The 13th Annual Tapping of the Great Pumpkin 5k, 10k, 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk & Lil' Pumpkin Kids Run!

Join us for the Stride for Health 5K hosted by the North Broad Physical Therapy Center (NBPTC) on Saturday, April 11th, at 9 am on Temple University's Ambler Campus. The NBPTC offers student-run and clinician-supervised pro bono physical therapy services to uninsured, underinsured, and underserved community members in North Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Our collective goal is to diminish healthcare disparities and enhance quality of life through community partnership, mutual learning, and interprofessional collaboration. For more information on NBPTC please check out our website.

Participate by registering to run/walk either in-person or virtually, or consider sponsoring the event! All proceeds contribute to enhancing the quality of care provided at the NBPTC and during community service events. For any inquiries, please contact us at nbptc@temple.edu.

Join Scoogië Events & Well Crafted Brewing Company in partnership with Ambler Yards & Lower Gwynedd Township for A Well Crafted Run Fest on April 12, 2026 celebrating National Beer Day!

This brand new event promises to be an instant Spring classic!

This event is limited to 800 runners*

Please register early to ensure your slot.

This family friendly, community driven event will reward participants with an amazing finisher's medal, a special commemorative Well Crafted Run Fest AMAZING t-shirt and a free Well Crafted Brewing Company beer for all runners over 21 at the finish line*

Plus, some festive music, yard games, food trucks and a rock'in awards ceremony with age group & overall awards!

And who knows what other spontaneous fun may happen once you cross the finish line!

Sign up today and be part of the fun!

*T-shirt deadline is February 8th

*Must be 21 yrs+ for a beer. ID's will be checked.

*Once 800 runners is reached, we will immediately close registration. (This may be as early as March 1st)

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Makeup Date Information: 5/17/2026

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

Challenger

Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!

#GetUpandGo

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

High School: We also welcome our high school runners! Our high school students will be running a 2 mile race.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Makeup Date Information: 5/31/2026

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

High School

Challenger

Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!

#GetUpandGo

This program is designed to help your child be ready and complete the North Penn IronKnights Triathlon. PLEASE NOTE ALL PARTICPANTS MUST BE NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS, YOUR CHILD MUST BE ATTENDING A NORTH PENN SCHOOL. Also note this program does not include the race. It is for the training program only.

This program is designed to help prepare your child for the biking and running portion of the race. It is not designed to help your child win. It is a skills based training program that helps kids become more comfortable on the bike and build endurance for running. This program does not include swimming.

There will be swim practices that will be held at the high school to help your child prepare for the swim, those are under the direction of the North Penn School District and information will be communicated from them.

Tuesaday Program - Grades K-2 ONLY

Location - North Wales Elementary

April 14th

April 21st

April 28th

May 5th

May 12th - Transition Practice - NOTE this is a TUESDAY and the Location is Gwynedd Square

Wednesday Program Program - GRADES 3-6 ONLY

Location: Gwynedd Square

Gwynedd Square Dates

• April 15th

• April 22nd

• April 29th

• May 6th

• May 12th -Transition Practice - NOTE this is a TUESDAY

Thursday Program - Grades K-2 ONLY

Location: Walton Farm

• April 16th

• April 23rd

• April 30th

• May 7th

• May 12th Transition Practice - NOTE this is a TUESDAY and the Location is Gwynedd Square

Sessions will run from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM. The first four sessions are planned as bike/run sessions. On the final evening, we will do a transition clinic with set-up and race practice.

You are responsible for bringing your child's bike, bike helmet, sneakers, and a water bottle. Please note that bikes must be in working condition and the tires pumped prior to class arrival.

We will do our best to hold each session. Please understand if there is inclement weather, we reserve the right to cancel the session and there may not be a make-up class.

THIS IS A TRAINING PROGRAM IT IS NOT THE RACE REGISTRATION, IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE RACE

The proceeds of this program support the IronKnights Scholarship Kids.