Spring Into 5K Season in the Phoenixville Area

If you’ve fallen off your New Year’s goal a bit or if you’ve kept it up and need something more to shoot at, the Phoenixville area has a host of 5K runs coming up.

Some benefit Phoenixville-area non-profit organizations, so your hard work will go to a good cause. The courses vary and the details are all different, so here’s a handy list of upcoming runs. If you see any missing, please tell us in the comments or add it to our events listings.

Where: Runners will meet by the clock in Reeves Park.

When: Sat., March 19, 11:30 a.m.

Details: Costumes are encouraged and the course is relatively flat. The run will be followed up by a pub crawl, meeting at the Sly Fox in Kimberton.

Cost: Free

More Info: Find out more through the Facebook event listing.

Where: Phoenixville Area High School

When: Sun., April 3, 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 

Details: This run benefits Mom’s House of Greater Philadelphia, a non-profit in Phoenixville that helps out low-income single parents attending school full-time. The family fun walk is one mile, and if you sign up in advance you’ll get a race T-shirt.

Cost: $20 for individual, kids under 12 are $10, family pass is $35

More Info: Register online or check out more information at the Mom’s House Web site.

Where:

When: Sat., May 14, 9 a.m.

Details: This event also include a one-mile fun walk. Proceeds from the race go to Good Samaritan Shelter in Phoenixville. Register by April 28 to snag a T-shirt for the race.

Cost: $22 in advance if postmarked by April 28; $25 the day of the race

More Info: Check out Good Samaritan’s page on the race to register and get more information.

Check out many of the 5K runs beyond Phoenixville in our events listings. You can also find . If you see any missing and would like them added, send an e-mail to lynn.jusinski@patch.com.