{"id":77577,"date":"2018-05-26T11:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T15:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=77577"},"modified":"2018-05-26T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T15:58:19","slug":"musikfest-5k-returns-aug-4-with-all-new-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=77577","title":{"rendered":"Musikfest 5k Returns Aug. 4 with All-New Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014On your mark, get set, fest! Start your <span data-term=\"goog_1749060681\">Saturday<\/span> morning Musikfest with a run <span data-term=\"goog_1749060682\">Aug. 4, 8 a.m.<\/span>, as the annual Musikfest 5k returns. Featuring an all-new course that travels through the SouthSide Bethlehem starting at the ArtsQuest Center and ends in front of the iconic blast furnaces at SteelStacks, this 3.1-mile course is perfect for first-time 5k runners. Runners and walkers can register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/6951\/musikfest-5k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.musikfest.org <\/a>or 610-332-1300.<\/p>\n<p>The Musikfest 5k run and walk kicks off with live music (band TBA) on the Air Products Town Square at <span data-term=\"goog_1749060683\">7:30 a.m.<\/span> to get the party started. At the finish line, participants will receive a Musikfest Mug full of goodies including $8 in Musikfest food and beverage tickets (for their first beer fill) and a Musikfest shuttle pass (retail value $22). For runners who want to get a jump on day two of Musikfest, a VIP shuttle to the north side of the festival will be available.<\/p>\n<p>Early bird runners who register before <span data-term=\"goog_1749060684\">May 30<\/span> save big with a registration fee of only $40. Registration is $45 <span data-term=\"goog_1749060685\">May 31-June 28<\/span> and $50 <span data-term=\"goog_1749060686\">June 29-Aug. 2<\/span>. Participants are encouraged to register in advance, but same day registration will be available for $55.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Musikfest 5k brings athletes of all abilities together to support the more than 500 free performances at Musikfest, one of the largest music festivals in the nation. Dates for the 35th edition of the festival are <span data-term=\"goog_1749060687\">Aug. 3-12<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the event, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/6951\/musikfest-5k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.musikfest.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information and image provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mf5k.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77577"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/77578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}