{"id":139719,"date":"2026-03-16T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139719\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:45:07","slug":"run-the-sandy-sprint-5k-at-the-navy-yard-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139719\/","title":{"rendered":"Run the Sandy Sprint 5K at the Navy Yard this April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"616\" data-start=\"454\">Runners looking for a spring race in Philadelphia can sign up for the Sandy Sprint Philadelphia 5K Run\/Walk, which returns to the Navy Yard on Saturday, April 25.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"759\" data-start=\"618\">The event takes place at the Marine Parade Grounds, 4747 S. Broad St. An opening ceremony begins at 7:40 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"938\" data-start=\"761\">Participants can run or walk the course, and dogs are welcome. Registration costs $40 for adults, $30 for children under 12 and $55 for participants bringing a canine companion.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1229\" data-start=\"940\">The morning will include Philadelphia-themed entertainment to energize runners and spectators, including appearances by a Ben Franklin impersonator, a Rocky lookalike and the Mummers Fralinger String Band. The Positive Movement Drumline and Philly Girls Jump are also scheduled to perform.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1447\" data-start=\"1231\">The race supports the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation, which funds ovarian cancer research. The organization is marking its 25th anniversary in 2026 and says it has raised more than $6.4 million for research.<\/p>\n<p><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/event\/ss2026\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sandy Sprint 5K<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1447\" data-start=\"1231\">Saturday, April 25<br \/>Navy Yard Marine Parade Grounds<br \/>4747 S Broad St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19112<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1447\" data-start=\"1231\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the newsroom staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Runners looking for a spring race in Philadelphia can sign up for the Sandy Sprint Philadelphia 5K Run\/Walk,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[22224,49295,11466,69,71,70,49849],"class_list":["post-139719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-5k","tag-cancer-research","tag-fitness","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-the-navy-yard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}