The Sue Crowe Memorial Arts Festival 10K, 5K and Kids Races

The Arts Festival 10K is the oldest and most storied race in Central Pennsylvania. First run in 1975 as a 10 Miler, the Arts Fest race became a 10K race in the late 1980s. The course has gone through numerous changes over the years. In 2005, a 5K race was added and a new course combining the best of the East and West Campuses was designed.

In 2006, the Arts Fest Races were renamed in honor of Sue Crowe, who died in February 2006. Sue was a local running legend who also gave back to the running community through her work coaching young competitors. Sue was a fixture at the Arts Fest races. She and her family competed in most of them, and Sue herself was a five time winner, three times when the race was a 10-Miler and twice after it became a 10K.

The Arts Festival Races are run in conjunction with the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts^TM, the region's premier summer outdoor  festival.  The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts^TM is five days of summer fun, including the nationally recognized Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition, two juried gallery shows, Images and Crafts National, Children and Youth Day, educational opportunities, and music dance and theatrical performances in a variety of traditional and non-traditional venues.

Race Information

• 10K and 5K Race information: The 2008 10K and 5K races will be held on Sunday morning, July 13, 2008, at 8:30 AM. Race HQ will be at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, home of the State College Spikes, with start and finish lines nearby. Registration fee: $15 by July 2, $20 afterward and on race day. Application .
  

• Kids Races: The Kids Races will be held on the field in the Spikes' ball park. Application.
  

• Course maps. These maps are for the 2007 races. Some minor modifications may be made to these courses contingent on Penn State's summer construction schedule.  

• A Race Steeped In Lore..., a July-August 2003 Voices of Central Pennsylvania article by Marty Mazur on the Arts Festival 10K.

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Created 05/27/04
Updated 02/01/08

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