Reading Hospital Road Run

🏃‍♂️ Come Run with Us!

The 2025 Reading Hospital Road Run, hosted by The Friends of Reading Hospital, will include our standard in-person event distances of 1/2 marathon and 5K races and 1 mile fun walk/run to be held on Sunday, October 19, 2025.

🏅 1/2 Marathon & 5K - 8:00am

• Chip-Timed: Both distances will be chip-timed.
• Course: The course will start and finish in front of the iconic clock tower and will loop around the park and neighborhoods south of the hospital campus.
• Shirts: All participants will receive a short-sleeve wicking race shirt (must register by September 30th to be guaranteed your size).
• Awards: Cash prizes of $100 for 1st place overall, $50 for 2nd place overall, and $25 for 3rd place overall will be awarded in each of the Men's and Women's divisions. Age-group awards will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in specific age groups.

🚶‍♀️ 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run - 10:30am

• Event: This untimed event will start on Spruce Street at 6th in front of the clock tower.
• Finish: The finish will be on 6th directly in front of the clock tower at the hospital.

📍 Location

The event will take place at 420 S. Sixth Avenue, West Reading, PA.

🔗 More Information

For more details, visit the race page: Reading Hospital Road Run.