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RegisterMay 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!
May 09, 2026
Distance — Kids' Fun Run-Live Event
Type — Road running
08:30
May 09, 2026
Distance — 31 Miles
Type — Road running
08:45
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5 Miles
Type — Road running
08:45
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5 Miles
Type — Road running
09:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
09:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
09:05
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in 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.
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