Reading Hospital Road Run
About this race
Loyalty Registration for past participants is open from November 1 - December 31, 2025. You must have registered using the same RunSignup account to register early for the best pricing. General registration opens on January 1, 2026.
Come Run with Us!
The 2026 Reading Hospital Road Run, hosted by The Friends of Reading Hospital, will include our standard in-person event distances of 1/2 marathon and 5K races and 1 mile fun walk/run to be held on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The deadline to get a guaranteed shirt is September 15, 2026.
1/2 Marathon 8:00am
5K 8:05am
Both distances will be chip-timed. The course will start and finish in front of the iconic clock tower and will loop around the park and neighborhoods south of the hospital campus. All participants will receive a short-sleeve wicking race shirt (must register by September 15th to be guaranteed your size). 5K awards will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers overall as well as in the following age groups: 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+. 1/2 Marathon awards will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers overall as well as in the following age groups: 19 & Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+.
There will be pacers for the half marathon with information available at https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/westreading/about/reading-hospital-half-marathon-official-pacers
1 Mile Fun Walk/Run - 10:30am
This untimed event will start on Spruce Street at 6th in front of the clock tower and finish on 6th directly in front of the clock tower at the hospital.
Pick your distance
Running
1/2 Marathon
Start in West Reading, travel across the Schuylkill River into the city of Reading, before coming back into Wyomissing and finishing in West Reading.
5K
The 5K will make a scenic loop in areas surrounding the Reading Hospital.
1 Mile Fun Walk/Run
A fun stroll around the hospital grounds. It does not include a shirt but they can be purchased.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in West Reading, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:18 AM and sets at 6:19 PM local time (EDT) in West Reading on October 18, 2026 — 11h 01m of daylight.
Course
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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, 2 West Reading events
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