| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| H (°F) | 59 | 54 | 84 | 63 | 53 |
| L (°F) | 44 | 37 | 51 | 38 | 44 |
Wonderful support all along the course - including live bands. The course was beautiful - started on the roads, went into a gorgeous park .. there was a bit of … MORE
Wonderful support all along the course – including live bands. The course was beautiful – started on the roads, went into a gorgeous park .. there was a bit of trail running and the course ended on a track in the stadium. Plenty of aid stations with a variety of refreshments.
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I ran this as my first ever half marathon in April 2013. The course is a gorgeous combination of Allentown's Little Lehigh Parkway, some roads, through paved paths in Cedar … MORE
I ran this as my first ever half marathon in April 2013. The course is a gorgeous combination of Allentown’s Little Lehigh Parkway, some roads, through paved paths in Cedar Beach park, and a finish in the Allen High School track and football stadium. One of the best features of the race was having bands play music throughout the course. Local rock bands, blues, funk, marching bands, and more were staged along the route — a totally enjoyable and unique experience. Some parts of the race are along the parkway, which is made up of tightly packed small gravel (I’ve heard it called cinder), and not very technical, but road runners should be aware that the race is not entirely on paved roadway. There are a couple of old bridges across the Little Lehigh Creek, including the beautiful covered Bogart’s Bridge. The finish line is in a stadium where you have to run slightly uphill, which sounds awful, but it actually was very fun with more great music and crowds which all had a good view of entering runners. Overall lots of community support. The race expo the day before was large and full of fun swag. Race day weather was absolutely perfect – mid 50’s and sunny. If I found myself back in town on race day, I would definitely run this well-produced race again.
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Awesome race!!
Wonderful support all along the course - including live bands. The course was beautiful - started on the roads, went into a gorgeous park .. there was a bit of … MORE
Wonderful support all along the course – including live bands. The course was beautiful – started on the roads, went into a gorgeous park .. there was a bit of trail running and the course ended on a track in the stadium. Plenty of aid stations with a variety of refreshments.
Beautiful Parkway & Well Produced Race
I ran this as my first ever half marathon in April 2013. The course is a gorgeous combination of Allentown's Little Lehigh Parkway, some roads, through paved paths in Cedar … MORE
I ran this as my first ever half marathon in April 2013. The course is a gorgeous combination of Allentown’s Little Lehigh Parkway, some roads, through paved paths in Cedar Beach park, and a finish in the Allen High School track and football stadium. One of the best features of the race was having bands play music throughout the course. Local rock bands, blues, funk, marching bands, and more were staged along the route — a totally enjoyable and unique experience. Some parts of the race are along the parkway, which is made up of tightly packed small gravel (I’ve heard it called cinder), and not very technical, but road runners should be aware that the race is not entirely on paved roadway. There are a couple of old bridges across the Little Lehigh Creek, including the beautiful covered Bogart’s Bridge. The finish line is in a stadium where you have to run slightly uphill, which sounds awful, but it actually was very fun with more great music and crowds which all had a good view of entering runners. Overall lots of community support. The race expo the day before was large and full of fun swag. Race day weather was absolutely perfect – mid 50’s and sunny. If I found myself back in town on race day, I would definitely run this well-produced race again.