St. Luke’s Half Marathon celebrates its 33rd year in 2017, securing its place as one of the region’s oldest and most beloved long-distance road races. The 13.1-mile race continues to be the largest running race in the Lehigh Valley. Up to 3,400 runners are expected… Read More »St. Luke’s Half Marathon to Celebrate 33rd Anniversary in 2017
There were about 500 kids who participated in the St. Luke’s Youth Run held on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Thanks to support from the Lehigh Valley Road Runners the race is free to all children ages 3 to 14 years old. Participants received a shirt,… Read More »Congratulations to the 2016 School Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2016 Referral Contest winners! 1st – Elyssia Mathias 2nd – Erica Kahr 3rd – Melissa Shafer Thank you, everyone, for participating in this year’s contest.
We are excited to offer Honey Stinger organic gels and Honey Stinger waffles at mile 9 in this year’s half marathon. The following flavors will be available: Organic Acai Pomegranate Gel: Certified gluten free with organic tapioca syrup, organic honey, added electrolytes and a blend… Read More »Announcing Honey Stinger as Official Energy Gel
The St. Luke’s Half Marathon will be run for the 32nd time on April 24, 2016. That’s a pretty good record for a half marathon. Why has it been so longlasting? It’s a well-run race, with an interesting, varied course. The race is large enough… Read More »Top 10 Reasons Why the St. Luke’s Half is a Great Half Marathon
Is running more included among your New Year’s Resolutions? Or losing weight? The St. Luke’s Half Marathon is perfectly timed for such resolutions. The April 24 race is about 16 weeks away, providing the perfect amount of time needed to train for a half marathon.… Read More »Resolve to run more in the new year? The St. Luke’s Half Marathon is the race for you
October 1, 2015 – Lehigh Valley Road Runners is pleased to announce a new partnership with Runner’s World Half Marathon. Together, we present the Half & Half 26.2. Participants will run the St. Luke’s Half Marathon on April 24, 2016 in Allentown, PA and the… Read More »LVRR Announces New Partnership with Runner’s World
Last year, event organizers of the St. Luke’s Half Marathon and 5K introduced a unique contest in which runners could win cash for referring their friends and family to run the half marathon or 5K. The Referral Contest will take place, again, in 2016 where race… Read More »Referral Contest Continues in 2016
For our 2015 event we hosted a referral contest that ran from October 1, 2014 to March 15, 2015. Contestants received credit for each runner who registered to run our 5K or half marathon via a unique referral code. An internal system tallied the results.… Read More »2015 Referral Contest Winners
Nearly 2,800 runners finish largest and most beloved distance race in region; 577 compete in companion 5k race
Contact: Michael Drabenstott (610) 435-7790 home (610) 417-0503 mobile michael@drabenstott.com Easton’s Ian Walsh and Bethlehem’s Kathleen Jobes capture 2013 St. Luke’s Half Marathon titles Running in the shadow of recent Boston tragedy, a record 3,340 finishers cross line on picture perfect day for running in… Read More »Ian Walsh and Kathleen Jobes capture 2013 St. Luke’s Half Marathon titles
Congratulations on completing the St. Luke’s Half Marathon! April 28 was definitely one of our best races yet, everything went off without a hitch and so many of our racers ran a PR under sunny skies.We have a few links for you to race results,… Read More »Congratulations Runners