RACE DAY
MAY 4, 2024

GENERAL INFO.

The Kennett Run combines all the components for a fun running event for everyone.

• Runs over moderately challenging terrain

• Distances to match your current ability level, or willingness to challenge yourself

• Music throughout the event to keep everyone entertained

• Food and beer after the runs to help you celebrate a great run with your friends

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RACES OFFERED.

2024 Kennett Run Races

• 5K

• 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

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PoweRun RULES.

Minimum weight to be bench pressed

• Women under age 19 and over age 65 lift 50% of their body weight

• Women 19 through age 64 lift 60% of their body weight

• Resulting percentage of body weight is rounded to the nearest 5 pounds

• Men under age 19 and over age 65 lift 50% of their body weight

• Men 19 through age 64 lift 100% of their body weight

• Resulting percentage of body weight is rounded to the nearest 5 pounds

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Pull-up Requirements

• There is no time limit, but you may not disengage from the bar and then jump back up.

• The form is “strict,” so no kipping etc. allowed.

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PoweRun time adjustments

Whatever weight or method the runner uses, the time reduction is:

• 30 seconds per rep for the 5K runners

• 1 minute per rep for the 10K runners

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RACE TERRAIN.

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

• The 5K and 10K courses are of moderate difficulty featuring significant hill running fairly early in the race, combined with running through rolling terrain in the latter part of the race. The finish is an easy downhill glide.  About 70% of the 5K and 30% of the 10K course is on the main streets of Kennett Square. The remaining 30% of the 5K is on Anson Nixon Park trails and roads and the road accessing the park. About half the 10K course is on largely rural roads.

• The 1-mile course is flat for the first half, then a couple of moderate hills.

• The Kids Pond Run is a flat course around the ponds within Anson Nixon Park.

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PRICING.

• Registration for the 5K and 10K races is $35 through April 6, 2024. After April 6 registration is $45.

• Registration for the 5K and 10K PoweRun races is $50 through April 6, 2024. After April 6, 2024 registration is $60.

• Registration for the 1 Mile Walk/Run is $35 through April 6, 2024. After April 6, 2024, registration is $45.

• The Kids Pond Run is free for runners below the age of 10, does not include a T-shirt.

RACE SHIRTS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR RUNNERS REGISTERED BEFORE APRIL 20, 2024!! We will try our best to have a shirt for everyone though.

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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. That means a 5K PoweRun contestant cannot win both the 5K PoweRun and the 5K from his/her run. They must choose which award to receive.

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RECORDS.

The current Kennett Run course record times are:

Men's 5K

Fastest: 16:12.6   Average: 29:26.5

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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

 

Men's 10K

Fastest: 32:23.4   Average: 54:40.2

 

Women's 10K

Fastest: 40:52.2   Average: 58:39.8

 

Men's 10K PoweRun

Time adjusted for pre-run lifts: -25.22.5 

Fastest: 48:07.6   Average: 56:07.0

 

Women's 10K PoweRun

Time adjusted for pre-run lifts: 6.29.6 

Fastest: 42:50.9   Average: 48:13.5

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Are you ready to set a new record for yourself?  For the course? 

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DIRECTIONS.

Traveling South on Route 1: Take the exit toward Kennett Square at the beginning of the Route 1 bypass. Follow this road toward Kennett Square. Parking is available in the front parking lot of Kennett High School (entrances to the lot are on E South St and S Union St). Buses will take you to the park.

 

Traveling North on Route 1: Take the Kennett Square exit. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Route 82. Follow the instructions for using Route 82 south.

 

Traveling South on Route 82: Drive into Kennett Square. Turn left onto E Linden St. Park in the Kennett Square Parking Garage on your right and walk out to State St where you can get a shuttle bus to the park.  

 

Traveling North on Route 82 or Route 7/Kaolin Rd.:  Drive to the Kennett High School. Park in the lot at the front of the school. Buses will take you to the park.

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PARKING.

Anson B. Nixon Park

405 N. Walnut Road, Kennett Square, PA

There is limited parking at Anson B. Nixon Park available on a first-come, first served basis but keep in mind that space is usually exhausted by 7:30am. 

 

Kennett High School

100 E. South Street, Kennett Square, PA

Your best bet for parking on race day is to head over to Kennett High School. There are entrances off South Street and Union Street and we will be running shuttle buses from the high school parking lot to Tino Leto Fields at Anson B. Nixon Park throughout the morning.

 

Kennett YMCA 

101 Race Street, Kennett Square, PA (upper parking lot)

There is limited parking available at the Kennett YMCA upper parking lot (uphill from Race Street)

 

Kennett Square Parking Garage

East Linden and North Union Streets, Kennett Square, PA

Metered parking is available at the centrally-located Kennett Square Parking Garage on East Linden and North Union Streets. We will be running shuttle buses from the high school parking lot to Tino Leto Fields at Anson B. Nixon Park throughout the morning. For more information, please visit:

https://www.kennettsq.org/departments/parking/index.php

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Kennett Borough Offices at 600 South Street  

This parking is across South Street from the Kennett High School parking lot. The entrance is on S Broad St. The shuttle bus serving the high school will also provide transportation to the park.

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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 (State St from N Walnut St to Mill Rd., and N Walnut St from State St to Anson Nixon Park entrance)

7 AM: PoweRunners start their exercise

8:15 AM PoweRunners complete their exercise

8:20 AM: Last bus pickup from the borough garage (in front of alley back to the garage) before races

8:30 AM: Registration closes; N., Walnut Street closes out to Route 926, last bus pickup from the high school and municipal parking lots

8:45 AM: Runner shirt and bib distribution stops

8:45 AM: Bands start to play along the State St part of the course (Library second floor deck, intersection of State and Union St., in parking lot in front of El Ranchero)

9 AM: 10K race starts; (est. end time is 10:15 AM); beverage and food are available for runners

9:20 AM: 5K race starts (est. end time is 10:20 AM)

9:25 AM: 1 mile walk/run starts (est. end time is 9:45 AM)

10:25 AM: Kids Pond Run starts

10:30 AM: Race results announcements start (approximate time, actual will be after last 5K/10K runner has finished)

10:45 AM: Mascot race starts

11:00 AM: Live music starts

1:00 PM: Race Day concludes

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COURSE MAP AND

CERTIFICATION.