OR SHINE!

10th Annual Jingle Bell 8K Run & 5K Walk

The Run will start at 9AM and you will be chipped timed from the moment you start and to the moment you stop!
Rolling start from 9am until all runners have cleared the starting area. Start line is on the Ironton Rail Trail by Saylor Park Kilns.

Walkers are NOT timed and we will start at 9AM after the last runner takes off

Presented by Whitehall Area Rotary

Location:

Race festivities will be held at the American Club 300 Cherry St Coplay PA

Awards:

Overall M&F 1st place $100; 2nd $50; 3rd $25; Top Two in each Age Group 19 and under; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70 and over

Entry:

Runners $35 till 11/19/2026 $40 after this date; Walkers $20 till 11/19/2026 $25 after this date

Shirts are only guaranteed to Runners and Walkers registered by 11/15/2026 NEW THIS YEAR IN ADDITION TO SHIRTS YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GET A SHOPPING COOLER BAG INSTEAD OF A SHIRT TO REDUCE EXPENSES - IF YOU HAVE SHIRTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, PLEASE WEAR THEM!

PACKET PICK UP: Friday December 4th at the American Club 4-6PM; MORNING OF RACE STARTING AT 7:30 AM

Amenities:

8K course, flat and fast; starts right below the embankment on the IRT at the Coplay Pavilion – Ends at American Club. 5K Course is flat and dog & stroller friendly

Race Results:

Race will be professionally timed by the Bryn Mawr Racing Co.; Results will be found at http://www.brynmawrracing.com

Questions:

Contact: Race Director – Sharon Geroulo // Sharon.geroulo@truist.com// 610-704-5655

HOT DOGS, SOUPS AND HOT CHOCOLATE Station

SANTA IS IN THE HOUSE!!! FREE REINDEER FOOD FOR ALL THE KIDS!

COSTUMES HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

What does this Run/Walk support?

The Whitehall Area Rotary Jingle Bell Run supports the Philanthropic efforts of the

Whitehall Area Rotary Foundation

Since our founding we have supported the following financially:

The Whitehall Food Pantry at St. Stephen on Mechanicsville Road (I personally volunteer every third Monday handing out Sr Boxes)
The Whitehall Hunger Initiative at St. John the Baptist on Ruch Street
The Catasauqua Food Bank
The Whitehall Township Public Library
The Catasauqua Public Library
The Whitehall Area Christmas "Shop with a Cop" event – we buy the items for kids to shop with Whitehall Cops
The Whitehall and Catasauqua Back to School Back Pack and School Supplies program. – Backpacks and snack bags for kids who are without these items to start school
The Whitehall and Catasauqua School Winter Coats – donated winter coats to kids without warm coats
Three Whitehall Area families displaced by fire in 2024 – donated funds and items in need
Whitehall Parade
Students who compete in the Rotary four-way speech contest – we award scholarships
Ironton Rail Trail Bike Repair Station

National and International Rotary initiatives

Polio Eradication
Shelter Box Program

3.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

10.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:17

nightlight Sunset

17:36

About Coplay

Learn more about the host city, Coplay.

Coplay is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Coplay's population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. It is located six miles (10 km) northwest of Allentown. The borough is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of JINGLE BELL 8K RUN & 5K WALK.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Trevor Vanackeren	M	28	Bethlehem, PA	—
🥈	Francis Spear	M	32	Allentown, PA	—
🥉	Kurt Eckhart	M	29	Allentown, PA	—
4	Nicolas Quinones	M	14	Northampton, PA	—
5	Amber Poniktera	F	15	Bath, PA	—
6	Wyatt Poniktera	M	15	Bath, PA	—
7	Paige Egan	F	15	Whitehall, PA	—
8	Ahmad Norman	M	35	—	—
9	Cory Trucksess	M	48	Ambler, PA	—
10	Steph Norman	F	35	Schnecksville, PA	—
11	Lauren Paules	F	13	Blandon, PA	—
12	Emily Lupcho	F	35	New Tripoli, PA	—
13	Joseph Maciag	M	28	Bartonsville, PA	—
14	Jim Yost	M	50	New Tripoli, PA	—
15	Rachael Orlosky Otto	F	31	Bangor, PA	—
16	Shannon Eddinger	F	39	Bath, PA	—
17	Marissa Rotz	F	34	Allentown, PA	—
18	Ingo Van Den Assem	M	42	Breinigsville, PA	—
19	Maryrose Bowen	F	45	Whitehall, PA	—
20	Chris Lupcho	M	36	New Tripoli, PA	—
21	Tara Hutter	F	47	Whitehall, PA	—
22	Lauryn Ference	F	30	Shavertown, PA	—
23	Anthony Danner	M	51	Germansville, PA	—
24	H. Wojciechowski	F	12	—	—
25	Heidi Wojciechowski	F	42	Allentown, PA	—
26	Randy Blose	M	64	Walnutport, PA	—
27	Stephanie Szlasa	F	32	Hellertown, PA	—
28	Shannon Leight	F	43	Breinigsville, PA	—
29	Kevin Palmer	M	48	Ambler, PA	—
30	Denise Trucksess	F	46	Ambler, PA	—
31	Ed Wilson	M	43	Whitehall, PA	—
32	Lynette Dondero	F	38	Whitehall, PA	—
33	Daniel Stonehouse	M	61	Emmaus, PA	—
34	Lynn Olanoff	F	36	Bethlehem, PA	—
35	Tom Gunkel	M	58	Slatington, PA	—
36	Katie Nederostek	F	32	Macungie, PA	—
37	Joan Koch	F	63	Allentown, PA	—
38	Herb Klotz	M	60	Macungie, PA	—
39	Jenna Hoffert	F	32	Schnecksville, PA	—
40	Cameron Wilson	M	16	Whitehall, PA	—
41	Kimberly Eberhardt	F	32	Catasauqua, PA	—
42	Jen Tanzola	F	42	Macungie, PA	—
43	Heather Zavecz	F	44	Laurys Station, PA	—
44	Diana Osgood	F	36	Kutztown, PA	—
45	John Zavecz	M	46	Laurys Station, PA	—
46	Matthew Mulqueen	M	55	Allentown, PA	—
47	Amanda Szlasa	F	30	Hellertown, PA	—
48	William Possanza	M	62	Northampton, PA	—
49	Ryan Flannery	M	28	Northampton, PA	—
50	Stephanie Colbry	F	37	Whitehall, PA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Christopher Myers	M	24	Lancaster, PA	25:50.05
🥈	Jordan Remmel	M	17	Jim Thorpe, PA	30:02.51
🥉	Xander Giandomenico	M	16	Schnecksville, PA	30:53.67
4	Matthew Hippenstiel	M	29	Trenton, NJ	31:23.41
5	Tyler Ruff	M	34	Orwigsburg, PA	31:56.89
6	Tara Remley	F	36	Nescopeck, PA	33:56.52
7	Courtney Gelb	F	24	Schnecksville, PA	35:00.78
8	Arynne Moody	F	36	Salfordville, PA	35:24.09
9	George Pekurny	M	59	Kunkletown, PA	36:16.28
10	D. Parrish	M	11	Center Valley, PA	37:00.15
11	Henry Parrish	M	15	Center Valley, PA	37:57.1
12	Felicity Parrish	F	17	Center Valley, PA	39:00.78
13	Michael Nonnemacher	M	48	Warminster, PA	39:23.22
14	Rachel Conniff	F	29	State College, PA	40:27.8
15	LOUIS JURAN	M	71	NAZARETH, PA	41:03.34
16	Patrick Kinek	M	40	Northampton, PA	41:35.56
17	Amy Slenker	F	41	Allentown, PA	42:05.73
18	Anonymous Anonymous	F	41	—	42:07.83
19	Matthew Carter	M	38	Northampton, PA	42:57.46
20	Terri Schmidt	F	56	Whitehall, PA	43:24.19
21	Christopher Orem	M	56	Easton, PA	43:25.33
22	Alexandra Spear	F	29	Allentown, PA	43:45.21
23	Vivian Foulke	F	57	Allentown, PA	45:16.94
24	Art Girard	M	60	Easton, PA	45:28.76
25	Paula Parrish	F	42	Emmaus, PA	45:29.59
26	Grace Tsamutalis	F	16	Whitehall, PA	45:58.49
27	Scott Sylvainus	M	60	Nazareth, PA	46:02.22
28	ANGELA HENRY	F	35	BREINIGSVILLE, PA	46:23.63
29	Kimberly Gialanella	F	37	Northampton, PA	46:48.71
30	Michael McGaughran	M	27	Bethlehem, PA	47:14.63
31	Jamie Davis	F	30	Nazareth, PA	47:51.84
32	zach dearie	M	32	Easton, PA	47:52.51
33	Jonathan Nonnemacher	M	44	Northampton, PA	48:14.87
34	Pamela Puskas	F	65	Slatington, PA	49:05.85
35	Zainab Jaffer	F	13	Allentown, PA	49:27.64
36	Nick Riegel	M	32	reading, PA	50:52.85
37	Heather May	F	31	Allentown, PA	52:03.27
38	Nelson Quinones	M	57	Northampton, PA	52:08.04
39	Barbara Deffley	F	67	Allentown, PA	52:19.32
40	Judy Kern	F	56	Macungie, PA	52:19.64
41	Herb Klotz	M	65	Macungie, PA	52:22.2
42	Diana Dunn	F	59	Fogelsville, PA	52:23.38
43	Kaitlyn Yesik	F	21	Slatington, PA	52:57.71
44	Julie Kravets	F	39	Narberth, PA	53:29.47
45	Gabrielle Greenberg	F	32	Northampton, PA	53:33.69
46	Jody Missmer	F	49	Whitehall, PA	54:43.09
47	Janelle Kies	F	14	Whitehall, PA	55:57.6
48	Sophie Aveiga-Milller	F	14	Coplay, PA	56:00.45
49	Melanie Gregory	F	35	Macungie, PA	56:04.57
50	Emma Sargent	F	14	Whitehall, PA	56:50.14