Name: 15th Anniversary Rock N' Run
Start: 2026-05-09
End: 2026-05-09
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania

About the Event

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month—and what better way to celebrate than by joining us for the 15th Anniversary Rock N Run 4 Kids!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA. Choose your challenge: 5-Mile, 5K, or Kids Fun Run (in person) or go virtual with the 5-Mile, 5K, or Mile-A-Day Challenge—complete your race anytime now throughout May!

Special Note: The Kids Fun Run is FREE, but space is limited to the first 125 participants—don’t wait to register!

Proceeds benefit The Salvation Army's Foster Care & Adoption Program, helping us provide loving homes and vital services to children in foster care right here in our community.

Registration Pricing and Deadlines:

Early Bird (through December 31, 2025)

5K—$30(in person or virtual)

5 Mile—$35 (in person or virtual)

Kids Run—FREE

Mile-A-Day Challenge $35 (virtual only)

Standard Registration: January 1- May 9, 2026:

5K—$35 (in person or virtual)

5 Mile—$40 (in person or virtual)

Kids Run—FREE

Mile-A-Day Challenge $40 (virtual only)

Day of Registration for In-Person Event: May 9, 2026

5K—$40 (in person or virtual)

5 Mile—$45 (in person or virtual)

Kids Run—FREE

Register to run or walk the virtual 5 Mile, 5K, or Kids Fun Run or Mile-A-Day Challenge anytime now throughout the month of May.

Participants who register for the virtual 5 Mile, 5K, or Mile-A-Day Challenge before April 15, 2026, will receive a t-shirt and race certificate. (Choose option to have items shipped to you for an additional $8 if you do not plan to pick up in person).

Email Florence Rhue at florence.rhue@use.salvationarmy.org with any questions. All registrants will receive detailed participation instructions.

Register today for the 15th Anniversary Rock N' Run and make a difference in the life of a local child in foster care!

Races Offered

Kids' Fun Run-Live Event

May 09, 2026

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Distance — Kids' Fun Run-Live Event

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Mile-A-Day Challenge

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 31 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:45

Virtual 5-Mile Run

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 5 Miles

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08:45

5-Mile Live Event

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 5 Miles

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Type — Road running

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09:00

Virtual 5K Run

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

5K Live Event

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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09:05

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Allentown.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 10.8° / 22.9°

wb_sunny 8.9° / 21.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.9 /

water_drop 67.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 10.8° / 22.9°

wb_sunny 8.9° / 21.1°

air 9.9 km/h

water_drop 67.4%

About Allentown

Allentown is the largest city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, the county seat and largest city in Lehigh County, and the third-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with a population of 125,845 as of 2020.