Harrisburg Area Running Events
As Scheduled in 2010
 
If you are sponsoring a run in the Harrisburg or surrounding area in 2010 and would like to have the information included in our 2010 calendar, send an email with: day, date, time, name of event with distance, in the format below (including font type and size) and point of contact information to HARRC.  Listings are limited to a 30 mile radius of Harrisburg.  Attach your application if you would like to have it available for downloading.  Thank you!
(We would love to post your results.  If interested, please email HARRC)

                                                                 

          
September

4 Saturday  8:30AM   4th Annual Dare To Care  5K Run/ Walk 
                                              Lewisberry Borough Park
                                             501 Market St.
                                             Lewisberry , PA  17339
                                             Contact:  Sgt. Steven Lutz (717) 938-2608 or email
 

5    Sunday    8:30 AM    HARRC Sunday Club Run - 5 miles  (no fee)
                                           
Shanks Park
                                            Hershey PA
                                            Race Directors: Steve and Debbie Whittle (717) 566-6828
                                           
 Info and Directions to start

6    Monday       8:30 AM   Quarterback Club of York 5k
                                            Sovereign Bank Stadium
                                            York PA
                                            Contact Barry Biesecker 717 764-0334 or Email
                                            Web Site

Thursday    6:30 PM   Penn State Harrisburg 5K Pasta Run
                                                Penn State Campus
                                                Middletown, PA

Race Director: Connie Ensor (717) 948-6505  

Benefit the United Way of Central PA
                Dinner at the Stacks Food Court, Olmstead Building following the race

                Directions to Campus

Information and application

10  Friday      6:00 PM   ***** Re-scheduled to Sunday, September 19th @ 6 PM due to the Senators playoff game *****
                                            
Great Prostate Cancer Challenge – Harrisburg 5K Run / 1 Mile Walk 
                                            
City Island

                                           
 Harrisburg, PA     
                                 
Benefits Zero-The Project to End Prostate Cancer
                                             Race Director:  Cindy Nelson
(717) 724-4672 x110 or  email

                          
Information and application

11   Saturday  9:00 AM    Firefighter 5K Run/Walk
              
                            Manchester/Mount Wolf, PA
                                          Contact Ashley Brenneman    717-475-0472 or email

                                Website

11    Saturday    9:30 AM    PCRRC Perry 5000, one mile walk, fun run and pet run
                                           
New bloomfield, PA
                                            Race Director: Gloria Diehl  (717) 582-4876
                                             Info and Directions to start

12  Sunday     8:00 AM   Harrisburg Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles
                                           
City Island
                                            Harrisburg, PA
                                            Contact: Chad Krebs (717) 232-9622
                                             Information

18   Saturday  9:00 AM  Race For Their Lives 5k
                                             A run on the trails at Pinchot Park  for dogs and their human friends
                                             Conewago Day Use Area
                                             Pinchot Park, Rossville, PA
                                             Info/Website 

18  Saturday  9:00 AM  Catholic Charities 6th Annual Shelter Shuffle 5k Run/Walk
               
                           To benefit the Interfaith Shelter for Homeless Families
                                           On the Grounds of the former Harrisburg State Hospital                
                                           Cameron Street
                                           Harrisburg, PA
                                           Information/Registration via Email

19  Sunday     1:00 PM   HARRC Picnic Run - 3.1 Miles  (no fee)
                                           
Adams Ricci Park
                                            Enola, PA
                                           
Race Director: Frank Crupi (717) 728-8892
                                             Info and Directions to start

10  Sunday      6:00 PM    Great Prostate Cancer Challenge – Harrisburg 5K Run / 1 Mile Walk 
                                            
City Island

                                           
 Harrisburg, PA     
                                 
Benefits Zero-The Project to End Prostate Cancer
                                             Race Director:  Cindy Nelson
(717) 724-4672 x110 or  email

                          
Information and application

25  Saturday    8:30 AM   Merrick-Fund 5K
                                                Rossmoyne Business Center Isaac’s Deli
                                                4940 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg PA
                                                Race Director: Dorothy Minnick (717) 319-8717  
                                                Benefits The Merrick Fund Foundation
                                               
Website or Email

25 Saturday   9:00 AM    Run for Haiti 5K Trail Run    ***CANCELLED***
                                            
Lower Allen Community Park
                                           Mechanicsburg, PA

                                           Benefit the Global Health Haiti Project
                                           Organized by the Slate Hill Mennonite Church
      
                                          
Information via email

26  Sunday     8:30 AM   HARRC Sunday Club Run - 4 Miles  (no fee)
                                           
Charisma Drive
                                            Camp Hill, PA
                                            Race Director: Brad Colwell (717) 234-6383
                                             Info and Directions to start

October

2  Saturday  7:30 AM   Apple Auto 5 Miler
                                            Apple Chevrolet, Route 30
                                            York, PA
                                            Race Directors:
Jeff Georg via email 
                                                                                  Christine Deerin via email
                                           

2
  Saturday  9:00 AM   6th Annual Hands On House 1/2 Marathon & 5K

                                            Start at Hands On House Children's Museum
                                            Lancaster, PA
                                            Contact:
Susan Howard via email 
                                            Website

2   Saturday    9:30 AM    Run for the Park 5K run/1 Mile walk
                                            
Carroll Township Community Center
                                            255 Church Road
                                            Shermans Dale, PA 17090
                                            Information and application 

9  Saturday  9:00 AM  2nd Annual Levi's Run 5K
                                           Lebanon Valley Expo Center & Fairgrounds
                                           80 Rocherty Road
                                           Lebanon , PA 17042

                                          
Register on : Active.com
                                           Contact: Leanne Hains via  email

Saturday  9:00 AM   Peak to Park 5 Miles
                                            Ski Roundtop Mountain Resort
                                            Lewisberry, PA

10   Sunday    8:00 AM    First Annual Adopt A Boxer Rescue 5k Race/Fun Walk   *****CANCELLED*****
                                            Paramount Sports Complex
                                 21 Landings Drive
                                
Annville, PA
                                            Race Director:  Bethann Gebhart (717)-818-3018
                                           
Information and application

16 Saturday 9:30 AM    Cornwall 5K
                                          Cornwall Elementary School

                                          Burd Coleman Rd & Route 419

                                          Lebanon , PA

                                         Rain or Shine
                                         Contact:  Heather Honey  via email 
                                          Website         
      On-line Registration

23   Saturday     8:30 AM     York White Rose Run - 5 mi. Run 
                                              Sovereign Bank Stadium, 300 North George St
                                              York, PA 17401
                                              Race Director:  Ryan Myers (717) 309-1322/Patrick Hickey (717) 885-3420 or 
email                                                
                                  Website

23 Saturday 9:00 AM    17th Annual Great Pumpkin Chase
                                          
River Front Pavilion on City Island
                                          Harrisburg, PA

                                          
Rain or Shine
                                          All proceeds benefit 5 local outreach ministries
                                         Race Directors:  Mary Murphy via email  or 717.773.2806 
                                                                                Denise Foster via email  or  717.919.4352
      
                                        
Website & On-line Registration

November

2 Saturday   8:00 AM    Give Thanks for Lebanon 5K/10K Race
                                            Starts at the  historic Lebanon Farmer's Market at
                                 33 S. 8th Street and contines through the beautiful Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
                                
Lebanon, PA
                                            Race Director: 
Mark Hubbard (717) 273-2691)
                                           
Website

25 Thursday 8:00 AM    6th Annual SMT TURKEY TROT 5K  (Thanksgiving Day)
                                          New Cumberland Borough Park
                                          New Cumberland, PA

                                          Rain or Shine
                                          All proceeds benefit the Vickie's Angel Walk 
Foundation
                                          Race Director: Mari Lynn Dare 418-4157 or email

                                          

December