Snapshot

What to know before you shortlist this race

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January 1, 2026

Race day

5K, Virtual

Distance

Road

Terrain

N/A

Participants

Race brief

This race takes place in Pennsylvania, United States on January 1, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.

Decision signals

Course layout details are still limited with road terrain.

Why This Race

The organizer pitch, translated for runners

Stanley Edwards had a dream: his dream was to attend college. Unlike many 12-year olds, achieving his dream was complicated by the battle he was fighting against brain cancer. A gifted student and promising athlete, Stanley was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 12. Due to the location of the tumor, surgery to remove it resulted in the onset of learning disabilities as well as paralysis of his right arm and leg, making school more difficult and forever preventing him from participating in the many sports he loved. Despite these unthinkable obstacles, Stanley persevered toward his dream. Unexpectedly, in 2001 the Edwards family learned that Stanley's tumor had returned. Stanley passed away in January of 2002 at the age of 14. In a tribute to this courageous young man, his family created Stanley's DREAM to continue his legacy. Stanley's DREAM provides college scholarships to graduating seniors and supports childhood brain cancer research by awarding research grants to hospitals. The race is back to being in person this year with a virtual option.

Course Fit

Course shape, standards, and race history

This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.

Elevation profile

Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.

Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.

Course highlights

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Road terrain
Primary running surface.

Community Layer

Keep the race room close to the decision

The point of the room is not generic chatter. It is to keep stay questions, pacing nerves, meetup plans, and last-mile logistics attached to the same race page you are already using.

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18th Annual Stanley's Dream 5k Run and 2.5k Walk Room

Threads, logistics, reviews, Q&A, and live huddles for 18th Annual Stanley's Dream 5k Run and 2.5k Walk.

These opening threads are seeded to show the shape of the room before organic posts take over.

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Lead thread

Where are people staying for 18th Annual Stanley's Dream 5k Run and 2.5k Walk?

Trying to keep the start line, expo, and easy food options all within a sane radius. If you have a hotel block, neighborhood, or train strategy that worked, drop it here.

Open thread

Next huddle

18th Annual Stanley's Dream 5k Run and 2.5k Walk logistics huddle

Fifteen minutes on travel timing, where the expo bottlenecks are, and what people wish they knew earlier.

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Runner Signal

Runner reviews

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Practical Questions

Questions and answers

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