Founding Fathers' 5K Run and Family Friendly Walk

Like our Founding Fathers before us, now is the time to test your strength and endurance to support and preserve all that is good about our great nation. Friends of Independence will be hosting the Founding Father's 5K Run and Family Friendly Walk: Supporting Our National Park One Stride at a Time. This event will have participants running through and over the beautiful scenery of Independence Mall and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Yes the 5K course is the six degree incline of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and as a participant, you, like General George Washington, will be crossing the Delaware River.

This event is open to all participants. The 5K run is for runners who can run 3.1 miles in an hour and a half. The Family Friendly Walk is for participants who just want to walk the course or to see the city from a different point of view and cheer on the runners .

After the run and walk, there will be activities and fun events happening on the front lawn of the National Constitution Center. Plus, all participants and spectators will have a chance to meet Thomas Jefferson, Dolley Madison and other Founders who were advocators for exercise and healthy living.

So whether you run, jog or walk, every stride you take, helps the Friends of Independence support Our National Park.

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