New Year Run Challenge
New Year Run Challenge is a running race on January 1, 2027 in Mechanicsburg, PA, with an entry fee of $21.
- Date
- January 1, 2027 (62 days to go)
- Price
- $21
- Sport
- Running
From the Organizer
The New Year Run Challenge is an annual event held at Fleet Feet Mechanicsburg on New Year's Day. The goal of the event is to raise money for charity and to challenge our community to start the year off with a run. This event is considered a challenge, as it is not timed, and we focus on challenging yourself. The challenge is held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on January 1. We challenge you to see how many miles you can run! We will use our classic 2.2 mile loop for the first 3 hours, and switch to a loop around DiFillipo park for the final 3 hours. You can run or walk any distance! Proceeds from our challenge are given to Communities Rising.
Course Map Can Be Found Here for the 2.2 mile loop - First 3 Hours
Course Map for the DiFillipo Loop - Final 3 Hours
Course will be open until 3 p.m. At halfway (noon) we will have a champagne pop at the store! This event is not officially timed, rather we allow participants to submit their distance run on a board at the end of the run. The goal is to raise money for charity, challenge yourself to start the New Year off with a good run, and to have fun!
Through this event and our generous community, we have been able to provide more than 800 pairs of shoes and socks to children in Southern India in addition to school supplies and food that Communities Rising organizes. These children are also given the opportunity to participate in a running program to train for a 5K race.
There will be no race day registration and event participation is limited.
Free Event Shirt for the first 140 participants
Participants are welcome to pick up their t-shirt and race number before the run at Fleet Feet Mechanicsburg.
Pick up times:
December 30 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
December 31 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
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Typical Conditions
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
38°
Typical Low
24°
Chance of Rain
32%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Harrisburg 1 Ne, 8 mi from the venue.
About Mechanicsburg, PA
City Elevation
460 ft
Nearest Airport
MDT
Harrisburg International Airport · 13 mi
Major Hub
BWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 73 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
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- Race
- New Year Run Challenge
- Date
- January 1, 2027
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New Year Run Challenge
Jan 1, 2027