Boxing Day Group Run: Rustic Park on 12/26/25

Our next group long run will be at Rustic Park in Birdsboro!

Join us at 9:30 a.m. on Boxing Day (12/26/25) for a 10(ish) mile trail run. This run will be led by our club treasurer, Shaun Luther, who has encyclopedic knowledge of Pennsylvania trails.

The run will start at the trailhead at 1314 Haycreek Road.

Longer option is 10 miles with 1670 ft of gain:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-fc9b003-9

A shorter option is 6.4 miles with 712ft of gain:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-78289d9-19

There will likely be a group heading out to brunch afterwards, as well, if you have the time!

Hope you can join us!

Next Weekend 10-Miler: Black Friday Run to the Pagoda on 11/28/25

Our next Weekend 10-Miler will be a road run to Reading’s iconic Pagoda! (Note: the route will be closer to 12 miles than 10.)

Join us at 9 a.m. on Black Friday (11/28/25) for a 12(ish) mile road run. This run will be led by our lame-duck club president, Steve Vida.

The run will start at the Wyomissing Quarry Soccer Fields, and the precise route will be published on the Facebook Event closer to the date of the run.

Anyone who would like a shorter distance can park at RACC and join the group at 9:30 a.m. Round trip from RACC to the Pagoda is about 5 miles.

There will likely be a group heading out to brunch afterwards, as well, if you have the time!

Hope you can join us!

Next Weekend 10-Miler at French Creek on 10/25/25

Our next Weekend 10-Miler will be at French Creek State Park!

Join us at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 25 at Scott’s Run Lake for a 10(ish) mile trail run. This run will be led by trail guru, Shaun Luther, who never gets lost and never leaves runners behind.

There will likely be a group heading out to brunch afterwards, as well, if you have the time!

Hope you can join us!

Next Weekend 10-Miler at Rustic Park on 6/21/25

Our next Weekend 10-Miler will be at Rustic Park in Birdsboro!

Join us at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 21at 1314 Haycreek Rd. for a 10(ish) mile trail run. This run will be led by trail guru, Shaun Luther, who never gets lost and never leaves runners behind.

There will likely be a group heading out to brunch afterwards, as well, if you have the time!

Hope you can join us!

Next Weekend 10-Miler in Hamburg on 5/10/25

Our next Weekend 10-Miler (well, closer to 11 miles actually) will be in the mountains of northern Berks County!

We’ll also be starting at an earlier time to try and beat the heat.

Join us at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at the Hamburg Reservoir for a 10+ mile trail run. For those who don’t want to go quite that far, the route can easily be cut in half. Check out the route on AllTrails.

After the run, join us for lunch at Copperz Brewing (once they open at 11 a.m.)

Weekend 10-Miler / Charlie Horse Training Run on 4/26/25

Our next Weekend 10-Miler group run will also double as a Charlie Horse Training Run!

Interested?

Join us at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 26 at Charlie Crowell’s house (151 Allegheneyville Rd, Mohnton, PA) for an out-and-back adventure on the Horse-Shoe Trail. Since this is an out-and-back run on a permanently blazed trail, it will be easy to cut it short or extend it long if you want to adjust the mileage.

After the run, join us for lunch at Stampede BBQ on Morgantown Rd!

This Month’s Weekend “10-Miler”: Run to the Pagoda on 3/16/25!

The next Weekend “10-Miler” won’t exactly be 10 miles, but it will be a lot of fun!

We will meet at the Wyomissing Quarry Soccer Fields on Sunday, March 16, and run to the club’s namesake: The Reading Pagoda!

(Then we’ll run back.)

Round-trip mileage will be about a half-marathon (13+ miles), but if that’s a bit more than you want to tackle, you have the option of starting and finishing from RACC instead! (RACC to Pagoda round-trip mileage will be approximately 6.5 miles.)

Start times:

9:30 a.m. for those starting at the Wyo Quarry

10 a.m. for those starting at RACC

Lunch and drinks after–location TBD!

Hope you can join us!

This Month’s Weekend 10-Miler: 2/22/25 on the Horse-Shoe Trail

The next Weekend 10-Miler will take place on Saturday, February 22nd, at 9:30 a.m.

We will meet at Charlie Crowell’s house (151 Allegheneyville Rd, Mohnton) and run an out-and-back on the Horse-Shoe Trail.

Post-run lunch at Stampede BBQ!

Since this is an out-and-back on a well-marked trail, it’s easy to cut it short or extend it longer!

Hope you can join us!

Next Weekend 10-Miler: Neversink Mountain on 1/26/25

The next Pagoda Pacer Weekend 10-Miler is going to be FIRE!

(Too soon?)

Join our group run at 9:30 a.m. at Trout Run Sports Complex (950 W Neversink Rd, Reading) on Sunday, January 26. We’ll run along the Exeter Scenic River Trail over to the Neversink Mountain Preserve and eventually make our way back

In addition to the full 10-mile route, there will be options for shorter distances.

We will also meet up for lunch afterwards, if you have time to stick around (location TBD).

Check our Facebook Events page closer to the date of the run to see a preview of the route.

Hope you can join us!

Next “Weekend” 10-Miler: December 26 at Rustic Park!

December 26 might be Boxing Day in the UK, but it’s going to be Running Day here in Berks County!

Normally we have our “Weekend 10-Miler” on an actual weekend, but we’re hoping that a good number of folks will be off on this Thursday-after-Christmas and will be able to join us.

Come show off all the new running gear that Santa brought you at our group run at 9:30 a.m. at Rustic Park (1314 Haycreek Rd., Birdsboro) on December 26.

In addition to the full 10-mile route, there will be options for shorter distances.

We will also meet up for lunch afterwards, if you have time to stick around (location TBD).

Check our Facebook Events page closer to the date of the run to see a preview of the route.

Hope you can join us!