Healthy Kids Running Series Spring - South Philly, PA
About this race
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.
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
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Running
Kindergarten & 1st Grade - 1/4 Mile
2nd & 3rd Grade - 1/2 Mile
4th & 5th Grade - 1 Mile
6th to 8th Grade - 1 Mile
PreK 2/3 Yr Old - 50 Yard Dash
PreK 4/5 Yr Old - 75 Yard Dash
Kindergarten & 1st Grade - 1/4 Mile
2nd & 3rd Grade - 1/2 Mile
4th & 5th Grade - 1 Mile
6th to 8th Grade - 1 Mile
Challenger Division - 75 Yard Dash
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 15 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Philadelphia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 7:34 PM local time (EDT) in Philadelphia on April 11, 2026 — 13h 06m of daylight.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
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