The Race Street run is a major fund raising activity for St. Mark’s & St. John’s parish. In the past we have helped with the restoration of the Church’s chime of 12 bells. This year, all proceeds will go to the building fund of the church. The parish has been blessed with a magnificent building, but needs funds to keep it that way.
The event begins at the Carbon County Court House on Broadway in historic downtown Jim Thorpe. The 4 mile runners traverse Broadway, West Broadway and a portion of the Switchback Trail, turning around and retracing their steps just before coming to the Borough water treatment plant.
15k runners continue on the Switchback Trail to the Mauch Chunk Lake entrance where they turn around and retrace their steps back to town. Both 4 mile and 15K runners join Race Street at the Opera House and finish in front of the Church. The course surface is blacktop for the first and last miles and a combination of improved and unimproved trail for the rest of the course.
There are water stops at the 2 mile and 4 mile points outbound and between the 5 and 6 mile and between the 7 and 8 mile marks on the return trip.
There are trophies for the top 3 Male and Female finishers in both events and medals for 5-year spaced age groups.
Broadway, West Broadway and Race Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during the race for the safety of the runners.
More information may be found at www.racestreetrun.org. Online registration is available at this website and is strongly encouraged.
Event: 4 mile and 15 kilometer dual event footrace
Benefit: St. Mark’s & St. John’s Episcopal Church building fund.
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Time: Registration begins 07:00, 15K race begins 08:30, 4 mile race begins 08:45
Where: Jim Thorpe, PA. Registration is in Tolman House, across Race Street from St. Mark’s. Races begin in front of Carbon County Court House and end in front of St. Mark’s.
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