LECOM 5K and 1-Mile Wellness Walk

Join the Momentum. Fuel the Future of Healthcare.

Saturday, August 7, 2027 • 9:00 AM

LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center • 5401 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509

$25 registration fee • Register through race day

We are pleased to announce our 14th Annual LECOM 5K — a healthful event where you can walk or run either our 3.1-mile (5K) course or our one-mile course. Our live event offers the option to use timing devices and bibs, so you can either compete for a place medal or simply go for a personal best.

👕 Free This Year: A Premium Long-Sleeve Shirt

Every registrant receives a gorgeous white long-sleeve tee — perfect for those cooler fall miles ahead. A huge thank-you to our sponsors Great Lakes and Erie Insurance, who knocked it out of the park with a top-quality shirt. Shirts are available while supplies last, so register early to reserve your size.

The LECOM 5K Race Expo

Friday, August 6 • 2:00–6:00 PM • LECOM Wellness Center

Join us the evening before the race for our brand-new Expo, held alongside packet pickup and open to all runners and walkers registered for the LECOM 5K. Browse local vendors, grab giveaways, and enter raffles courtesy of:

Free Gait Assessments

LECOM clinicians will be on hand throughout the Expo — a great chance to get expert advice (and maybe try something new) before race day.

6:15 PM — Free Shake-Out Run & Shoe Demo

Starting in front of the Wellness Center, led by New Balance and Appalachian Running Company (ShoeFly). Open to all registered runners and walkers, in collaboration with the Erie Runners Club, Achilles Run Club, and Lucky Bean Run Club.

The Expo, gait assessments, and Shake-Out Run are open only to those registered for the LECOM 5K. Not registered yet? Sign up at lecom5k.com.

Packet pickup is available at the Friday Expo and again on Saturday morning before the race.

How to Participate

🏃 Participating in Our Live Event

1. Register by August 7, 2027 (race day). Same-day registrations will be accepted, but we strongly recommend registering ahead of time to avoid delays.
2. Pick up your race packet on Friday, August 6, 2:00–6:00 PM at the Race Expo (Wellness Center main entrance), or on race day.
3. Race-day registration and packet pickup run 8:00–8:45 AM.
4. Race-day shirts are available while supplies last — register early to reserve your size.
5. Post-race refreshments, including fruit and water, will be available.
6. Every participant is eligible for door prizes courtesy of our sponsors — you must be present to win.
7. Awards go to the top 3 male and top 3 female finishers in the 5K.

Supporting the Future of Healthcare

The primary focus of both events is the students who will be the future of our healthcare. We have seen the heightened risk that has faced our medical professionals over the past several years. They are stalwarts on the front line, providing care to those in need and risking their own lives to save others. Our profession is a noble one, and mindful of those currently in the battle, our efforts now will benefit those who will serve in years to come.

$4 Million+

raised and distributed by LECOM in student scholarships during the 2025–2026 academic year

All proceeds from the 5K event benefit the LECOM Student Scholarship Fund, helping to defray the educational costs of our future health care providers from LECOM. LECOM is an institution that trains Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Dentists, and Podiatrists. Since its inception, LECOM has proven itself as an educational institution that encourages and supports its scholars through and beyond their years of study. Our Annual LECOM Student Scholarship Galas are the chief generator of the resources used to help students defray and offset the cost of their medical education. In a time of increased need for primary care physicians, the need for successfully graduated medical practitioners is felt now more intensely than ever before.