420 S. Sixth Avenue, West Reading PA
Sunday, October 18th, 2026
🏃♂️ Loyalty Registration
- Period: Loyalty Registration for past participants is open from November 1 - December 31, 2025.
- Requirement: You must have registered using the same RunSignup account to register early for the best pricing.
- General Registration: Opens on January 1, 2026.
🎉 Come Run with Us!
- Event: The 2026 Reading Hospital Road Run, hosted by The Friends of Reading Hospital.
- Distances: Includes 1/2 marathon, 5K races, and 1 mile fun walk/run.
- Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- Shirt Deadline: Guarantee your shirt by registering before September 15, 2026.
🏅 1/2 Marathon
- Time: Starts at 8:00am.
- Chip-Timed: Both distances will be chip-timed.
- Course: Starts and finishes in front of the iconic clock tower, looping around the park and neighborhoods south of the hospital.
- Awards: Top three male and female finishers overall and by age groups will receive awards.
🏆 5K
- Time: Starts at 8:05am.
- Chip-Timed: Both distances will be chip-timed.
- Awards: Awards for top three male and female finishers overall and by age groups.
- Registration: Must register by September 15th to guarantee your size shirt.
👟 Pacers
- Support: There will be pacers for the half marathon.
- Information: Available at Fleet Feet Official Pacers.
🚶♀️ 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run
- Time: Starts at 10:30am.
- Location: Starts on Spruce Street at 6th in front of the clock tower.
- Finish: Ends on 6th directly in front of the clock tower at the hospital.
- Type: This is an untimed event.
🔗 Race Details
- Registration Link: For more details and to register, visit Reading Hospital Road Run.
