Yardley 5K Run and Walk

🏃‍♂️ Yardley 5K Run and Walk Overview

New for this year! The Yardley 5K Run and Walk is a part of the Bucks 5K Series, a 501c3 nonprofit, designed for runners of all ages and abilities. Featuring 7 races, the series spans from March until June annually.

📝 Registration Information

Please use the Bucks5KSeries.com/races/yardley-5k link above to register.

🏅 Race Sponsorship

• Organizer: Yardley Borough Parks and Recreation Board.
• Annual Event: This is the 16th annual Yardley 5K.
• Course: The run begins in the heart of Yardley Borough and includes River Road along the Delaware River and along the Delaware Canal Towpath.

🎽 Awards and Fees

• T-Shirt: Race fee includes a t-shirt to all participants that register by April 22.
• Awards: First Place Overall Male: First Place Overall Female, plus gender-specific age groups.
• Age Group Awards: For first, second, and third place will be based on net time, not order of finish.
• Time Limit: You must finish within 40 minutes for your time to count towards an award. There is a 50-minute course limit for this race.

📅 Bib Pick-up Information

• May 17th: Between 9:00am and noon at the Yardley Farmer's Market in Buttonwood Park.
• Race Morning: After the Memorial Mile at Friend's Meeting Place on May 26th.
• June 1st: From 7:00-8:15 am at Buttonwood Park pavilion.

🥇 Awards Ceremony

After the race, in Buttonwood Park, runners that qualify with an award-winning time can pick up their medals.

🚻 Facilities

• Restrooms: Two ADA compliant Porta-Potties will be available at Buttonwood Park for race participants.
• Race Start: Promptly at 8:30am outside Starbucks on West Afton Street, Yardley Borough.

🏞️ Race Course Description

The race course begins on West Afton (at Starbucks), heads east toward the River along Afton Avenue to River Road. The course then heads north along River Road with views of the Delaware River. After continuing for approximately 1.25 miles going under the Scudder Falls Bridge, the course turns left onto Woodside Avenue and then left again onto the Delaware Canal Towpath for approximately 1 mile. The towpath will become Edgewater Road and the course continues on Edgewood Road until the intersection of Brown Street. The course goes left onto Brown Street until it dead ends at River Road. The course then heads south on River Road and then back west on Afton Avenue. Continuing to Afton Avenue to the finish line, where it started - outside of Starbucks.