KIDS SERIES

KIDS SERIES
Supporting youth running since 2000

Congratulations to our Age 11-12 Group Winners

Overall Group Age Winner – Boys 11-12
1ST Place – Ethan Kyle Esembeson¹
2ND Place – Colton Saylor
3RD Place – Maddox Kayser

Overall Group Age Winner – Girls 11-12
1ST Place – Grace Petrunak

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If Volunteer slots are not filled when registration closes for that event date, the event will be canceled.

RACE INFO

Location: LVRR Clubhouse, Lehigh Parkway, Allentown
2025 Dates: May 17, June 21, July 12, August 2
Time: 9:30 AM (See check-in schedule below)
Contact: Loretta Dodson (youthruns@lvrr.org)

Registration is online only and per event. No race day registration. Registration closes the Wednesday prior to race day.

RAIN OR SHINE. In the event of cancellation, all information will be posted by 7:30 AM race day here on the website, on our Facebook page, and via email to all those who registered online.

Volunteer: We depend on our many, wonderful volunteers to help make these events possible. If you can volunteer your time at a race, please register online. Please sign up online. If we do not have enough volunteers when online registration closes, the event will be canceled.

CHECK-IN PROCEDURES
Check-in by age group from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Age is based on your child’s age on the first race of this Series. If you start in an age group you must finish the Series in that same age group. Please arrive early to pick up the race number. Due to safety reasons, we do not allow headphones during the race. One parent per child may run with the 3-4 year age group

SCHEDULE:
9:10 am: Raffle Winners Announced
9:15 am: Raffle Winners Announced
9:25 am: Age Groups gather
9:27 am: 11-12 & 13-14 Age Groups start the warmup
9:30 am: 3-4 & 5-6 leave for the start area. 7-8 and 9-10 will stay behind the clubhouse in shade and cheer on the 11-14 runners as they pass by
9:45 am: Races Start (3-4, 11-12, and 13-14) As soon as 3-4 is completed and the finish chute is cleared, start 5-6 When about half of the 11-14 group has finished, 7-8 and 9-10 will head over to start area Once 11-14 has finished, 9-10 year group will start . As soon as 9-10 year group is finished the 7-8 year group will start.

AGE GROUPS & DISTANCES
3-4 yrs – 1/8 mile
5-6 yrs – 1/4 mile
7-8 yrs – 1/2 mile
9-10 yrs – 1 mile
11-12 yrs – 1½ miles
13-14 yrs – 2 miles

Each participant will receive a finisher ribbon, water, and a snack.

Children who run 2 events by July race will receive a t-shirt.

Lehigh Valley Road Runners is committed to providing children an opportunity to improve their health through our kids-only running series. Our Kids Committee takes your child’s safety seriously; all committee members have completed RRCA’s sexual abuse awareness and reporting training which meets the education requirements outlined in the Safe Sport Act. Committee members have also completed the required PA clearances including a criminal background check and child abuse clearances. (You can learn more about the Safe Sport Act here.) Children will run in age-specific groups and appropriate distances for their age as approved by our governing body, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA).

INJURY PREVENTION VIDEOS

2016 Photos: June 25 ||July 30
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T-Shirt & Slogan Contest

Each year we host a contest for children to design that year’s t-shirt. Children who run 2 events by July race will receive a t-shirt.

Winners of each contest will have their design printed on the front, and slogan on the back of series t-shirts. Winners also receive a sweatshirt with a design/slogan with their name included. Please make sure to include the child’s name and age on all entries.

Entries can be emailed to youthruns@lvrr.org or mailed to:

Lehigh Valley Road Runners
Kids Running Series
PO Box 592
Allentown, PA 18105

The 11-12 and 13-14 age groups are eligible for the overall series award on the final day of the series. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for boys and girls will be based on finishes in at least 4 out of the 5 races offered. Scoring is cross-country format – points are earned by placement in the event. 1st place = 1 point, 2nd place = 2 points, 3rd place = 3 points. The goal is to score the lowest number of points.

Ribbons are awarded to each finisher at all events. Overall series awards for 11-12 and 13-14 age groups. First, second, and third place awards for boys and girls based on finishes 4 in the 5 events. Scoring is cross-country format.

Link to interactive map

Race Bandit Policy

A race bandit is any runner taking part in a race without the permission of the race directors, which can include but is not limited to joining the race field without registering or running while wearing another runner’s race bib. Lehigh Valley Road Runners has adopted the following policy in regard to runners who bandit at any and all of our events:

Race bandits will be banned from all LVRR events for a period of one year. If caught wearing a bib that is not your own, both parties will be banned from all LVRR events for a period of one year.