Mahoning Valley Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk
About this race
"THE PAIN PASSES, BUT THE BEAUTY REMAINS"
5K Asphalt 9:00 AM 5K Offroad 9:05 Am 1M Community Walk 9:10 AM
TWO COURSE OPTIONS: Roads will be closed.
5K Offroad Trail Race - What goes up must come down. Immerse yourself in the beauty and hard demanding challenge of ups & downs varied countryside course over manicured grass, dirt & wooded trails. Paths thru farms of corn, hay & Christmas trees.
5K Asphalt Road Race - Countryside dash to the county line and back on all asphalt only, scenic and peaceful with some ups & downs but enjoyable for all. All abilities walk on a closed fairly flat asphalt road approximately 1 mile split halfway there or any distance you are capable of.
AMENITIES:
Preregistrants (by Sept. 1st) of 5K runs and 1M Walk guarantees T-shirt & swag bag. Held in conjunction with our Celebration of Community event with family-oriented fun, COUNTRY BBQ, cornhole tournament, games and music. HUGE BASKET RAFFLE. Nearby hiking, biking, rafting, shopping, camping & State parks. Held rain or shine. No refunds or mailed awards. Instant results chip timing & photographer on site.
AWARDS:
Immediately after Overall Male & Female winners plus M&F age brackets. No walk awards but shirts & swag if preregister.
FUN PRIZES:
Varied prizes for costumes, themes, teams, decorated kids wagons & baby strollers, best of show, etc. HAVE FUN.
ENTRY:
For LIVE 5K or 1M walk $25 if postmarked by SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025. Afterwards, inc. day of race $30 with shirts/swag as available till sold out.
BOTH RUN & WALK KIDS 13 & under FREE or donation of your choice (kids event gift included but not a tshirt)
DIRECTIONS: EASY just off Route 443 farmlands between LEHIGHTON & TAMAQUA. COAL REGION, POCONOS near JIM THORPE.
RACE DIRECTOR: Johanna Tripler EMAIL: johanna.tripler@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.MVFC.org or find us on FB
Pick your distance
Trail running
5K-Trail Race
Running
5K-Road Race
Walking
1 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lehighton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets at 7:17 PM local time (EDT) in Lehighton on September 12, 2026 — 12h 36m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Mahoning Valley Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk
46 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K-Trail Race
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Wirth | 23:27 | 7:33 /mi |
| 2 | Joseph Oriel | 25:28 | 8:12 /mi |
| 3 | Devon White | 28:13 | 9:05 /mi |
| 4 | George Pekurny | 28:27 | 9:09 /mi |
| 5 | Amber Wirth | 29:38 | 9:32 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Lehighton Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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- 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, 3 Lehighton events
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