Healthy Kids Running Series - Boyertown, PA

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The Healthy Kids Running Series - Boyertown PA was established in the Fall of 2017 to bring a fun running program to the community.

Over the years, this series has grown from 75 kids participating to over 300 kids participating in each series. Founded in 2009 in West Chester, PA:

To combat increasing rates of childhood obesity in America, the Healthy Kids Running Series was designed as a running program that provides a fun environment and builds self-esteem. The program encourages kids to adopt a “Get Up and Go” attitude. HKRS is a national, community-based non-profit that provides a fun, inclusive five-week running series for ages 2-18 (Pre-K through High School), designed for kids to get active, feel accomplished and lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. As the Community Coordinators for the Boyertown series, Jena and Jeff Shontz strive to create a positive, fun, and family friendly atmosphere. “It’s important to us to create positive memories for kids to look back on and to use as they continue through life.”

Learn more about the Boyertown series here: https://youtu.be/k9juR7u3Mm0

Learn more about the national program here: www.healthykidsrunningseries.org

Pre-K (2 / 3 Years Old): 50 Yard Dash
Pre-K (4 / 5 Years Old): 75 Yard Dash
K / 1st Grade: 1/4 Mile
2nd / 3rd Grade: 1/2 Mile
4th-5th Grade: 1 Mile
6th-8th Grade: 1 Mile
9th-12th Grade: 1 Mile

10/31/2026

🎃Happy Halloween HKRS Families!! We hope you have a fun, safe, & happy night!😊

👻Be sure to post some picture in the comments of your little ones in costume.

10/29/2026

❓Did you know that Coach Jena works for the HKRS corporate office?

The main office is a small but mighty team composed of 9 amazing women that handle all HKRS programs across the country💙💚

10/28/2026

📣Race Day Photos are READY!!!

Photos from our Week 2, Week 4 ,and Week 5 races are available! 🎉 A HUGE thank-you to Tammy Shock Photography for generously volunteering her time to capture these special moments and edit all the photos. ❤️📷

The best part? ALL PHOTOS ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD! 🆓🙌

👀 Check them out here: 🔗 https://healthy-kids-running.tammyshockphotography.com/

10/26/2026

🥳MARATHON MONDAY!!!

❓Did you know that HKRS Boyertown is now home to NINE Marathon Award recipients?!?!?

🎉Congratulations to these 5 ladies (Fall 2026, Spring 2026 and Spring 2025) and 4 gentleman (Fall 2024, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026) for achieving such a high honor award.

The Marathon Award is designed to celebrate and encourage our oldest runners who have shown consistency and determination while running mile after mile with HKRS and award them for their achievements. Starting in 4th grade, they can track every 1 mile run with HKRS and receive a special medal, prize package, and shirt when they reach 26 miles.

10/24/2026

📣REMINDER!!!

🏅Don’t forget about the medal pick up event TOMORROW from 12pm-2pm at Bear's Den Fitness. If you were not able to make the last race be sure to stop by and pick up your medal and take a picture with the HKRS backdrop.

⭐️We will also have the coupons for a FREE kids meal at Texas Roadhouse as well as the coupon for a FREE 6-pack of Musselman’s applesauce available at the packet pick up event

10/23/2026

📣Fun Fact Friday!!!!

❓Looking for a way to keep your kiddos away from a candy overload? Try the Switch Witch!!! Our family has been visited by the Switch Witch for many years now😁

Your extra candy can be dropped off to our sponsor, Dr. David McSurdy & Staff!!!!

10/21/2026

🎉What’s Happening Wednesday?!?!?!🎉

A day to feature our program sponsors😁We would not be able to have such a wonderful program without their support.

Today we would like to welcome back Lehigh Valley Health Network (Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital)

🏥Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital is the place to go when your child needs care – the region’s first and most trusted children’s health network built just for kids. From sniffles to surgery, they're there for whatever childhood brings your family’s way. Their main location is in Allentown, PA but you can visit the new Gilbertsville Health Center for great care right in your backyard.

Gilbertsville Heath Center has a special PEDIATRICS division for your kiddos and also offers several other services.

✅Emergency Room Services
✅Cardiology
✅Cardiac testing
✅HNL Lab Medicine
✅Obstetrics and Gynecology (coming early 2025)
✅Orthopedics
✅Primary care
✅Pulmonology

10/20/2026

🎉Final race results are posted!

❤️We hope you had a wonderful Fall 2026 Series with HKRS! We are very proud of all the children and thankful for all of the support.

🎖If you were not able to attend the final race, please stop by our medal pick up event at Bear's Den Fitness on SUNDAY(10/25) from 12:00pm-2:00pm to grab your well deserved medal. We will have the backdrop set up for pictures as well!

😀Our Spring 2027 series will kick off in mid April. Registration will be open end of December/early January. We will send out an email and post on Facebook when registration is open.

*Tie-Breaker Rules in the comments*

👀View results here:

https://healthykidsrunningseries.org/php-jdbc-bridge/results2/2026_Fall/boyertown-pa-wk5.pdf?t=1792508073

10/19/2026

🎉Fall 2026 season complete!!!

Thank you all for a wonderful season. We can’t wait to see everyone in the Spring😁

🗓Pencil us in on your calendar. We are still confirming dates with the park and with the corporate office, but we are hoping to start mid April for the Spring 2027 season. Registration will be open in early January.

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️We had a total of 184 registered runners this season!

🥰 We had 17 local sponsors (paid/trade), 2 local supporters, 3 donation partners, and 2 regional sponsors supporting our program this Spring

🙃Coach Jena and Coach Jeff had a blast!!!!

🏅We will be holding a medal pick up event at Bear's Den Fitness on SUNDAY (10/25) from 12:00pm-2:00pm for anyone that was not able to attend the race on week 5. We will set up the backdrop for pictures! If your child finished in the top 3 and you were not able to stay for the awards, you can pick up the trophy too.

🆓If you didn’t get a chance to pick up your FREE kids meal coupon from Texas Roadhouse or coupon for a FREE 6-pack of Musselman’s Applesauce we will have those coupons available during the medal pick up event as well ( * while supplies last)

🏷 Thank you to everyone that turned in unused race bibs on Sunday. If you still have unused bibs at your home please drop them off during our medal pick up event.

📣 We hope eveyone enjoyed the cheer station. We wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for returning the items for us to use again next season! If you have any items to return they can be dropped off at Bear’s Den Fitness.

🙏A special thank you to Tammy Shock Photography for taking pictures of the races this season.The time she spends capturing all of the special moments and editing all the pictures is such an amazing gift to our program. Also thank you to Frecon Farms for providing apples for all
kids the past few weeks. Lastly thank you to The Crossroads for their toddler sing a long and lending us their sound equipment for the award ceremony. We hope everyone was able to hear us loud and clear!

📷 Comment below and share your pictures with us. We love seeing those race day smiles😃

Address

76 Jackson Road
Gilbertsville, PA
19525

Telephone

+14845250503

Website

http://www.healthykidsrunningseries.org/race_locations/boyertown-pa/

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