Walk / Run For Your Lungs 5k

Walk / Run For Your Lungs 5k takes place in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 2026. There is one format, a 5K run or walk, and it starts at 10:00 a.m. At 3.1 miles it is open to runners and walkers on the same course, so a group can enter together and finish at very different speeds without anyone waiting around long.

The combined run/walk format makes this a reasonable first-ever race: no pressure from the clock and a mid-morning start that leaves the rest of the day free. If you are chasing a time instead, treat it as a rust-buster. Six weeks of three easy runs a week, plus one weekly session alternating faster minutes with jog recoveries, will have you ready to push the whole 3.1 miles.