Sports
5K Season Returns: A Guide to March Runs Near Great Valley
Looking for a 5K, stair climb or guided history tour to stay in shape?
Know of an upcoming run or other athletic event in the Malvern area? Send an e-mail to pete.kennedy@patch.com and we'll add it to our calendar!
Are you planning to run the 11th annual in Malvern on Saturday, April 23?
Or perhaps the 5-mile Revolutionary Run at Valley Forge Park on April 17? Maybe you're training for the Upper Main Line YMCA Triathlon held the same day.
Find out what's happening in Malvernwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
As you lay out out your training schedule and running goals for this season, consider some of these nearby events to keep in shape this month.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Find out what's happening in Malvernwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
- 9:30 a.m. start — Athlete's Closet Winter Series race #4, 5-mile run, West Chester; $15-$20
Sunday, March 6, 2011
- 11:30 a.m. start — Schuylkill River & Art Museum Run, 5-mile guided running tour, 1601 Sansom St., Philadelphia; $25
- 10 a.m. start — NorthEast Road Runners Club Winter 10K run, Boathouse Row, Philadelphia; $25
Saturday, March 12, 2011
- 9:30 a.m. start — West Chester St. Pat's 5K Run/Walk 5K run, West Chester; $25
- 9:30 a.m. start — Run 4 Luck, 4-mile run, Franklin and Marshall University, Lancaster; $20-$25
Sunday, March 13, 2011
-
11:30 a.m. start — Philly's Beer and Irish History Group Run running tour, 1601 Sansom St., Philadelphia; $25
Saturday, March 19, 2011
- 10 a.m. start — The Winter Pickle Run Race series final run, 3 mile or 4.4 mile routes available, Ridley Creek State Park, Edgemont; $12
- 8:30 a.m. start — Philadelphia Stair Climb up 50 flights, Philadelphia
- 9 a.m. start — Fighting Irish 5K, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia; $25 entrance + $100 required in pledges
Sunday, March 20, 2011
- 2 p.m. start — Frozen Foot Winter Series #3 5K run, Elizabethtown College (roughly 1:15 drive) ; $30
Saturday, March 26, 2011
- 9 a.m. start — Spring Into Fitness 5K, Valley Forge Christian College, Phoenixville; $25
- 9 a.m. start — Buckskin Breakout 10K Race, 5K Walk & Kids Fun Run 10K run, kids run Leola, Lancaster County (roughly 55-minute drive); $20-$25
- 10 a.m. start — Team Up With Habitat 5K run; Church and Market streets, West Chester; $20
- 9 a.m. start — The Sunshine Run 5K, Brookhaven Community Center, Brookhaven (roughly 30-minute drive); $20
- 9 a.m. start — Race for Humanity 5K run and walk, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; $20-$25
Sunday, March 27, 2011
- 2 p.m. start — Billy Mock 5K Run and 1-mile walk, Ridley Creek State Park, Edgemont; $20
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.