A fantastic run. A spectacular event.

Thank you runners for fantastic race on Sunday. Hope you enjoyed yourselves at the race and parade.

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Join us on Sunday, March 21, 2010, for the second annual West End St. Patrick's Day 5k in one of Allentown's most charming neighborhoods.

You'll run the same course as the St. Patrick's Day Parade and get cheered on by hundreds of people lining the streets and partying in their front yards.

Then hang around after the awards for the Allentown St. Patrick's Day Parade, the largest in the Lehigh Valley. Enjoy marching bands, entertainers, local groups and much more. It starts at 1:30 p.m. and will pass the race start/finish area by about 2 p.m. It's an ideal post-race event for your family.

Proceeds from the race benefit the West End Alliance, a group of neighbors and merchants dedicated toward the continued emergence of Allentown's West End business district.