Christmas in July Half Marathon and 5K (Dayton)
About this race
Ho Ho Ho,
Oh What Fun it is to Run in the Sun (and Shade)
and Earn Some Chillin' Hawaiian Summer Xmas Swag!
Jingle Jolly Sunday July 12
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6:00am - 6:45am Packet Pickup/Check-In Opens For Half Marathon, Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
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7:00am Half Marathon Starts
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7:00am - 7:45am Packet Pickup Opens for the 5K.
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8:00am 5K Starts
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8:30am Post Race Christmas Party Begins!!!
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Running
Half Marathon Pacer
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Live Half Marathon
Live 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dayton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 9:05 PM local time (EDT) in Dayton on July 12, 2026 — 14h 46m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Christmas in July Half Marathon and 5K (Dayton)
294 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon Pacer
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Wigand | 1:20:14 | 6:08 /mi |
| 2 | Emanuel Muniz | 1:20:26 | 6:08 /mi |
| 3 | Gary Pate | 1:26:39 | 6:37 /mi |
| 4 | Keaton Lehman | 1:30:47 | 6:56 /mi |
| 5 | Ethan Pang | 1:34:10 | 7:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 53 Dayton events
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