Tag: KrisKringle

This year’s race will be held on Saturday, December 31^st. “Why Saturday?”, you ask. Well, while the race is traditionally held on the last Sunday in December, this year the last Sunday is Christmas Day. When this happens, the race moves to the last Saturday in December – December 31^st!

Get those registrations in before the price goes up! Price increase will go into effect at midnight on 12/1. Don’t delay, head on over and sign up for this race to guarantee your hoodie.

 REGISTER ONLINE NOW – OR – PRINT MAILABLE RACE APPLICATION! 

Join the Kris Kringle Facebook Event Page for updates. Share the event with your friends & family.

Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you on race day!

Race Directors,

Lisa Domeshek, Michelle Henry, and Polly Corvaia

I know it’s only September, BUT registration is now open for the 2022 Kris Kringle 5-miler!

This year’s race will be on Saturday, December 31^st and will travel in a counterclockwise direction. Yes, it is normally held on a Sunday. However, this year the prior Sunday is Christmas Day, and the following Sunday is New Year’s Day. When this happens, the race is held on a Saturday.

Price increase will go into effect at midnight on 12/1. Don’t delay, head on over and sign up for this race to guarantee your hoodie. 

 REGISTER ONLINE NOW – OR – PRINT MAILABLE RACE APPLICATION! 

Join the Kris Kringle Facebook Event Page for updates. Share the event with your friends & family.

Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you on race day!

Race Directors,

Lisa Domeshek, Michelle Henry, and Polly Corvaia

2021 KRIS KRINGLE was a great success. We had 508 finishers. 

Overall winners:

1. MIKE PADILLA 28:13 (Phoenixville, PA)
2. JOE CHUKOSKI 29:00 (Kempton, PA)

1. ALISON WILINGMYRE 29:28 (Wernersville, PA-4^TH overall)
2. ALISON SUKOLSKY 30:55 (Indiatlantic, FLA-11^th overall)

Pacer member Dylan Forrest placed 6^th overall in 30:15. Nice job everyone and please see our website for all results.

Thank you to our wonderful volunteer crew, 35 strong. Thank you Mother Nature for providing sunny, warm weather. Special shout out to Andrea Thrush for creating the best painted rocks ever; everyone loved them.

Much appreciation to the Fleet Feet crew led by Jason Corby for the gift card awards. We continue to be the largest race in Berks. 

Partial proceeds benefit the BERKS COUTY CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION. 

Please share any feedback with Polly Corvaia or Lisa Domeshek (kriskringledirector@pagodapacers.com). 

The 35th running of the KRIS KRINGLE 5 MILE RACE is Sunday December 26^th at the Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533. Registration opens at 8:30, race starts at 10:00. This is an important year for club events to get real racing back after a virtual year.

Race-day registration will be available and we need as many volunteers as possible to get the race off smoothly. If you are racing, consider helping at the registration table. We also need help parking cars, manning road intersections, directing runners at the finish line, presenting awards, and cleaning up afterwards. Volunteers should arrive at the Ag Center between 7:30 – 8:00. Sign the volunteer list at the registration table and let Polly know you are there to help. Masks are required inside the 4H building as per Penn State Extension.

Proceeds benefit high school runners through the Berks County Cross Country Coaches Association and provide college scholarships, free running shoes to students in need, and sponsorship of the Junior High Cross Country Invitational Race.

Click HERE to register for the best winter race in Berks County!

Kris Kringle 2021 – PRICE INCREASE ALERT: Register by 11/30 to beat the price increase!

The 35th running of the KRIS KRINGLE 5 MILE RUN will be held on Sunday, December 26th at 10:00 AM
at the Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533.

Make the most of your holiday weekend! Grab your friends and family and work off those holiday
indulgences with this fun run along a beautiful course, which is also walker and stroller friendly.

This year we are excited to reveal a new logo for the hoodies. Don’t miss out on your chance to own
one. Hoodies are limited to the first 500 hundred registrants, so be sure to sign up early!

REGISTER ONLINE NOW – OR – PRINT MAILABLE RACE APPLICATION!

(As of now, registration will be available on race day, but hoodies are not guaranteed. )

Save money and register before the cutoff! Prices increase on November 30th .

This is a Pagoda Pacer event and proceeds help to fund the Berks County Cross Country Coaches
Association.

Join the Kris Kringle Facebook Event Page for updates. Share the event with your friends & family.

Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you on race day!

Race Directors,
Polly Corvaia, Lisa Domeshek, and Michelle Henry

Welcome back to the race world KRIS KRINGLE! This year’s 5-mile race will be held at the Berks County Agricultural Center on Sunday December 26 at 10:00 AM and we can’t wait to see you there.

The race travels in a clockwise direction this year, as we reverse directions every year giving runners a different perspective of the beautiful course. It is stroller- and walker-friendly. There are fast road sections, slow hill sections, gorgeous trail in the Blue Marsh Lake area, and a section of the Union Canal trail next to a beautiful trout stream. Unfortunately dogs are not allowed on the Union Canal trail, so pets have to wait with your friends at the finish.

Five year age group awards and High School Cross Country team awards. See the application. 

Save money and register before the cut-off date (November 30). REGISTER BY MAIL: Print application and mail check.  You can also REGISTER ONLINE: service fee applies.      

Questions: KrisKringleDirector@PagodaPacers.com

by Polly Corvaia

‘Twas two weeks before race day, 
And what do you know?
Outdoor events were all cancelled! 
What a tough blow!

We scurried and scrambled,
WTF do we do now? 
Keep the Kris Kringle running,
And go virtual somehow.

Away to the computer, we flew like a flash.
A membership Zoom meeting was held in a dash. 
We changed the tradition, a virtual race did find.
Would anyone run it, would they be so inclined?

Run your fastest 5K, and send us your time.
We record the results and post them online.
We’ll send out the hoodies, and give out the swag.
We’re happy to report, a great response we did have.

Now runners! Now pacers! Now Gnomes and Volunteers!
Go faster! Go slower! Go have yourself some cheer!
To the top of the hill, and as far as you can run,
A pandemic won’t stop us; we’ve got to have fun.

The Virtual Kris Kringle was a surprising success 
Thanks to the faithful runners; it is you who are blessed.
There are a few tiny details, we still need to sort.
Stay tuned until next month, for the final report.