5Kate
About this race
Kathleen “Katie” Marie Shoener, 29, fought bipolar disorder since 2005, but she finally lost the battle on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 to suicide in Lewis Center, Ohio. Katie was born in Scranton and is the daughter of Deacon Edward R. and Ruth Shoener of Scranton. She was a graduate of Scranton High School, received her Bachelor of Science in business from Penn State University and recently her MBA from Ohio State University.
So often people who have a mental illness are known as their illness. People say that “she is bipolar” or “he is schizophrenic.” People who have cancer are not cancer, those with diabetes are not diabetes. Katie was not bipolar – she had an illness called bipolar disorder – Katie herself was a beautiful child of God. The way we talk about people and their illnesses affects the people themselves and how we treat the illness. In the case of mental illness there is so much fear, ignorance and hurtful attitudes that the people who suffer from mental illness needlessly suffer further. Our society does not provide the resources that are needed to adequately understand and treat mental illness. In Katie’s case, she had the best medical care available, she always took the cocktail of medicines that she was prescribed and she did her best to be healthy and manage this illness – and yet – that was not enough. Someday a cure will be found, but until then, we need to support and be compassionate to those with mental illness, every bit as much as we support those who suffer from cancer, heart disease or any other illness. Please know that Katie was a sweet, wonderful person that loved life, the people around her – and Jesus Christ.
Date: October 31, 2026
Venue: Nay Aug Park in Scranton, PA.
Day of Registration and Packet Pick Up: From 8:00 to 9:45am. Race begins at 10 am.
Theme: Participants are encouraged to dress in Halloween costume to celebrate Katie's favorite holiday.
Age Groups: 0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
***All participants will receive a FREE LUNCH after the race provided by the Glider Diner!***
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5k Run
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1mi Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Scranton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:33 AM and sets at 5:59 PM local time (EDT) in Scranton on October 31, 2026 — 10h 25m of daylight.
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