About the Race

The third annual Run 4 Sam Race will be held at Gring’s Mill Park in Berks County on August 22, 2010 in honor and memory of Samuel Brooklyn Reed. The event will be held rain or shine.

Registration begins at 8:15 AM
4-mile Race Time at 9:30 AM
2-mile Walk Start Time: 9:45 AM
Kids Fun Run, (approx. 1600 feet) for children 12 and under, will start after Race/Walk.

Register as an Individual or with a Team. This year you and your friends, family, neighbors and/or co-workers can enter the race as a team of 5 or more for a discount. Pre-registration is required for teams. Special prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

Run 4 Sam gratefully acknowledges RoadID for supplying the runner’s bib numbers. They supply essential safety products and accessories for runners and cyclists. For any purchase of the Road ID bracelet made through this link or the button to the right, 10% will be donated to Run 4 Sam.

Walkers and runners will receive Run 4 Sam T-shirts, while supply lasts. All runners will receive a race bag (limited supply) and all kids will receive a fun grab bag. There will be refreshments, awards and door prizes for the participants of the race and walk. In the past we have had massage and Reiki stations, entertainment for the kids and even a cameo appearance from Screwball, the Reading Phillies mascot!

Run 4 Sam has been rated one of the most scenic and best-organized events around! It is a great fund raising event and fun for the whole family.

About the Course

The 4-mile wheel-measured course at Gring’s Mill Park follows the winding Tulpehocken creek on the Union Canal Towpath once used as the actual towpath where mules walked as they towed the canal boats from the area which is now the Blue Marsh Lake to Stonecliff Recreation area near Reading. The course is mostly flat, shaded cinder trail that passes by several other historic landmarks (the Gruber Wagon Works, the Wertz’s Red Covered Bridge and “Mildred”, an original house boat) along the way.

Questions?

Contact us by email, or by phone: Peggy Reed, Race Director (610) 698-6165.