Reading Hospital Road Run

Reading Hospital Road Run

Race Date

Oct 18, 2026

Location

West Reading, PA

The Experience

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.

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Start Time

8:00 AM

Giveaway

Race Shirt

Start Location

420 S. Sixth Avenue, West Reading, PA, 19611

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Also Offers

5K1 Miles

Historical Performance

Median Finish

2:04:17

9:29/mi

Winning Time

1:10:16

5:22/mi

Finishers (2025)

267

States Represented

6 / 50

Gender Split

45% Female55% Male

Finish Time Distribution

1:103:25

FASTER 25%

1:50:14

MEDIAN

2:04:17

SLOWER 25%

2:22:41

Average runner age: 37

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

45°

Afternoon (High)

65°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.1"

Precipitation

11 mph

Wind

65%

Humidity

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