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The Swarthmore Public Library presents its fifth annual Book It 5K Walk and Run, in celebration of the library community. To adhere to social distancing guidelines, the race will be held virtually this year. After registering online, participants will walk or run a 5K anytime between April 24 and May 2.
Swarthmore Recreation Association presents its first ever “Resolution Run,” to be held on January 1, 2021. In past years, the association has held an annual New Year’s Day 5K race. This year’s Resolution Run will be different: It will be virtual, and it is not limited to 5 kilometers.
Kick off 2020 — and the Swarthmore Recreation Association’s 80th year — by participating in SRA’s annual New Year’s Day 5K and kids’ races on Wednesday, January 1.
The Foundation for Wallingford-Swarthmore Schools invites all local runners and walkers to enter its 2019 Panther Pajama Run on Saturday, November 9. This year‘s event raises funds for the Foundation’s newest initiative: Reading for Education, Acceptance, and Diversity — READ — which aims to upgrade and increase diversity in WSSD schools’ library collections.
The McGowan and Greto families have been dealt a card that no one wants in their hands: a cancer diagnosis. The two Delaware County families will be participating in the HEADstrong Foundation’s Running aHEAD of Cancer 5k in Swarthmore on Sunday, September 22. Each has its own personal ties to the foundation and reason for making a team.
Preregistration for $30 is still available for the 22nd annual Swarthmore Lions Independence Eve 8K (5 mile) and 2 ½ Mile Walk. The race will go off at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, July 3, on a new course, covering a relatively flat 8K route through the tree-lined neighborhoods of Swarthmore borough. The 2½ Mile Walk route follows the first loop of the 8K.
