It's our 18th annual Southwest Center City (SWCC) 5K and we are excited to offer an in-person race on Saturday, October 31st and a virtual 5k option.
Since 2009, participants have run through the beautiful residential streets of the Southwest Center City while helping to raise money to improve the neighborhood. The proceeds from this year's event will be donated to the Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Supporters (MANAS) and Stanton Community Partners (SCP), 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that benefit the neighborhood elementary schools.
The SWCC 5K is a run/walk that can be completed in person on October 31st or virtually. Participants can complete the race distance wherever they want during the suggested race dates in October. We will continue to offer the Monster Mile, a 1.0 mile fun run and and for our youngest athletes, the Spooky Sprint, a ~100 yard dash for kids under 6.
Register by September 30th to be guaranteed a race shirt!
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
00:00
$35.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 1.6K
Type — Running
08:00
$20.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$35.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 0.1K
Type — Running
09:15
$15.00
Learn more about the host city, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Its population was 1.60 million at the 2020 census and estimated at 1.57 million in 2025. The Philadelphia metropolitan area, also known as the Delaware Valley, is located in both the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States; home to 6.33 million residents, it is the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area. Philadelphia is known for its culture, cuisine, and history, maintaining contemporary influence in technology and business, sports, and music.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Southwest Center City 5k Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Joanna Bowen | — | |
| 🥈 | Edward Parsley | — | |
| 🥉 | L. Shah | — | |
| 4 | N. Zeitlin | — | |
| 5 | A. Frey | — |
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