The 4th Annual Rugby Run 5k

The 5th Annual Summer Sendoff 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk returns on Saturday, August 15, 2026. This all-age, family friendly event in beautiful Chester Springs is held at Pickering Valley Elementary School and Eagle Crossroads Park - where the 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk will begin and end. The 5K "Byers Loop" Course has been conquered by young runners and local elites!

Proud to announce 2L Race Services RETURNS as the Premier Timing Company of the 2026 Summer Sendoff 5K Race!

Watch our NEW flyover video to see the 5K course route and elevation map!

Every registered participant can expect a 2026 Summer Sendoff T-SHIRT, CASH PRIZES for Top 3 Overall Male/Female finishers, MEDALS for the Top 3 finishers in EACH age group (9 & under to 70+), amazing RAFFLE BASKETS, BIB NUMBER PRIZES and a 1 Mile Walk that has GAMES along the way!

MUSIC, WATER STATION & TENT at the start/finish area to ensure our particiapnts are pumped up and hydrated!

DATE | Saturday, August 15, 2026 * RAIN or SHINE EVENT *

TIME | 4:30 PM Race Day Registration Opens, 6:00 PM Event Kick-Off & 1 Mile & 7:00 PM 5K Run

LOCATION | Pickering Valley Elementary School 121 Byers Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425

REGISTRATION | $20 SUPER EARLY until March 31st & $30 Early Registration begins April 1st

The Summer Sendoff strives to strengthen community ties while raising funds and awareness for a local non-profit organization. BEST BUDDIES is the official Summer Sendoff non-profit recipient. BEST BUDDIES is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

A portion of EVERY registration will be donated to BEST BUDDIES as we run and walk to raise money and awareness about the power of INCLUSIVITY. Since 2024 the Summer Sendoff has proudly donated over $4,500 to BEST BUDDIES thanks to our registered walkers and runners!

The Summer Sendoff was originally created as a Graduation Service Project in 2022 by Downingtown East and STEM Academy Cross Country and Track and Field Athletes. Today, the Summer Sendoff continues as a community tradition each August.

Staged out of Marsh Creek State Park, this race is located just west of Philadelphia, PA and minutes from the Turnpike. The time trial swim takes place in 500 acre Marsh Creek Lake and features a single loop, rectangular shaped swim course. The bike course is a beautiful, well paved, single loop 20k course that takes athletes through a mix of technical sections and long straightaways alongside trout streams and forests. The 5k run course is entirely within the park and has beautiful lake views and a good uphill at mile 1. There is a ton to see and do outside of the race with kayak rentals, great restaurants and rural, back country roads. Click HERE to learn more and plan your trip.

Still not sure about registering? Watch this race video HERE, then register below.

For further race details go to https://kineticmultisports.com/races/marshcreeksprint

A Five Mile Trail Jaunt!

Join us for a hilly, trail romp around the beautiful hills and dales of one of PA’s oldest Summer Camps!

Course: The five mile course ranges from dirt trails, gravel roads, and a few short paved sections over rolling terrain above the beautiful French Creek in scenic Chester County. All proceeds benefit the summer camping programs and scholarship funds. The walk is a noncompetitive two mile loop on grass trails and gravel roads.

Where: 712 Pughtown Road, Spring City, PA 19475

When: Saturday October 4th 2025 at 9AM.

Registration: Cost: $35 until Sept 15, $40 after and Day of Registration 8-8:45

Amenities: Back by popular demand: Pancake Breakfast! Coupons to All Kinds of Fast – Phoenixville and North Wales Running Co. Sweet T-Shirt to all pre-registered runners!

Awards: M & F 1st 2nd and 3rd Plus Top 3 M&F age group awards to 11 and under12-19and under 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-70,70+

Race is RAIN OR SHINE. Any cancellations or postponement will be posted on our social media and via email. This is a charity fund raiser, NO REFUNDS.

Join us rain or shine for the 40th Annual Phoenixville Run!

This year's event will be SUPER HERO THEMED and again will be a hybrid race--featuring in person and virtual race options.

Join us at Reeves Park on October 24, 2026 at 8:30am for a traditional in person 5k and 10k, and a Fun Run for kids 12 and under beginning at 9am. Virtual challenge options will begin October 24 at 7:30am and conclude at 7:30pm. Doing both the virtual AND in person event is also an option! Registration is $40 for adults and $20 for children 18 and under. Day of registration for the in-person 5K and 10K will be $45. The Fun Run for children 12 and under is $10 and includes fun prizes!

Costumes for everyone are encouraged! There will be prizes for individual and group costumes!

Participate with a TEAM for added fun!

Virtual challenge options can be anything--swim, jump-rope, hike, ride your bike or your horse, walk, skip, roll--just get moving towards a goal! Need some fun ideas? Join with a team and each choose your own challenge--Have a walker, runner, squatter, roller, swimmer, hiker, cross-fitter! The possibilities are endless!

$1,100 in prizes for in-person winners!

Long sleeve T-shirts included for all participants -virtual and in-person!

Post updates along the way #PhoenixvilleRun!

Interested in being a sponsor or vendor? Click here!

Thank you!!

For any questions or information please contact us at [email protected]

The BEER & BAGEL OFF-ROAD RACE SERIES is coming back to Yeager’s Farm & Market in Phoenixville, PA. with a new twist. For 2026, we are introducing two new events making this a 2-day race weekend. In addition to our traditional 4-mile(ish) run on Sunday (11/8/26), we are creating a 10-mile(ish) off-road run for preceding Saturday (11/7/26). You can do either day as a separate event OR do them both and receive the coveted Squatchy Challenge Finisher's Medal.

This is a favorite event for runners throughout the area, who come each year for a challenging trail run, great swag, and good clean fun. Of course, there is always plenty of free bagels and beer. And everybody loves the shirt – a long-sleeve tech shirt with the statement “I’m a Drinker with a Running Problem” on the back.

The BEER & BAGEL OFF-ROAD RACE SERIES started more than twenty-five years ago in the Heartland of America, where every fall, thousands of runners, beer drinkers, and bagel enthusiasts gather in Lincoln, Nebraska to enjoy a 4ish-mile off-road run, free beer, bagels and home cookin' just like mom used to make. Today, the series has spread to multiple states, but every effort is made to keep it local and home-grown. Here, the event is supported by the Yeager family, Barrister's Bagel Bakery and Slyfox Brewing.