Kennett Run

🏃‍♂️ Kennett Run 2025

The Kennett Run Charities has reached its 36th year of giving back to the community which has always been center stage. Take part in supporting our great community and register for one of our exciting events.

🏅 Event Race Choices

• 5K: Presented by ChristianaCare
• 10K:
• 5K PoweRun: PoweRunners either perform bench presses or pull-ups prior to running in the 5K. Each lift completed reduces running times by 30 seconds
• 10K PoweRun: PoweRunners either perform bench presses or pull-ups prior to running in the 10K. Each lift completed reduces running times by 1 minute
• 1 Mile Walk/Run:
• Kids Pond Run:

📍 Race Course Information

All courses start and end within Anson Nixon Park, making it very easy to watch these key parts of the races.

• 5K and 10K: Moderate difficulty featuring both hills and flat terrain, with about 70% on the main streets of Kennett Square and 30% on Anson Nixon Park trails.
• 1-Mile Course: Flat for the first half, then a couple of moderate hills.
• Kids Pond Run: A flat course around the ponds within Anson Nixon Park.

🕒 Race Day Schedule

6 AM: Anson Nixon Park opens

6:30 AM: Race Registration and packet pickup begin: runners may pick up their shirts and bibs

7:30 AM: Roads through Kennett Square close

7 AM: PoweRunners start their exercise

8:15 AM: PoweRunners complete their exercise

8:20 AM: Last bus pickup from the high school and borough hall

8:30 AM: Registration closes

8:45 AM: Bands start to play along the State St part of the course

9:00 AM: 10K race starts

9:10 AM: 5K race starts

9:15 AM: 1 mile walk/run starts

10:20 AM: Kids Pond Run starts

10:30 AM: Race results announcements start

10:45 AM: Mascot race starts

12:00 PM: Race Day concludes

🎽 Packet Pick-up and On-Site Registration

Packet pick-up will be at the Kennett YMCA on Friday, May 2nd from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Race Day packet pickup will start at 6:30 am at the Start/Finish Line in Anson B. Nixon Park.

🏆 Awards

Awards are presented to the fastest man and woman of each race. In addition, there are age bracket winners recognized for the 5K and 10K races. The age brackets are: Under 10, 10-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70-99. Runners may only win recognition in one race.

📊 Records

The current Kennett Run course record times are:

Men's 5K: Fastest: 16:12.6, Average: 29:26.5

Women's 5K: Fastest: 18:50.4, Average: 35:19.1

Men's 5K PoweRun: Time adjusted for pre-run lifts: 6.23.3. Fastest: 19:56.1, Average: 26:09.2

Women's 5K PoweRun: Time adjusted for pre-run lifts: 15.29.8. Fastest: 23:11.0, Average: 28:39.6

The 10K course is new this year due to safety concerns on N. Walnut Road. The new course is 2 laps of the 5K course.

🆕 Swag

T-SHIRTS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR RUNNERS REGISTERED BEFORE APRIL 19, 2025!!

🎉 Post Race Party

A post-race party will be held at Anson B. Nixon Park and is open to all participants and spectators. The party features food and beverages (including beer for those 21 and over).

🚗 Directions

Traveling South on Route 1: Take the first exit on the Route 1 Bypass, turn left onto Route 82 and park at Kennett High School.

Traveling North on Route 1: Take the Kennett Square exit and follow the directions above.

Traveling south on Route 82: Drive into Kennett Square to parking options including the Parking Garage.

🅿️ Parking

Anson B. Nixon Park:

405 N. Walnut Road, Kennett Square, PA - Limited parking available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Kennett High School:

100 E. South Street, Kennett Square, PA - Preferred parking with shuttle service.

Kennett Square Parking Garage:

East Linden and North Union Streets - Metered parking available.

⚠️ Safety Note

We strongly discourage unofficial entrants (bandits) from competing in our race as they consume resources and may delay results. Unregistered runners, running with dogs and strollers, rollerblading, riding bicycles, and wearing headphones are prohibited on the race course.

For more details, visit the official race page.