Paul Short Run 2026

View the info - results, entry lists and race day schedule for the 2026 Paul Short Run.

Lehigh University will host the 52nd Paul Short Run on Thursday, October 1, and Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. High school races take place Thursday; college and open races follow Friday.

Race schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Thursday, October 1 — high school races

• 1:00 p.m. — Boys’ Gold
• 1:30 p.m. — Girls’ Gold
• 2:15 p.m. — Boys’ Brown
• 2:45 p.m. — Girls’ Brown
• 3:30 p.m. — Boys’ White
• 4:00 p.m. — Girls’ White

Friday, October 2 — open and college races

• 9:30 a.m. — Men’s Open
• 10:15 a.m. — Women’s Open
• 11:00 a.m. — College Men’s Gold
• 11:45 a.m. — College Women’s Gold
• 12:30 p.m. — College Men’s White
• 1:15 p.m. — College Women’s White
• 2:00 p.m. — College Men’s Brown
• 2:45 p.m. — College Women’s Brown
• 3:30 p.m. — College Men’s Green
• 4:15 p.m. — College Women’s Green