Forbidden Run Fest

The Wissahickon Trail Classic was established in 2006 to highlight Wissahickon Valley Park as one of the best trail running destinations on the East Coast. Back for its 17th year, the Wissahickon Trail Classic will engage hundreds of trail runners from the region, providing a unique race experience in Philadelphia’s premier park. Benefiting Friends of the Wissahickon, funds raised through the Trail Classic will go directly back into the stewardship of the Wissahickon trail system and watershed.

Date: Saturday, June 6th

Time: 8:30am

Start/finish location: W. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19118

Length: 10K trail race or 1 mile family-friendly nature walk. Here’s a map of the last Trail Classic in 2024. The 2026 race course will generally be the same.

Philly Run Fest is a 5K/10K/15K road race through beautiful Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. With 3 distances to choose from, there is a run for everyone! Or skip the run and hang out at the Philly Run Fest Start/Finish Cheer Zone by the Please Touch Museum.

Registration includes:

Race entry (5K, 10K or 15K)

Race shirt

Race Medal

Chip timing

Post race beer (21+)

Complimentary bag check

Uninterrupted running through of the largest urban parks in the country!

Sign up, invite your friends and join the Run Fest fun!

Bryn Mawr Running Company presents the 16th Annual Midsummer 5k Race Series.

The 5k race will take place in the quiet and safe neighborhood surrounding South Ardmore Park, Wynnewood Pa on the second Thursday evening of each Summer month. The course will consist of 3 circuits on a slightly rolling course called the “Ardmore Loop.” Awards will be provided for in each race for overall runners and age groups winners by the Bryn Mawr Running/Racing Company and Brooks. There will also be scoring for those who complete all three races. Runners will accumulate points in overall male/female categories along with their age group categories. Awards for the 3 combined races will be provided by one of our sponsors.

The event will be again be chip timed using the MYLAPS Run BibTag System by the Bryn Mawr Racing Co. Brooks Podium Technical Midsummer Series T-shirts will be distributed at the JULY race or during race packet pickup the night before.

REGISTRATION IS DISCOUNTED WHEN YOU CHOOSE ALL 3 EVENTS.

After each race there will be an after party, at our new locatoin McSorley's Ardmore, 2330 Haverford Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003. Bring in your race bib for one complimentary beverage on us!

Please bring the whole family! A very popular kids race in South Ardmore Park will precede the 5K!

Race proceeds will benefit Children’s and Shriner's Hospitals of Philadelphia, Lower Merion Parks and Recreation and the Bryn Mawr Running Club will also be beneficiaries. Since 2010, we have raised over $65,000 for these charities!!

Please be aware that summer evening races are at the mercy of pop up thunderstorms. We will run rain or shine, if lightning, we'll hold off until it clears. If it's an ongoing storm, we'll postpone. There are NO REFUNDS. howeve you can purchase race insurnace when registering.

Packet Pickup:

PPU will open at 6 pm on site at each race.

The 9th Annual Stampone O’Brien Dilsheimer Holloway Law Women's Philadelphia Triathlon and Kid's Triathlon

The 9th Annual Stampone O’Brien Dilsheimer Holloway Law Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon is unmatched in energy, execution, and excitment. This POOL SWIM TRIATHLON was 2x named BEST RACE IN THE CITY by Be Well Philly! There is a distance for every woman to "tri."

The Sprint: 300meter swim, 9 mile bike, 5k run

The Super Sprint: 50 meter swim, 4 mile bike, 2 mile run

The Duathlon: 1 mile run, 9 mile bike, 5k run

The Aquabike: 300 meter swim, 9 mile bike, DONE!

If any of this seems daunting we have RELAY options for you and your friends. Yes, you and your friends can choose which part of the race to do and you can ALL cross the finish line together!

More Need To Know's:

• All swimming takes place in Historic Kelly Pool...NOT THE Schuylkill River

• The bike portion takes place on picturesque Martin Luther King Dr alond the river and is CLOSED to vehicular traffic.

• All running takes place around the Please Touch Museum and the Horticultural Center in West Fairmount Park

• If you have ever thought of "tri-ing" a triathlon this is the most welcoming, friendly, and positive atmosphere in all of triathlon!

Registration Includes:

• Custom Finisher Medal

• Amazing Women's Specific Event Shirt

• Real Timed Race Results

• Live Athlete Tracking via the DelMo Elite Events App

• Awesome Post Race Breakfast provided by Winnie's Manayunk

What can women expect from this event?

• POOL SWIM!!!!!!

• SAFETY IS OUR #1 PRIORITY

• OUTSTANDING, POSITIVE ATHLETE EXPERIENCE

• CRYSTAL CLEAR COMMUNICATION

• ATTENTION TO ALL DETAILS

• BIG, FANCY BLING!

• GREAT SWAG AND MORE!

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND WANT THEM TO TRI? CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE KID'S PHILLY TRI TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026 OF RACE WEEKEND!