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Also a 5K, 24 mi from 5K Any Way and Color Fun Run, registration open
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Build my planJoin us for the 6th Annual Lower Makefield Township "5K Any Way & Color Fun Run for Accessibility" on Sunday, October 11, 2026. This event is open to runners, walkers and rollers ("any way" you prefer) of all abilities and supports Lower Makefield Parks and Recreation in their continued goal to make all our community parks better accessible to all citizens.
Grab your family, friends and neighbors and support this great cause with a colorful blend of fun and activity! You can run, walk or roll the 5K for time and prizes, or participate in either the 5K Color Fun Run or 1 Mile Color Fun Run. Kids 5 and under are free! During your race pass through Color Zones and get showered with vibrant colors. To top it off it all ends with a Color Celebration when participants who wish, gather together and throw even more color into the air!
RACE INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026
Course: Very flat 4 loop course all within the Macclesfield Park
Distance: 5k Run/Walk or 1 mile course - the 5K goes through the color zone 4 times, the 1-mile course goes through the color zone 3 times
Location: Macclesfield Park, 1000 River Rd, Yardley, PA
Registration: Please complete on-line by Friday, October 9th. Limited on-site registration will be available
Check-in: At least 30 minutes prior to the starting time
Start Time: 9:00am – Rain or shine
Fee: LMT Residents - $35 (pre-registration through noon 10/9); $40 thereafter and day-of race
Non-LMT Residents - $40 (pre-registration through noon 10/9): $46 thereafter and day-of race
Children 5 and under are free with an accompanying adult (1 free child per registered adult)
Race Shirts: All paying participants registered by September 27th will receive the 5K Any Way race-shirt. For registrations received after September 27th, shirts will be provided if and as available. Non-paying children 5 and under will not receive a race shirt
Race Medals: The first 250 registrants (including children 5 and under) will receive the 2026 race medal upon event completion
Registration opens
May 8, 2026
Tier 1 ends
Oct 9, 2026
Registration closes
Oct 11, 2026
Race day
Oct 11, 2026
Tier 2 ends
Oct 11, 2026
Non-LMT Resident - 1 Mile
Tier 1, then $46 from Oct 9, 2026
$40
Non-LMT Resident - 5K
Tier 1, then $46 from Oct 9, 2026
$40
LMT Resident - 1 Mile
Tier 1, then $40 from Oct 9, 2026
$35
LMT Resident - 5K
Tier 1, then $40 from Oct 9, 2026
$35
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