Reading Hospital Road Run

United States flag West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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Reading Hospital Road Run runsignup.com
Date 17 Oct, 2027
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $10.00 – $65.00
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Reading Hospital Road Run

About the event

Loyalty Registration for past participants is open from November 1 - December 31, 2026.  You must have registered using the same RunSignup account to register early for the best pricing.  General registration opens on January 1, 2027.

 

Come Run with Us!

 

The 2027 Reading Hospital Road Run, hosted by The Friends of Reading Hospital, will include our standard in-person event distances of 1/2 marathon and 5K races and 1 mile fun walk/run to be held on Sunday, October 17, 2027.  The deadline to get a guaranteed shirt is September 15, 2026.

 

1/2 Marathon 8:00am

5K 8:05am

Both distances will be chip-timed.  The course will start and finish in front of the iconic clock tower and will loop around the park and neighborhoods south of the hospital campus.  All participants will receive a short-sleeve wicking race shirt (must register by September 15th to be guaranteed your size). 5K awards will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers overall as well as in the following age groups: 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+.  1/2 Marathon awards will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers overall as well as in the following age groups: 19 & Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+. 

There will be pacers for the half marathon with information available at https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/westreading/about/reading-hospital-half-marathon-official-pacers

 

1 Mile Fun Walk/Run - 10:30am

This untimed event will start on Spruce Street at 6th in front of the clock tower and finish on 6th directly in front of the clock tower at the hospital.  

 

Races offered

17Oct

1/2 Marathon

Running

Distance
21.1K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$65.00
17Oct

5K

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:05
Entry fee
$25.00
17Oct

1 Mile Fun Walk/Run

Running

Distance
1.6K
Start time
10:30
Entry fee
$10.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for October in West Reading.

Temperature8.8° / 19.3°
Feels like6.2° / 16.7°
Sunshine hours9h 7m
Rainfall1.8 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.0 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity67.4%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:15
Sunset18:22

About West Reading

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West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, located next to the city of Reading. The population was 4,553 at the 2020 census. It contains a vibrant main street and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center. It was also the site of the VF Outlet Village, one of the largest outlet malls in the United States. The VF Outlet Village was located in the buildings of the former Berkshire Knitting Mills, which was in operation from 1908 to 1975. The VF Outlet closed in 2020.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Reading Hospital Road Run.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Connor Duffy M 17 Douglassville, PA —
🥈 Joseph Duffy M 48 Douglassville, PA —
🥉 Krystal Boyer F 34 Auburn, PA —
4 Danielle Kaprielyan F 38 Reading, PA —
5 Michelle Hanson F 48 Reading, PA —

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