Sundown Rundown - Fifth Street Cross
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Sundown Rundown Fifth Street Cross Edition
Sundown Rundown is scheduled for September 26, 2026 in Emmaus, PA at 165 Klines Lane. The event is organized as a short-course backyard style running race that uses repeated laps to accumulate distance. The listed overall distance for the event is 26.2 miles.
Laps are roughly 1.6 miles (about 2.8 km) each. The race format includes an elimination element built into the event structure: each lap has a cutoff time that becomes stricter as the event progresses. The winner is the last runner to complete a lap before that lap's cutoff. A runner may choose to sit out the next lap to preserve position instead of attempting the cutoff, but that choice is final; there is no re-entry. If no one completes an additional lap, the win goes to whoever was ahead on the last lap when more than one runner finished together.
Race features listed by the organizer include timed scoring, a start and finish chute, grill food, and a covered area where athletes can set up change pits.
Registration opened June 23, 2026 and closes August 25, 2026. The registration fee is $35. For parking, attendees who plan to remain at the venue until 8pm may park inside the compost center near the start area; those who need to leave before 8pm should use the gravel lots outside the venue. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
