Registration Open for 2023

With the support of sponsors and the running community, the Optimist Club of Kutztown has been able to provide scholarship assistance to the most promising and deserving students in our service area to attend Kutztown University.

Scholarships are provided through the Donald Peters Memorial Scholarship Fund under the administration of the Optimist Club of Kutztown Foundation.

 2023 will represent the 17th year the Fools Run is under the auspices of the Kutztown Optimist Club with over $140,000 in scholarships distributed in the first 16 years within the Kutztown Area, Brandywine Heights, Fleetwood Area and Hamburg Area School District

  The Fools Run has been run on the picturesque country side roads of Kutztown since 1990 and held annually the Saturday before or after April 1st.  

32nd Running to be held April 1,  2023

  Registration for the 10 mile and 5k courses is now only available online through Pretzel City Sports.

 In-person registration opens at 7:00am on race day.