Entry Fee: 5K (all ages): $20 if RECEIVED by 11/7 / $25 after 11/7; Fun Walk (all ages): $17 if RECEIEVED by 11/7, / $20 after 11/7 (online registration- additional processing fee added when registering online). Same-day 5K registration: $30; Same-day Fun Walk registration: $25
Race Goodies: Participants who register BEFORE 11/7 are guaranteed to receive their race shirt at packet pick-up. Participants who register after 11/7 are NOT guaranteed to recieve a race shirt. All participants age 21+ can pick-up a free craft beer courtesy of our race sponsor Conyngham Brewing Company (adjacent to finish line) following race. (Must show race bib AND age verification upon entering the brewpub ). *Conyngham Brewing Company reserves the right to restrict certain beers from the offer. Hot cocoa/candy canes served to all participants and their families/friends.
Registration: Online registration encouraged @ www.racemenu.com/cicc OR Mail in reg. form to: ATTN: Christmas in Conyngham Classic, 215 Main Street P.O. Box 442 Conyngham, PA 18219. Make checks payable to: Conyngham Borough OR Race day registration at the John & Ruth Gould C.V.C.O Recreation Center, 311 Main Street, Conyngham 7:30-8:30AM. Race registration will close at 8:30AM, sharp!
More Information: The 5th Annual "Christmas in Conyngham Classic" 5K race and 1-mile fun walk will kick-off the Christmas in Conyngham celebration on Saturday, December 7, 2019, with a 9:00AM start. The 5K will tour through historic Conynghim, starting and finishing at the John & Ruth Gould Recreation Center (311 Main Street Conyngham) on Gould's Way, located just off of Main Street, Conyngham. (C.V.C.O Recreation Center). Open road race, scenic out & back, wheel-measured with hills, fluid station, expert timing, and traffic control. Award ceremony to directly follow inside! Parking available at the C.V.C.O Recreation Center. Please do NOT park at Whispering Willows Park, as this will be closed for Christmas in Conyngham celebration to directly follow our race. Car pool is encouraged! Wear your best holiday apparel as we help kick-off the Christmas in Conyngham celebration- again for 2019, awards for the most festively dressed! Proceeds will benefit the Conyngham Park Expansion Fund. Snow date: Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 9:00AM.
5K awards: Overall male/female; Top 3 in: 14 and under, 15-19,20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
Bring the entire family to watch the race, shop local small-business venders afterwards at the Christmas in Conyngham celebration (directly following), enjoy great food specials at local businesses (specials at Cuz-N-Joes, Brass Buckle, and Conyngham Brewing Company), enjoy performances by local dance studios and high school bands, and watch an amazing parade- complete with the arrival of Santa himself! You don't want to miss this great local event- created in an effort to give back to a wonderful community!
Rationale for race benefits: The Conyngham Park Expansion Fund helps give back to the heart of the community- a place where our children and future children can learn, play, and grow. Funds may be used for things including, but not limited to: community events at the park, park improvement/renovation plan, park safety, and/or playground/park maintenance.
Race Goodies: Participants who register BEFORE 11/7 are guaranteed to receive their race shirt at packet pick-up. Participants who register after 11/7 are NOT guaranteed to recieve a race shirt. All participants age 21+ can pick-up a free craft beer courtesy of our race sponsor Conyngham Brewing Company (adjacent to finish line) following race. (Must show race bib AND age verification upon entering the brewpub ). *Conyngham Brewing Company reserves the right to restrict certain beers from the offer. Hot cocoa/candy canes served to all participants and their families/friends.
Registration: Online registration encouraged @ www.racemenu.com/cicc OR Mail in reg. form to: ATTN: Christmas in Conyngham Classic, 215 Main Street P.O. Box 442 Conyngham, PA 18219. Make checks payable to: Conyngham Borough OR Race day registration at the John & Ruth Gould C.V.C.O Recreation Center, 311 Main Street, Conyngham 7:30-8:30AM. Race registration will close at 8:30AM, sharp!
More Information: The 5th Annual "Christmas in Conyngham Classic" 5K race and 1-mile fun walk will kick-off the Christmas in Conyngham celebration on Saturday, December 7, 2019, with a 9:00AM start. The 5K will tour through historic Conynghim, starting and finishing at the John & Ruth Gould Recreation Center (311 Main Street Conyngham) on Gould's Way, located just off of Main Street, Conyngham. (C.V.C.O Recreation Center). Open road race, scenic out & back, wheel-measured with hills, fluid station, expert timing, and traffic control. Award ceremony to directly follow inside! Parking available at the C.V.C.O Recreation Center. Please do NOT park at Whispering Willows Park, as this will be closed for Christmas in Conyngham celebration to directly follow our race. Car pool is encouraged! Wear your best holiday apparel as we help kick-off the Christmas in Conyngham celebration- again for 2019, awards for the most festively dressed! Proceeds will benefit the Conyngham Park Expansion Fund. Snow date: Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 9:00AM.
5K awards: Overall male/female; Top 3 in: 14 and under, 15-19,20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
Bring the entire family to watch the race, shop local small-business venders afterwards at the Christmas in Conyngham celebration (directly following), enjoy great food specials at local businesses (specials at Cuz-N-Joes, Brass Buckle, and Conyngham Brewing Company), enjoy performances by local dance studios and high school bands, and watch an amazing parade- complete with the arrival of Santa himself! You don't want to miss this great local event- created in an effort to give back to a wonderful community!
Rationale for race benefits: The Conyngham Park Expansion Fund helps give back to the heart of the community- a place where our children and future children can learn, play, and grow. Funds may be used for things including, but not limited to: community events at the park, park improvement/renovation plan, park safety, and/or playground/park maintenance.
Who We Are: |
A committee of like-minded folks with a love of running and a passion to give back to a community that has given so much to us! Please direct all race questions to: Ashley Murphy, Justin Murphy, or Annie Howey, race directors.
2019 Race Sponsors: Conyngham Brewing Company; Zola Law Offices, INC.; Valley Country Club; PFN; 2Teachers T-Shirts; Alfred Benesh & Company; Gould's Supermarket; Donald G. Karpowich, Attorney-At-Law, P.C.; Rocco's Restaurant; R.L. Marchetti Plumbing; Merill Lynch; Rossi Coal & Excavating CO.; Elliott Greenleaf CO.; Hazleton FOP Lodge 18; The Falvello Law Firm PC; Conyngham Crime Watch. 2019 In-Kind Donors: Conyngham/Sugarloaf Police; C.V.C.O; Sugar & Loaf Bakery; Wegmans; Valley Regional Fire & Rescue; Conyngham/Sugarloaf Police; Maylath Valley Health Systems, Inc. |
Our History: |
The Christmas in Conyngham celebration began in 2012 and has since become a local tradition. The Christmas in Conyngham Classic 5k/1-Mile Fun Walk was added to the celebration in 2015. We work together with the CIC team to branch out to as many local causes as possible, giving directly back into our commUNITY!
Our current course records are: 2016- Jared Hinkle (18:07)- Top male record 2017- Josey Rupert (20:12)- Top female record 2016 overall race results can be found HERE. 2017 overal race results can be found HERE. 2018 overall race results can be found HERE. 2019 overall race results can be found HERE. To date, the CICC 5K has raised: 2015- $1,000.00 to the Conyngham Park & Recreation Fund in memory of Ryanne Cara and $1,000.00 to the local chapter of Children's Miracle Network; Toys for tots toys collected and donated locally 2016- $1,700.00 to the Conyngham Park Expansion Fund 2017- $1,700.00 to the Conyngham Park Expansion Fund 2018- $2,700 to the Conyngham Park Expansion Fund 2019- $2,700 to the Conyngham Park Expansion Fund |