Kennett Run

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

The Kennett Run Charities has reached its 36th year of giving back to the community which has always been center stage. Take part in supporting our great community and register for one of our exciting events.

🎆 Event Race Choices

• 5K: Presented by ChristianaCare
• 10K: A standard distance run
• 5K PoweRun: PoweRunners either perform bench presses or pull-ups prior to running in the 5K. Each lift completed reduces running times by 30 seconds.
• 10K PoweRun: PoweRunners either perform bench presses or pull-ups prior to running in the 10K. Each lift completed reduces running times by 1 minute.

🏞️ Race Course Information

All courses start and end within Anson Nixon Park, making it very easy to watch these key parts of the races.

• 5K and 10K: Moderate difficulty featuring both hills and flat terrain. The finish is an easy downhill glide. About 70% of the course is on the main streets of Kennett Square.
• 1-Mile Course: Flat for the first half, then a couple of moderate hills.
• Kids Pond Run: A flat course around the ponds within Anson Nixon Park.

📅 Race Day Schedule

6 AM: Anson Nixon Park opens

6:30 AM: Race Registration and packet pickup begin: runners may pick up their shirts and bibs

7:30 AM: Roads through Kennett Square close (State St from N Walnut St to Mill Rd., and N Walnut St from State St to Anson Nixon Park entrance)

7 AM: PoweRunners start their exercise

12:00 PM: Race Day concludes

📦 Packet Pick up and On-Site Registration

Packet pick-up will be at the Kennett YMCA on Friday, May 15th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Race Day packet pickup will start at 6:30am at the Start/Finish Line in Anson B. Nixon Park.

🏋️‍♂️ PowerRun Standards

The standards by which the PowerRun will by judged by can be viewed here: PowerRun Guidelines

📜 Records

The current Kennett Run course record times are:

Men's 5K: Fastest: 16:12.6, Average: 29:26.5

Women's 5K: Fastest: 18:50.4, Average: 35:19.1

New 10K Course: The 10K course is 2 laps of the 5K course.

🎽 Swag

T-SHIRTS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR RUNNERS REGISTERED BEFORE APRIL 21, 2026!!

🎉 Post Race Party

A post-race party will be held at Anson B. Nixon Park and is open to all participants and spectators. Food and beverages (including beer for those 21 and over) will be provided for everyone.

🗺️ Directions

Traveling South on Route 1: Take the first exit on the Route 1 Bypass, identified as the Kennett Square exit. Turn left onto Route 82 and drive through Kennett Square to the Kennett High School.

Traveling North on Route 1: Take the Kennett Square exit and follow directions above.

🚗 Parking

Anson B. Nixon Park: 405 N. Walnut Road, Kennett Square, PA. Limited parking available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Kennett High School: 100 E. South Street, Kennett Square, PA. Best bet for parking on race day.

🔒 Safety Note

We strongly discourage unofficial entrants (bandits) from competing in our race. Bandits consume scarce resources and can delay or inhibit accurate race results. Unregistered runners, running with dogs and strollers, rollerblading, riding a bicycle, and the wearing of headphones are prohibited on the race course at any time, to ensure runner safety and to comply with liability insurance standards.

For more details, visit: Kennett Run Official Page