LVRR August Summer Series 5K
About this race
Remaining Race Dates: September 2
This is a free 5k race series which includes 5 races held on the first Wednesday of each month from May through September.
You do not need to be an LVRR club member to participate in this series. Sign up online and come out to Lehigh Parkway for this relaxed, no-frills race.
The course is accurately measured, mostly flat, cinder trail in the Parkway. Due to scheduled repairs to Bogarts Bridge, the course will be modified in 2025 Course Map
Race Day Check-In: Begins at 5:30 PM - All runners must check in.
Age: Racers must be 10 years of age.
Time Limit: 60 minutes (19:35 minute/mile)
Start Time: Begins at 6:30 PM with the exception of September which begins at 6:00 PM
We will no longer host the Potluck Dinner – The club will provide hotdogs, water and chips. Please do not bring food to share.
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Running
5K August
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Allentown, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:02 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (EDT) in Allentown on August 5, 2026 — 14h 09m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — LVRR August Summer Series 5K
5K August · 312 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willl Haring | 16:13 | 5:14 /mi |
| 2 | David Hearn | 16:21 | 5:16 /mi |
| 3 | Roen Woolf | 16:34 | 5:20 /mi |
| 4 | Michael Carwell | 16:41 | 5:23 /mi |
| 5 | Seth Toal | 17:06 | 5:31 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Allentown
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- Allentown 5K Races 18 races
- Allentown Running Calendar 2026 29 races
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, 29 Allentown events
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