First Strides Allentown Summer/Fall 2025

🏃‍♀️ Program Overview

A 10-week program to help you comfortably progress to a healthy habit of walking, jogging, or running at a pace that is right for you.

📅 Meeting Details

• Weekly Meetings: First Strides® meets weekly, please come dressed for activity.
• Fitness Presentations: Local experts offering short fitness and wellness presentations on topics ranging from nutrition to what to wear to injury prevention.
• Workout Structure: Gentle warm-up exercises, group walk/run (determined by pace), and post-work out stretches.
• Mentor Guidance: Tips, techniques, and guidance from group mentors.

👩‍👧‍👦 Participation Guidelines

Women from ages 12 to 112 are welcome to attend. Join with your daughters, mothers, neighbors, co-workers, and friends. Participants are expected to have approval from their doctors to participate. Participants are also expected to comply with any pandemic or public health guidelines that we will have in place based on local, state, and federal requirements.

👩‍🏫 Mentorship

Our mentors are First Strides® graduates, Women’s 5K Classic committee members and Lehigh Valley Road Runners (LVRR) members.

🌅 Workshop Schedule

We are hosting 2 workshops this summer/fall at the Lehigh Parkway. You may choose Tuesday nights, Thursday nights, or opt for both. We meet in the evening @ 6:15 pm and the program runs Tuesdays July 29 – September 30 and Thursdays July 31 - October 2.

💵 Cost Information

Cost: $50 (early-bird special $45 until July 22) for a single night. $90 (early-bird special $85 until July 22) for both nights. Fee includes literature, workouts, mentoring/instruction, and graduation shirt (if earned by attending 7 out of 10 sessions).

⚠️ Registration Policy

Registration fee is non-transferable between people or locations and is non-refundable. Note: switching nights as make-up sessions for absences is not possible, but a permanent night switch is permitted.

🔗 More Information

For additional details and to register, visit the official race page: First Strides Allentown.