Fight Against Colon Cancer
About this race
This race has something for everyone! Bring the kids, run your first cross country course, set a PR, or put together a team for some fierce and friendly competition! TONS of great prizes!
5k RUN – 9:00 am start
1 MILE WALK – 8:30 am start
Not into a 5k? Nursing an injury? Pushing a stroller? The 1mile walk is great way to show yourself some love while also supporting this great cause!
The Ironton Rail Trail connects nearly a dozen parks and two dozen historical sites in east-central Lehigh County. The rail-trail comprises a 5-mile loop around Coplay and Hokendauqua on the Lehigh River north of Allentown and a 4-mile spur west toward Ironton. Beautiful trail to walk or run!
The trail follows the route of the Ironton Railroad, which obliged the future trail makers by creating a lasso-shaped corridor to connect iron mines in the ore-rich county to iron foundries along the river and the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
PERKS: Short-sleeve T-shirt for all pre-registrants and post registrants while supplies last, clock & results board at finish, refreshments, instant results, time posted on the internet, course with no traffic on it. One free raffle ticket with a chance to buy more. Held rain or shine. No refunds. No mail shirts or awards.
Race is being professionally timed. All registrations before June 15 include a race t-shirt
Awards for the 5k will be given to the top male and female overall, plus the top 3M & F in 0-18 19-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 3M/3F 60-67 68-74 75+
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Running
5k Run/Walk
This race has something for everyone! Bring the kids, run your first cross country course, set a PR, or put together a team for some fierce and friendly competition! TONS of great prizes! 5k RUN – 9:00 am start 1 MILE WALK – 8:30 am start The 1mile walk is great way to show yourself some love while also supporting this great cause! The Ironton Rail Trail connects nearly a dozen parks and two dozen historical sites in east-central Lehigh County. The rail-trail comprises a 5-mile loop around Coplay and Hokendauqua on the Lehigh River north of Allentown and a 4-mile spur west toward Ironton. Beautiful trail to walk or run! The trail follows the route of the Ironton Railroad, which obliged the future trail makers by creating a lasso-shaped corridor to connect iron mines in the ore-rich county to iron foundries along the river and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. PERKS: Short sleeve T-shirt for all pre-registrants and post registrants while supplies last, clock & results board at finish, refreshments, instants results, time posted on internet, course with no traffic on it. One free tickets to raffle with a chance to buy more. Held rain or shine. No refunds. No mail shirts or awards.
Walking
1 mile walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Coplay, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:41 AM and sets at 8:34 PM local time (EDT) in Coplay on July 11, 2026 — 14h 53m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Fight Against Colon Cancer
5k Run/Walk · 61 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Warren | 20:25 | 6:48 /mi |
| 2 | Robert Lawrence | 22:37 | 7:32 /mi |
| 3 | Nick Argeson | 23:02 | 7:41 /mi |
| 4 | Juwan Wilson | 24:20 | 8:07 /mi |
| 5 | Joe Kinney | 24:53 | 8:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 10 Coplay events
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