Leah's 5K Run/Walk And 1K Kids "Spooktacular" Fun Run

About the Event

IN OUR 12TH YEAR!!! THE ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN RUN FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY!! THE ONE AND ONLY!

Do you love running, walking and physical activity? How about in a costume!? Well then couple that with raising awareness and money towards the fight against blood cancer and we can go miles towards fighting this together as one....

The 1K "Spooktacular" Kid's Run will begin at 9am and the 5K Run/Walk will begin at 9:30am

Registration Details

5K Run
Early registration is $25 on or before October 4th
Beginning October 5th registration is $30 up to race day
Registration is $35 on race day
1K "Spooktacular" Kid's Fun Run
$10 Pre-Registration and same day

Prizes Awarded!!

Costumes are not required, but highly encouraged! We encourage so much, that we will even be having a costume contest with prizes!!!
Best Male & Female Costumes and also best kids costumes!

All kids in 1k "Spooktacular" will receive finishers medals!!

Top male and female finisher will receive prizes in 5K!

We will have age group awards:

Top 3 male/female finishers in the groups below:

19 and under

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

About Leah...

On October 8, 2013, just a month after starting kindergarten at Matthew Patterson Elementary School in Putnam County, Leah was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Suddenly her world changed to countless trips to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital; numerous blood transfusions; and a life of seclusion, away from germs and any viruses that could be very harmful. Leah couldn’t return to school and wasn’t able to see her friends for most of the year.

Because of the funds raised by LLS and because of people like you who support events like this Leah and others have benefited from the services LLS offers. With the support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Leah has gotten through treatments and realized a life after her fight with blood cancer. Her family also got the support they needed throughout, that is why we continue to raise money, to help future families like Leah's. Having cancer certainly isn't fair especially for a child and as a parent I can't imagine what it would be like to tell your child that they have cancer. This is why I honor Leah and help work towards finding the cures.

Blood Cancer United has a commitment to people like Leah struggling and fighting to beat cancer. Blood cancer does not discriminate by age, as you can see. It affects the lives of many people and families and Blood Cancer United exists to not only help those diagnosed with blood cancer through experimental treatments, they provide support to the families as well. This 5k run is in honor of Leah and all its proceeds will go directly to Blood Cancer United to provide services to make the fight easier for survivors like Leah.

Check out the Facebook Page for the run at: https://www.facebook.com/leahs5k/

All Proceeds To Benefit:
Blood Cancer United

Races Offered

1k "Spooktacular" Kids Run

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$10.00

Leah's 5K Run/Walk

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Wappingers Falls.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 8.5° / 18.3°

wb_sunny 6.3° / 15.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.0 /

water_drop 73.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 8.5° / 18.3°

wb_sunny 6.3° / 15.9°

air 9.0 km/h

water_drop 73.4%

About Wappingers Falls

Learn more about the host city, Wappingers Falls.

Wappingers Falls is a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wappingers Falls had a population of 6,103. The community was named for the cascade in Wappinger Creek. The Wappingers Falls post office covers areas in the towns of Wappinger, Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, East Fishkill, and LaGrange. This can result in some confusion when residents of the outlying towns, who do not live in the village, give their address as "Wappingers Falls".