Brighter Futures Run For Kids Sake

Brighter Futures Run For Kids Sake takes place in Manheim on November 14, 2026, with one distance on the schedule: a 5K (3.1 miles) that goes off at 9:00 a.m. A single format and a 9:00 a.m. start keep the morning simple, with one gun, one course and a finish well before midday, so there is nothing to coordinate between waves and no long wait once you are done.

A mid-November 5K sits nicely at the end of a fall training block. If you have been running three or four times a week you are already close to ready; add one weekly workout of short, fast repeats over the last month and keep your long run around four to five miles. Newer runners can walk part of the distance and still finish comfortably in under an hour. Dress for a cold start and shed a layer at the line.