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2025 - Run the River

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States View on map
Apr 19, 2025 – Aug 02, 2025 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2025 distances

Running

Marathon

Apr 19, 2025 Marathon 7:30 AM
$140.00
Closed

4 Person Marathon Relay

Relay segments are 8.1 miles, 7.6 miles, 4.0 miles, and 6.5 miles in length.

Apr 19, 2025 Marathon 7:30 AM
$220.00
Closed

Half Marathon

Apr 19, 2025 Half-Marathon 8:30 AM
$90.00
Closed

5k

Apr 19, 2025 5K 9:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

Kids Marathon

Kids will run 25 miles on their own before hand and then the final 1.2 miles on race day to finish the entire marathon.

Apr 19, 2025 1.9K 10:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Marathon - Early Start

Apr 19, 2025 Marathon 6:30 AM
$130.00
Closed

5K Run

Apr 19, 2025 5K 10:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Kids Fun Run + Walk

1.25 mile Fun Run for kids 12 and under. Same distance walking option also available to all ages!

Apr 19, 2025 2K 10:15 AM
$35.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on April 19, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 15.3° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 25.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 14.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 28.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
15.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
4.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
73.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 19, 2025 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 19, 2025 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 31m

The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 7:48 PM local time (EDT) in Wilkes-Barre on April 19, 2025 — 13h 31m of daylight.

Course

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2025 results — Run the River

760 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Marathon

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Leading finishers of the 2025 Run the River
Place Name Time Pace
1 Jesse Lang 2:35:45 5:56 /mi
2 Ethan Hodgin 2:51:45 6:33 /mi
3 Charlie Martinez 2:53:16 6:36 /mi
4 Miguel Ramirez 2:54:33 6:39 /mi
5 Isaac Lopez 2:56:10 6:43 /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, 6 Wilkes-Barre events

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