WVS Cherry Blossom 5 Mile Run/Tim Thomas Memorial

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 

Let’s celebrate spring in NEPA! 🌸 Join us for the Wyoming Valley Striders 50th Annual Cherry Blossom 5-Mile Run and the 20th Annual Tim Thomas Memorial, as we mark our 50th anniversary as a running club in 2025!

This exciting event will take place at Kirby Park, timed perfectly with the stunning cherry trees in full bloom. Be sure to check out the Cherry Blossom Festival happening in the park this weekend!

Tim Thomas, a local standout runner and Bloomsburg University alum, tragically passed away at age 31. Read our blog to learn more about Tim and why the Cherry Blossom Run was renamed in his honor.

Registration

• Pre-entry fee: WVS members $20, non-members $25

  Price increases 4/1/25: WVS members $25, non-members $30

  • WVS members were emailed the discount code on 12/2/24.

    (Our race discount codes are for current members of the WVS and should not be shared.)  

  • Non-members can purchase for $12 a membership in the store and then receive an email reply with the race discount code to use during race registration.

• Runners must pre-register online. Race day entries will not be accepted.

• Online registration will close Friday, April 25, 2025 at noon. 
  

• Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Race Day

• Pre-entry packet pick-up will begin at 7:30 am at the pavilion inside Kirby Park.

• All entrants will receive a commemorative swag item.

Start

• Race start is at 9:00 am. (Note: Earlier start time this year.)

• This race will be chip timed.

Course

• The start and finish of the run will be in the meadow area in Kirby Park then fast and flat, out and back over a macadam pavement on the dike.

Note

• If the race is cancelled due to any directives by the hosted facility, or the WVS, 2025 pre-entries will be deferred to next year. No refunds will be given. 

• This race is open to anyone. You do not need to be a WVS member to run. You can however become a member or renew your membership during the checkout process. Online memberships are $12 per year. Membership cards are sent within a week of receipt or given race day if received 14 days prior to event or not yet expired.
  
  
• Non-members can purchase for $12 a membership in the store and then receive an email reply with the race discount code to use during race registration.
  
  
• The race directors reserve the right to accept or reject any entry.