APC Summer Soaker 5K Run/Walk

07/20/2025

Thanks for participating in the APC Summer Soaker 5k!

Special congrats to Brian DiCola who set a course record of 15:21.
Results if you did not see them are here:
https://runtheday.com/results/summary/111227/

If you are a new 5k participant, give yourself an extra pat on the back as it's definitely one of the most challenging courses and you did it!

Photos from Sam Stern are here. Thanks, Sam!!:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCn3nW
You can click on a photo 2 times to make it larger.
The third click will make it smaller again and you can go back to the album.
If you click on the diagonal arrows in the upper right hand corner the image will enlarge and you can use the right and left arrows on the screen to move to previous or new images,
You can download or copy any of the images.

We will be able to make a useful donation to the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance which provides support in the aftermath of nature disasters like the recent Texas flooding, and the race also annually offers local support for the brave firefighters of Abington Fire Company. Another big thank you!

We had many generous sponsors and prize donors, many of them businesses that are asked all the time to make donations and have come through time and again for us. Please support them all. If you won a door prize, and can thank them for donating to the Soaker when you use it, that goes a long way to continuing their charity! We also give special thanks to all of our race volunteers who marshalled and helped with registration, DJ Steve Mundy, Sam our photographer, the Abington Township Police Department and Abington Fire Company.

If you are looking for a church home, Abington Presbyterian Church is a warm, inclusive place of worship with a very active family base and renowned choir programs. We hold a simple, intimate service with communion at 8 a.m. outdoors in the summer, and we hold a traditional celebration service in our air-conditioned sanctuary at 10 a.m. Sundays led by our pastor Sudie Neisen Thompson.

Enjoy the remainder of summer!

Explore this photo album by sam stern on Flickr!

07/20/2025

Photos from the 12th annual Soaker 5k courtesy Sam Stern:

Explore this photo album by sam stern on Flickr!

07/19/2025

EXTRA PRIZE!! We have one more prize to give away - a 3 month membership to the Willow Grove YMCA, plus some YMCA swag! Comment with your bib number and we will draw a winner on Tuesday 7/22!

07/16/2025

Days away from the Soaker 5k! Register at https://runtheday.com/register/111227/
Free kids run follows the 8 AM 5k! And firetruck with cooling spray to enjoy for all.

We've got the usual medals for age group awards, prize money for our top 3 finishers, and then plenty of door prizes that anyone can win.
We're lucky to again have free rounds of golf from Philmont and Lulu, and gift cards to Redstone Grill, Keswick Theater, Blue Bell Inn, Elements massage, Magerk's, Cafe Lombardi's, PJ Whelihan's, Humpty Dumplings, Yards House, Jules Thin Crust, Bonefish Grill, Lascala's Fire, Carrabba's and more!
Plus, the famous carpet remnant from Easton Flooring!

07/12/2025

Hype video

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July! Please have fun and be safe. We're barely 2 weeks away from the Summer Soaker 5k!! Please sign up at https://runtheday.com/register/111227/
We've got some amazing door prizes for all, prize money for top 3 finishers, and a firetruck visiting and staying through the free kids run.

06/04/2025

45 Days away from the 12th Annual APC Summer Soaker 5k! Register at https://runtheday.com/register/111227/

11/28/2024

We give thanks for all who have participated in the annual Summer Soaker. See you in July!

07/20/2024

Thank you to all who turned out to run or walk today, and a big thank you to our volunteers and our sponsors and our donors. We hope it was a great morning for all.

Race photos from Sam Stern are available here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBAAyw

You can click on a photo 2 times to make it larger.

The third click will make it smaller again and you can go back to the album.

If you click on the diagonal arrows in the upper right hand corner the image will enlarge and you can use the right and left arrows on the screen to move to previous or new images,

You can download or copy any of the images.

Results are available here: https://runtheday.com/results/summary/78380/?event-id=65e4d1468b5e744c2c6b907d

Run The Day Or The Day Will Run You!

07/19/2024

1 Day Away! It's the final day to sign up online, weather is looking better than earlier this week, and if you need any more incentive, here are just some of the door prizes available to anyone registered:
5 Ponds golf - foursome
Redstone Grill - $100 gift card
Keswick Theater - ticket pairs to 10 upcoming shows
Philmont Country Club - foursome
Elements Massage - 1 hour
Gift cards or donations from Lulu Country Club, Cafe Lombard's, PJ Whelihan's, Kremp Florist, Yards House, Jules Thin Crust, Outback Steakhouse, Starbucks, Crooked Eye Brewery, Carrabba's and more!

Sign up at https://runtheday.com/register/78380/ -- make sure you're on the 2024 race.

07/06/2024

2 weeks out from the Summer Soaker 5k!! Join us Saturday, July 20 for the 11th annual race. Run, walk or roll and get cooled off by neighborhood hoses and sprinklers and a firetruck at the finish.

Register at runtheday.com to ensure a super soft T-shirt that you'll actually wear!