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). Cash prizes of $100 for 1st place overall, $50 for 2nd place overall, and $25 for 3rd place overall will be awarded in each of the Men's and Women's divisions. 5K awards will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers 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 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.
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$65.00
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:05
$25.00
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
10:30
$10.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in West Reading.
Learn more about the host city, West Reading.
West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, located next to the city of Reading. The population was 4,553 at the 2020 census. It contains a vibrant main street and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center. It was also the site of the VF Outlet Village, one of the largest outlet malls in the United States. The VF Outlet Village was located in the buildings of the former Berkshire Knitting Mills, which was in operation from 1908 to 1975. The VF Outlet closed in 2020.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Reading Hospital Road Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Leslie Stolz | — | |
| 🥈 | Karen Epler | — | |
| 🥉 | Patti Page | — | |
| 4 | Kelly Kline-Carr | — | |
| 5 | Bryan Page | — | |
| 6 | John Bowman | — | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Kieffer | — | |
| 8 | Rebecca Rice | — | |
| 9 | Emily McNulty | — | |
| 10 | Lucas DeJohn | — | |
| 11 | Samantha Dalmass | — | |
| 12 | John Lynn | — | |
| 13 | Tonya Campbell | — | |
| 14 | MAUREEN LEWIS | — | |
| 15 | Mark Garza | — | |
| 16 | Colin Myers | — | |
| 17 | Brock Kline | — | |
| 18 | Nicole Ledig | — | |
| 19 | Ken Seale | — | |
| 20 | Catherine Mello | — | |
| 21 | Ann Marie Lander | — | |
| 22 | Beth Breisch | — | |
| 23 | Malissa Sullivan | — | |
| 24 | MICHELE BARE | — | |
| 25 | Jennifer Seale | — | |
| 26 | Kathy Bailey | — | |
| 27 | Jerrold Atwell | — | |
| 28 | Pamela Brandt | — | |
| 29 | Matthew Brown | — | |
| 30 | Jane Setley | — | |
| 31 | Rachel Entzminger | — | |
| 32 | Eric Dickson | — | |
| 33 | Janine Beidler | — | |
| 34 | Michelle Foley | — | |
| 35 | Beth Kohl | — | |
| 36 | KAREN RULE | — | |
| 37 | Tamra Fisher | — | |
| 38 | Nicole Koenig | — | |
| 39 | Tania Salaneck | — | |
| 40 | Sorita Averill | — | |
| 41 | Stefanie Reid | — | |
| 42 | Bruce Seidel | — | |
| 43 | Jim Demsko | — | |
| 44 | Ralph Kabakoff | — | |
| 45 | Kristin Kabakoff | — | |
| 46 | Abigail Buffington | — | |
| 47 | Walter Taylor | — | |
| 48 | Shannon Strouse | — | |
| 49 | Jonathan Kurland | — | |
| 50 | Nicole Glassmoyer | — |
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