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St. Luke's Youth Run
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St. Luke's Youth Run

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States View on map
Apr 24, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

This is a FREE event offered to all children in the Lehigh Valley.

WHO: Ages 3-14
WHERE: Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, PA
WHEN: April 25, 2026

Races are held rain or shine. In the event of cancellation, all information will be posted by 10:00 AM on race day on the St. Luke's Half Marathon website, Facebook, and an email will be sent to all those who registered online.

AMENITIES: Each participant will receive a finisher medal, water, and snack.

T-shirt guaranteed to all that are registered by April 7.

AGE GROUPS AND DISTANCES:
• 3-4 yrs – 1/8 mile
• 5-6 yrs – 1/4 mile
• 7-8 yrs – 1/2 mile
• 9-14 yrs – 1 mile

RACE DAY CHECK-IN:
Check-in will be by age group and will take place from 12:30 – 1:45 PM. Please arrive early. NO late check-ins are permitted.

Races begin at 1:45 PM

Cash prize awards to schools with the most participants attending on race day. Select your school from the dropdown during registration.  To qualify for a school award, the school must have a minimum of 15 participants on race day.

Please, no headphones during the race and no dogs on race courses.
One parent per child may run with the 3-4-year-olds.
NO parents may run on the course at any point with ages 5-14. 

Pick your distance

Running

3/4 Age Group

Apr 24, 2027 0.2K 1:45 PM
Free
Open

5/6 Age Group

Apr 24, 2027 0.4K 1:45 PM
Free
Open

7/8 Age Group

Apr 24, 2027 0.8K 1:45 PM
Free
Open

9/10 Age Group

Apr 24, 2027 1.6K 1:45 PM
Free
Open

11/12 Age Group

Apr 24, 2027 1.6K 1:45 PM
Free
Open

13/14 Age Group

Apr 24, 2027 1.6K 1:45 PM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Allentown, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 6.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 17.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 3.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
65.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 24, 2027 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 24, 2027 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 40m

The sun rises at 6:09 AM and sets at 7:50 PM local time (EDT) in Allentown on April 24, 2027 — 13h 40m of daylight.

Course

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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, 29 Allentown events

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