For 18 years the Wyoming Valley Striders 20K Classic held in Wilkes-Barre was considered the area’s premier long distance road race. In 1993, the Striders board was forced to cancel the race due to traffic control issues. On September 13, 2014, the Striders resurrected this historic race on the beautiful D&L Trail, located in Lehigh Gorge State Park, in White Haven PA.
The Wyoming Valley Striders 20K Run is back for a 6th year!
This race is the third and final leg in the inaugural Wyoming Valley Striders Vince Wojnar Memorial Triple Crown Race Series. (Insert link to series website.)
The course runs along the D&L Trail, is wheel measured and marked, has a rolled cinder surface, and is an out and back configuration with a slight decline on the way out and a slight incline on the way back. There will be water stops on the course.
Online registration pricing (with no processing fees!) right here on RunSignup.com, goes like this:
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Early Bird Rate: Sign up by July 31st and the race registration fee is a very cool $25
Procrastinator: Sign up after July 31st and you'll have to shell out a still very light $30 to run the race (WVS members receive $5 discount)
Super Procrastinators: Race day registrants at the Lehigh Gorge State Park White Haven Access Area parking lot in White Haven pay $35
There are no refunds of race registration fees.
Wyoming Valley Striders running club members who pre-register after July 31st will receive a $5 discount when using the coupon code: 192020KWVS1
If you're not currently a member, you can sign up during online race registration and use the coupon code during checkout!
Post-race refreshments will be provided to the runners at the finish area.
The Wyoming Valley Striders wish to acknowledge the cooperation of the Lehigh Gorge State Park and the White Haven Borough for their valuable assistance.
Race Contact: Tony Pszeniczny (570)262-9133 tony.pszeniczny@gmail.com
Special trophies will be presented to the top male and female finisher and medals will be awarded to at least the top 3 in each age group. Awards will be presented at 11:30. If you feel that you have earned an award and we didn't reward you, please bring it up with one of the race director and he'll make it right.
AGE-GROUP AWARD CATEGORIES
Men
Women
Registration on race day is from 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM at the race venue; please register early on race day.
Online registrants can pick up their race packet on race day.
Entry fee is $35 at the venue on race day.
We do not recommend the wearing of headphones when participating in the race!
Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in Lehigh Gorge State Park.
Participants can run with an animal but must start at the back of the pack and the animal must be leashed at all times.
Baby strollers of any type are not permitted.
The race will be postponed until Sunday November 17 if either of the following conditions are present the day prior to the race:
1) If the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for White Haven PA for the day and time of the race,
2) or if there is one or more inches of snow and/or ice on the course and no likelihood to thaw before the race start time.
If either of the two conditions are present on Sunday, November 17, the race is cancelled. There will be no refunds of entry fees, however, the registrant is entitled to their swag, but they need to make arrangements to pick it up at another WVS event, like the 2019 Wyoming Valley Striders End of Year Social or the Wyoming Valley Striders Winters End Run in 2020.
Check the WVS Facebook page or the Wyoming Valley Striders 20K Run RunSignup race page the day before the race to check if the race is postponed.
The race will take place if it rains.
Additional race information can be found at http://home.ptd.net/~rrrawls/wyoval.htm.
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
(This event will be sanctioned by the USATF organization. Update after sanction received.)
We prefer you to access the venue driving on Main Street instead of going through the White Haven Market parking lot. Main Street runs parallel to the market. Look for race signs we will have out. Once at the White Haven Market parking lot's southernmost end, continue onto the gravel road and go past the bike rental shop. Continue straight ahead into Lehigh Gorge State Park, go under the Interstate 80 overpass, and then into the parking lot of the race venue.
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