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Phoenixville's Burn Off the Bird 5K

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501 Franklin Avenue, Phoenixville PA

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

In its 16th year, Burn off the Bird is a family tradition in the Phoenixville region. Bring out your family, extended family and friends for a 5K Race on the scenic Schuylkill River Trail, or a virtual 5K at the location of your choosing. This event guarantees to help you digest that Thanksgiving Meal! If you care for more running leftovers, sign up for both Burn off the Bird and Leftovers Run hosted by the RUNegades for a discounted price!

📝 Race Options

We have two registration options for you to pick from:

  • 5K Registration: Each 5K registration comes with a premium T-shirt and custom medal if registered by November 2nd!
  • Virtual 5K Registration: You receive all the swag of the in-person 5K registration, but get to avoid the crowd and run at the location of your choosing!

📍 Location

The race starts and ends at the Phoenixville Recreation Center parking lot in Phoenixville, PA. Participant parking will be available at the Rec Center parking lot. Please note: The Franklin Ave entrance to the parking lot will be closed. Please enter via Fillmore Street. Overflow parking is available across the street at Franklin Commons and race day volunteers will be on site to direct traffic. Day-of registration and bib pickup will be inside the Rec Center. Click here for the Race Map.

🎽 Swag Details

All 5K participants (in-person and virtual) who register by November 2, 2025 will receive a premium t-shirt and custom medal. Participants who register after that will not be guaranteed a t-shirt.

🗓️ Bib & Swag Pickup

We recommend that you pick up your bib & swag early - so all you have to do on race day is show up and run! Early pickup will take place at the Phoenixville Rec Center (501 Franklin Ave., Phoenixville) on Saturday November 22nd 11AM-1PM.

You can also pick up your bib and swag on race day (November 29th) at Phoenixville Recreation Center between 8:30AM and 9:15AM.

📝 Other Notes

  • Early Pickup: Please consider picking up your bibs and swag early to prevent crowd inside the Rec Center on the day of the race.
  • Dress Appropriately: Please dress for the weather! In previous years it has been very cold and windy.
  • Chip-Timed: Our race is chip-timed, allowing us to stagger runners and prevent crowds without impacting race times.

🍽️ Leftovers Run

Again this year, we are partnering with the Phoenixville RUNegades to offer runners a multi-race discount if they sign up for both the Burn off The Bird 5k and the RUNegades' Leftovers Run which takes place the following day, December 1st!

🕒 Submitting Race Results (Virtual Runners Only)

Once you complete your run go to Results to submit your race time. Submitting race results is optional.

💖 The Charity

Proceeds generated from the race benefit the Phoenixville Jaycees Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change in their communities. We organize several other events in Phoenixville including the Dogwood Festival in May, and Firebird Festival in December. Please see our website if you'd like to become a member or are interested in volunteering! Members get to participate in our membership events and receive many other benefits. https://www.phoenixvillejaycees.org/

The Jaycees will also once again be partnering with Ann's Heart, a public 501 (c)(3) charity organization with the mission of providing a place of welcome and human services to all Phoenixville area people. Ann's Heart opened one of Chester County's first Code Blue Overnight Emergency Warming Centers in 2016, and provides this as well as other critical services to the community. Find out more at https://www.annsheart.org/

📊 Results

Click HERE for race results.

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