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Lake Norman Half Marathon Elf Classic
Frosty cousin of a beloved Carolina classic at Lake Norman
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Four Corners Quad Keyah
Run a marathon in four states over four days at Four Corners
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Jingle Bell Trot
Holiday-lit run down Canterbury Road
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HurriGains 5K
Nighttime glow run benefiting disaster relief
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Shakori 40 Running Festival
Cross-country ultra through Shakori Hills, live music
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Toy Drop 5K/10K/15K
Toy donation drive along Loveland's bike paths
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Orlando Half Marathon & Lake Eola 5K
5K loop around Orlando's iconic Lake Eola
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RUN Callaway
Through the gardens and lakes of Callaway Gardens
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TARC Winter Classic
Repeats an 8-mile Skyline Trail loop up to 5 times
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Trail to Tryon Holiday Half, 10K & 5K
Starts at the gates of historic Tryon Palace
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Hoover Dam Marathon
Runs closed historic Route 93 above Lake Mead
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Las Vegas Great Santa Run
Thousands run downtown Las Vegas dressed as Santa
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The Triple C at Woolly Hollow
Trail memorial run through Woolly Hollow State Park
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All-Out Fa La La
Flat holiday half with Front Range mountain views
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Colossal Vail 50/50
Ultra through the Rincon foothills near Colossal Cave
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Brazos Bend 100
100 miles through gator country at Brazos Bend
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Sawmill Trail Runs
Staunton State Park trails above 8,000 feet
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Santa Dash 5K
Santa-suited 5K near Niagara Falls
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Christmas Star Run
Finishes at Christian City's tree lighting
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Jingle Bell Run Louisville
Benefits the Arthritis Foundation in December
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Paris Mountain Road Races
Circles Paris Mountain on rolling Greenville roads
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St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend
Run for St. Jude, raising funds so families never pay a bill
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McDowell Mountain Frenzy
Desert trail loops near McDowell Mountain
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Deer Run
Winter 8K through Timberpointe's trails
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Bayou Half Marathon
Through Bayou La Batre, Alabama's Seafood Capital
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Asbury Park Santa Run
Streets of Asbury Park, finish at legendary music venues
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High Desert 50K & 30K
High Mojave Desert ultra near Ridgecrest
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Eastside Beltline 12K/3K
Runs Atlanta's historic Westside Beltline Trail
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Millinocket Marathon & Half
Millinocket houses runners free each December
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Yule Run Clinton
Along historic Olde Towne Clinton's parade route
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Catch the Sleigh 5K
Paved route through Nassau County's Cedar Creek Park
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LOViT Marathon
Follows the ridgeline Lake Ouachita Vista Trail
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Freedom Frosty 5K
Part of the Run Bentonville winter race series
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Mistletoe Run
Winston-Salem's 42nd annual holiday tradition
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Lions Charities Reindeer Run
Wheaton Lions Club's 14th annual holiday 5K
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Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
Rolling ridge trails through 1,000 acres of Bourbon Country forest
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Panama City Beach Marathon
Marathon along the beaches of Panama City Beach
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Mayhem Night Trail
Night trail run in the Sonoran Desert
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Jacob Wells 3 Bridges Marathon
Crosses three bridges over the Arkansas River
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Jackson County Ultras
Climbs the knobs of Jackson-Washington State Forest
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Devil Dog Ultras
Organizers advertise it as a 'Sneaky Hard' course
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Cloudcroft Ugly Sweater 5K
Ugly-sweater miles through Cloudcroft's mountain pines
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Sycamore 8
Single-track dirt along the Des Moines River
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Ray Miller 50/50
Backbone Trail through Point Mugu, ocean views
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Wilmington Historic Half, 10K & 5K
Along the Cape Fear Riverwalk through historic Wilmington
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Jingle Bell Run
Holiday run on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Rock Canyon Half Marathon
Colorado's 40-year-old half marathon through Rock Canyon
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Queens Marathon + Beyond
Run through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
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Queens Marathon
RRCA New York State Marathon Championship race
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Christopher Martins Christmas Run for Children
New Haven's 40-year Christmas charity run
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Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage
Benefits Safe Passage domestic violence services since 1977
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Nittany Valley Half Marathon
Rolling hills through Pennsylvania's Happy Valley
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Seneca Slopes 9K
Hilly trail loops in Seneca Creek State Park
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Christmas Town Dash 8K
Runs through Busch Gardens' Christmas Town holiday lights
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Utica Ugly Sweater 5K
Ugly-sweater 5K, Team Santa vs Team Grinch
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25' Stuff the Sleigh 5K
Past farms and the waterfront in North Fork wine country
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San Antonio Marathon
Past the Alamo and San Antonio's River Walk
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Frostbite Festival
Season finale of the SRRC Triple Crown Challenge
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Hot Chocolate Run
Earn a sweet chocolate reward after a chilly winter run
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California International Marathon
Net downhill Sacramento classic built for fast times
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Jingle Bell Run Las Vegas
Runners tie jingle bells to their shoelaces
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Dismal Swamp 50K & Marathon
Marathon ranked 47th-fastest course in the US
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Reindeer Dash for Cash 10 Miler & 4 Mile Run, Walk or Ruck
Greenville's 22nd annual patriotic Christmas run
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Montclair Doughnut Run
A 5K finishing with doughnuts from Montclair Bread Co
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Jingle Bell Half Marathon
Celebrating its 14th year in December 2026
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Cleveland Metroparks Ugly Sweater 5K
An ugly-sweater 5K on Cleveland Metroparks trails
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Pine Mountain Trail Run
Along the 23-mile Pine Mountain Trail in FDR State Park
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Blue and Gray Half Marathon
Only 1 runner has finished every edition
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Funky Santa 5K!
Loops through Pottstown Riverfront Park on the Schuylkill
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Candy Cane Course - Denver
Broomfield Running Club's annual holiday run
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Dirty South Trail Races
Through Knoxville's Urban Wilderness singletrack
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Winter Wonderland at the Beach
A twinkling 2-mile walk through the boardwalk lights
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Moe Moons Twinkling Boardwalk Fun Run
Lit-up two-miler along Myrtle Beach's Boardwalk
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Night Owl 5K
Night trails around Lake Haigler at Anne Springs Greenway
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Rocket City Marathon
A fast, flat Boston Qualifier through Huntsville
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'A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 5K/10K' (Nashville, TN)
Charlie Brown & Snoopy themed run at Shelby Park
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Reindeer Run at ShawneeCraft 5K
Over a bridge onto the historic Shawnee golf course
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Tacky Light Run
Route passes a light tunnel through decked-out Walton Park
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Hellgate 100K++
Starts at 12:01 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday in December
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Dixon Lake Trail Runs
Trail loops around Escondido's Dixon Lake
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North Dakota Santa Run
Main Street closes for Santa suits in Mandan
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Reindeer Run
One of Charleston's longest-running holiday 5Ks
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OUTLAST
A 5K every hour, on the hour, for six hours
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Redemption City Ugly Sweater 5K
Lewes' festive ugly-sweater 5K for Redemption City Church
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Mac's Run
Hilly ocean-view course at Sunset Bay State Park
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Hoboken's Jingle Bell 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Manhattan skyline views from Hoboken's Pier A Park
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Santa Run
Santa-suited run along Lake Coeur d'Alene's resort shore
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Positive Vector Marathon & Half Marathon
NAMI Chippewa Valley's marathon for mental health awareness
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The Rockin Reindeer
Honors Troy's Legacy each December in Las Vegas
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Every Day's A Beach Day 5K
Near Westhampton Beach on Long Island's South Fork
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Channel The Holidays 5K, 1 Mile & Kids Run
Runs the channels of the US National Whitewater Center
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Surf n Santa 5 Miler
4:30 PM start near the Virginia Beach Convention Center
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Sock It To Me Santa 5k
Holiday 5K through downtown Asheville
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Frostbite Series
Winter race series through St. Louis' Forest Park
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Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run
49th annual run along Santa Monica and Venice Beach
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Frozen Trail Run Fest
Steep Summit Loop with muddy creek crossings
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Craven Smart Start Holiday Hustle
Held in New Bern, birthplace of Pepsi-Cola
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Frosty Run 10K/5K
Through downtown Wake Forest, benefiting the food pantry
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Kenner's Ole Man River Half Marathon
Along the Mississippi River levee in Kenner
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SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run
Chocolate fondue finish line, downtown Louisville
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Naughty Hog
Lakeside ultra at Ray Roberts Lake State Park
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Kalakaua Merrie Mile
Elite one-mile race down Kalakaua Ave on Marathon weekend
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The Running of the Balls
Night 5K under thousands of lit Christmas balls
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Born to be Wild 5K/10K/Fun Run
Run with mascot Flint the River Otter
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Daytona 100 Ultra
Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet, 100 miles of coast
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Run at the Rock
Single-track and equestrian trails at Cedarock Park
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Kiawah Island Marathon
Run 26 miles of pure island beauty on Kiawah Island
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Westport Santa Dash
Starts in Westport, historic 1830s trailhead
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Honolulu Marathon
One of the largest marathons in the US
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JINGLE ALL THE WAY 5K
Holiday 5K through Seaford's Cedar Creek Park
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Tucson Marathon
Point-to-point, net-downhill from Oracle to Tucson
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Runs the Mississippi Sound waterfront in Biloxi
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Holiday Half
A Portland winter running tradition each December
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Dallas Marathon
Loops past White Rock Lake through downtown Dallas
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NYC Ugly Sweater 5K & HM
Ugly-sweater run through Brooklyn's Prospect Park
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Festivus For The Rest Of Us 5k 6th Annual 12/13/26
A Festivus 5K for the rest of us
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Shiver by the River 5k and 10k Winter Race Series
Winter miles along Reading's Schuylkill River
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Decker Challenge
Paired with Austin's Brown Santa charity 5K
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Frosty Looper 8 Hour
8-hour loop race at Cooper River Park
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Mel Williams Memorial Seashore 50K
Two-loop 50K reviving ultras at First Landing State Park
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Big Apple Half Marathon
Central Park sparkles on this festive winter half marathon
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Santa to the Sea
Finishes near the Pacific in coastal Oxnard
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College Station Marathon
Runs through Texas A&M's hometown of Aggieland
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Somerville Jingle Bell Run
5K in Davis Square with a costume contest tradition
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Buffalo Run
Wild rivers and marshlands frame this refined lowcountry run
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Seward Solstice Run
A winter solstice run through Magnuson Park, Seattle
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Holiday 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Knoxville, TN (51)
Riverside miles along the Holston River in Knoxville
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The Run Before Christmas - SantaCon 8K
Santa-suited run through Clinton's historic mill town
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The Longest Night
Moonlit prairie trails guide this overnight ultra adventure
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The YMCA Christmas Run
Boise's long-running downtown holiday fun run
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Santa's Dash for Ca$h
Every finisher gets an envelope — one hides $100
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Pass to Bay Christmas Run
Along the Gulf Coast beaches of Pass Christian
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Candy Cane Course - Milwaukee
Lakefront loops at Milwaukee's Veterans Park
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Catch Me if You Can!
Runners chase each other by predicted pace
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Ugly Sweater Race 5K, Elf Dash
Ugly-sweater 5K at the Outlets of Little Rock
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The Naked Nick
Pure trail running, no frills, hiker-friendly
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OMRR's Run for the Ranch
Hosted by the Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners club
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River Bluff Trail Runs
Bluff-top trails above the Missouri River
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The HUFF 50K Trail Run and Relay
December ultra looping Chain O'Lakes State Park
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Longest Night Mile
Four laps of the high school track under lights
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Holiday 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Bowling Green, KY (52)
Gravel out-and-back through Buchanon Park
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Cold Winter's Day
Runs Columbia's Trenholm Road neighborhood
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Asbury Park Polar Bear Races
An Asbury Park boardwalk tradition since the 1960s
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Last Mile
Along Lake Crabtree, out with the old year
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CCTX Marathon
Loops downtown Corpus Christi on the Gulf coast
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Across The Years
One of the oldest multi-day track ultras in the US
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New Year's Eve Twilight Run
A festive 2-mile run to ring in New Year's Eve
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NOON Year's Eve 5K
Runs the storied McAlpine Creek cross-country course
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Race Into the New Year 5K
Rehoboth Beach's record-setting New Year's race
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