Wyoming Valley Striders
50th Anniversary Year
{1975 - 2025}

Established in 1975, the Wyoming Valley Striders (WVS) is the oldest continuously operating running club in Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley. The WVS is a registered 501(C)(3) non-profit.. 

Supporting the local running community in Northeastern Pennsylvania, we host seven races a year, along with numberous informal group runs and several social events. 

The club puts on six races a year: a *Winter's End 4.5 Mile Run in March, a *Cherry Blossom 5 Mile Run in May, two age graded trail runs, one in the Spring and one in the Fall, a 5.3 and 5.5 miles respectively, and a *20K race in November. (*Denotes races in the Vince Wojnar Triple Crown.) Marking the start of the high school cross country season, our annual Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial Invitational takes place each year on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. 

Some of our events include:

• New Year's Day Social Training Run

• 5K Training Program

• Wyoming Valley Conference Coaches' Cross Country All-Stars Awards

• End of Year Social

• Group Runs

Membership benefits include race and local store discounts. Yearly dues are $10 (mail) or $12 (online). Supporters do not need to be a WVS member to run in our road races. Join or Renew

2025 RACES & EVENTS: FULL LIST COMING SOON

WVS 40th Annual Informal New Year's Day Social Run

January 1, 2025
Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
noon

Save the Date: March 23, 2025 at 11am

Winter's End 4.5 Mile Run
Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Save the Date: April 27, 2025 at 9am

Cherry Blossom 5 Mile Run
Kirby Park