Kennett Run

🏃‍♀️ Race 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:
• 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.
• 1 Mile Walk/Run:
• Kids Pond Run:

🛣️ 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: Courses are of moderate difficulty featuring both hills and flat terrain. The finish is an easy downhill glide. About 70% of the 5K and 10K course is on the main streets of Kennett Square, the remaining 30% on Anson Nixon Park trails and roads and the road accessing the park.
• 1-Mile Course: Flat for the first half, then a couple of moderate hills.
• Kids Pond Run: 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.

8:15 AM: PoweRunners complete their exercise.

8:20 AM: Last bus pickup from the high school and borough hall before races start.

8:30 AM: Registration closes: N. Walnut Street closes out to Route 1 Bypass bridge.

8:45 AM: Runner packet pickup ends.

8:45 AM: Bands start to play along the State St part of the course.

9:00 AM: 10K race starts: (est. slowest end time is 10:10 AM): beverage and food are available for runners.

9:10 AM: 5K race starts (est. slowest end time is 10:10 AM).

9:15 AM: 1 mile walk/run starts (est. slowest end time is 9:45 AM).

10:20 AM: Kids Pond Run starts.

10:30 AM: Race results announcements start (approximate time, actual will be after last 5K/10K runner has finished).

10:45 AM: Mascot race starts.

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 2nd 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.

🏆 Awards

Awards are presented to the fastest man and woman of each race. In addition, there are age bracket winners recognized for the 5K and 10K races. The age brackets are: Under 10, 10-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70-99. Runners may only win recognition in one race.

⚡ PowerRun Standards

The standards by which the PowerRun will be judged 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

Men's 5K PoweRun: Time adjusted for pre-run lifts: 6.23.3. Fastest: 19:56.1 Average: 26:09.2

Women's 5K PoweRun: Time adjusted for pre-run lifts: 15.29.8. Fastest: 23:11.0 Average: 28:39.6

New 10K Course: The 10K course is new this year due to safety concerns on N. Walnut Road. The new course is 2 laps of the 5K course.

👕 Swag

T-SHIRTS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR RUNNERS REGISTERED BEFORE APRIL 19, 2025!!

🎊 Post Race Party

A post-race party will be held at Anson B. Nixon park and is open to all participants and spectators. The party features food and beverages (including beer for those 21 and over). We hope you bring your whole family as well as friends.

🗺️ Directions

Traveling South on Route 1: Take the first exit on the Route 1 Bypass, it is identified as the Kennett Square exit. Turn left onto Route 82 and drive through Kennett Square to Kennett High School. Parking is available in the front parking lot of Kennett High School (entrances to the lot are on E South St and S Union St). Buses will take you to the park.

Traveling North on Route 1: Take the Kennett Square exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Route 82. Follow the directions above to park at Kennett High School.

Traveling south on Route 82: Drive into Kennett Square. Turn left onto E Linden St. Park in the Kennett Square Parking Garage on your right and walk to Anson Nixon Park.

Traveling North on Route 82 or Route 7/Kaolin Rd: Drive to Kennett High School. Park in the lot at the front of the school. Buses will take you to the park.

🚗 Parking

Anson B. Nixon Park: 405 N. Walnut Road, Kennett Square, PA. There is limited parking available on a first-come, first served basis but space is usually exhausted by 7:30am.

Kennett High School: 100 E. South Street, Kennett Square, PA. Your best bet for parking on race day is to head over to Kennett High School.

Kennett Square Parking Garage: Metered parking is available at the centrally-located Kennett Square Parking Garage on East Linden and North Union Streets.

Kennett Borough Offices: Parking is across South Street from the Kennett High School parking lot.

⚠️ Safety Note