A Very Merry 5K
About this race
Fun Run and Walk through Shadyside, Ohio. Come dressed and decked out in your best Christmas gear! The course will take you through Main street, as well as multiple side streets, going past many homes that will be participating in a Holiday Light Contest. It will be your job as a runner to vote for the most festive house on the route! The 5K is not the only race this evening; there will be a Reindeer Trot (Toddler trot) and A Very Merry Mini Loop (Race for 12 & under). This will be A VERY MERRY time for all ages!
Additional event activities:
- Kids Ice skating rink
- Stroller and Wagon decoration competition
- Food Trucks
- Fire pits
- Live DJ
- Ice Sculptures
- Pie Competition
Pick your distance
Running
Toddler dash
50 m dash for children 5 years of age and younger
Kids run
One time around "The Loop" - this is just shy of 1 mile. For children 12 years of age and younger
5k run/walk
Stoller and wagon feiendly
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Shadyside yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:40 AM and sets at 5:00 PM local time (EST) in Shadyside on December 19, 2026 — 9h 20m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Oglebay Twinkle Trot 5k
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Shadyside event
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