Name: St. Luke's Youth Run
Start: 2026-04-25
End: 2026-04-25
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania

About the Event

This is a FREE event offered to all children in the Lehigh Valley.

WHO: Ages 3-14
WHERE: Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, PA
WHEN: April 25, 2026

Races are held rain or shine. In the event of cancellation, all information will be posted by 10:00 AM on race day on the St. Luke's Half Marathon website, Facebook, and an email will be sent to all those who registered online.

AMENITIES: Each participant will receive a surprise gift, finisher medal, water, and snack.

T-shirt guaranteed to all that are registered by April 7, 2026.

AGE GROUPS AND DISTANCES:
• 3-4 yrs – 1/8 mile
• 5-6 yrs – 1/4 mile
• 7-8 yrs – 1/2 mile
• 9-14 yrs – 1 mile

RACE DAY CHECK-IN:
Check-in will be by age group and will take place from 12:30 – 1:45 PM. Please arrive early. NO late check-ins are permitted.

Races begin at 1:45 PM

Cash prize awards to schools with the most participants attending on race day. Select your school from the dropdown during registration. To qualify for a school award, the school must have a minimum of 15 participants on race day.

Please, no headphones during the race and no dogs on race courses.
One parent per child may run with the 3-4-year-olds.
NO parents may run on the course at any point with ages 5-14.

Races Offered

11/12 Age Group

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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13:45

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$0.00

13/14 Age Group

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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13:45

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$0.00

3/4 Age Group

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 0.125 Miles

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Type — Running

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13:45

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$0.00

5/6 Age Group

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 0.25 Miles

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Type — Running

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13:45

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$0.00

7/8 Age Group

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 0.5 Miles

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Type — Running

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13:45

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$0.00

9/10 Age Group

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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13:45

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$0.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Allentown.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 6.4° / 17.9°

wb_sunny 2.8° / 14.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.5 /

water_drop 63.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 6.4° / 17.9°

wb_sunny 2.8° / 14.6°

air 12.5 km/h

water_drop 63.9%

About Allentown

Allentown is the largest city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, the county seat and largest city in Lehigh County, and the third-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with a population of 125,845 as of 2020.