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Run For The Stripes takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 2026, at the Philadelphia Zoo. The 5K run starts at 8:15 a.m. and a one-mile walk follows at 8:30. The event raises awareness of neuroendocrine cancers and supports NET research at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, and it welcomes runners, walkers and spectators alike.

Having the walk go second means the 5K field gets the course to itself, which is worth knowing if you intend to run hard. An 8:15 start in November argues for arriving with time to spare and warming up somewhere sheltered, then stripping down to what you will race in only at the last moment. Four to six weeks of easy running three times a week is enough to cover 3.1 miles comfortably; if you want a time, add one weekly session at 5K effort.