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Wild Card

Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States View on map
Jan 10, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Filling in at spot number five for the Winter Series, the Wild Card course changes yearly but will be between 4-miles and 6-miles. 

Sometimes on trails, sometimes on road, but always with hills and never without fun!

This is for a single race sign up. To sign up for the series, please go to the Winter Series Sign Up page.

About the Winter Series:

An event which began back in 1978, the BCRR Winter Series includes 11 weekly races from December through February (weather permitting). You must register for an annual BCRR membership prior to registering for the entire series. Registration for membership and the Winter Series begins in the fall of each year.

You do not need to be a member to participate in single races during the series. Single event registration for non-members is available onsite on race day only.

For those who wish to compete for awards: You must also fulfill the series requirement of at least one race and one volunteer assignment. Please read the Winter Series Rules for more information.

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Running

Wild Card

Jan 10, 2027 9.7K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Newtown, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -4.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 4.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -10.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 0.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 10, 2027 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 10, 2027 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 31m

The sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 4:52 PM local time (EST) in Newtown on January 10, 2027 — 9h 31m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Wild Card

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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, 18 Newtown events

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