KENNETT RUN - MAY 4, 2024

General Info

The Kennett Run combines all the components for a fun running event for everyone.

• Runs over moderately challenging terrain.

• Distances to match your current ability level, or willingness to challenge yourself.

• Music throughout the event to keep everyone entertained.

• Food and beer after the runs to help you celebrate a great run with your friend.

Race Terrain

All courses are the same as 2023. The running surfaces are a mix of paved and unpaved. All courses start and end within Anson Nixon Park, making it very easy to watch these key parts of the races.

• The 5K and 10K courses are of moderate difficulty featuring significant hill running fairly early in the race, combined with running through rolling terrain in the latter part of the race. The finish is an easy downhill glide.  About 70% of the 5K and 30% of the 10K course is on the main streets of Kennett Square. The remaining 30% of the 5K is on Anson Nixon Park trails and roads and the road accessing the park. About half the 10K course is on largely rural roads.

• The 1-mile course is flat for the first half, then a couple of moderate hills.

• The Kids Pond Run is a flat course around the ponds within Anson Nixon Park.

Directions

• Traveling South on Route 1: Take the exit toward Kennett Square at the beginning of the Route 1 bypass. Follow this road toward Kennett Square. Parking is available at the Borough Parking Garage, or in the front parking lot of Kennett High School (entrances to the lot are on E South St and S Union St) and the 600 S. Broad Street parking lot. Buses will take you to the park from these two parking locations.

• Traveling North on Route 1: Take the Kennett Square exit. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Route 82. Follow the instructions for using Route 82 south.

• Traveling South on Route 82: Drive into Kennett Square. Turn left onto E Linden St. Park in the Kennett Square Parking Garage on your right and walk about a half mile (continue down Linden St and then follow the path through the park to the start/finish line).

• Traveling North on Route 82 or Route 7/Kaolin Rd.:  Drive to the Kennett High School. Park in the lot at the front of the school. Buses will take you to the park.

Race Day Schedule

6 AM: Anson Nixon Park opens

6:30 AM: Race Registration opens; runners may pick up their shirts and bibs

7:30 AM: Roads through Kennett Square close

7 AM: Power Runners start their exercise

8:30 AM: Registration closes; N., Walnut Street closes out to Route 926

8:45 AM: Runner shirt and bib distribution stops

9 AM: 10K race starts; beverage and food are available for runners

9:20 AM: 5K race starts

9:25 AM: 1 mile walk/run starts

10 AM: Kids Pond Run starts

10:30 AM: Race results announcements start (approximate time, actual will be after last 5K/10K runner has finished); beer service starts

11:30 AM: race day concludes

Course Map

Parking is Prohibited on the entire length of East and West State Street - 7:00 am -  10:30 am

• Vehicles will be ticketed and towed

Road Closures in Kennett Square Borough - 7:30 am to 10:30 am

• State Street will be closed to all vehicles from the intersection of S. Walnut Street to Mill Road.  Additionally on the east side of Kennett Square Borough, westbound Baltimore Pike traffic will be diverted from Millers Hill onto Cope Road and over to East Cypress Street.  
• South Walnut Street will be closed between State and Cypress
• North Walnut Street will be closed between State Street and Anson B. Nixon Park entrance
• Race Street will be closed between State and Cypress 
• South Willow Street will be closed for northbound traffic between State and Cypress (southbound will remain open for E. Linden Street/N. Willow Street to cross over State Street with Police assistance for the crossing only when there are no runners present)
• Broad Street will be closed from Cypress to East Maple
• Union Street will be closed from Cypress to West Linden    
• Center Street will be closed from State to Cypress
• Meredith Street will be closed from State to Cypress
• Lincoln Street will be closed from State to West Linden
• Lafayette Street will be closed from State to Cypress
• Garfield Street will be closed from State to West Linden
• Washington Street will be closed from State to Cypress