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Holiday 5K & 13.1M at Hickory, NC (49)
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Holiday 5K & 13.1M at Hickory, NC (49)

Hickory, North Carolina, United States View on map
Dec 05, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Race Information
The race starts at 8:30 AM.
Packet pickup starts 30 minutes before the race and ends 10 minutes before the race starts.
All runners must register on RunSignup. 
No on-site registration.

Additional Information:
The starting line is located across the street from the corner of 16th Ave Pl NW and 12th St Dr NW.

5K Course (0.78M)
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6233736925 
The course is an out-and-back (1.56M)
The 5K does the out-and-back two times.

Half Marathon Course (1.09M)
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5975171281 
The course is an out-and-back (2.18M).
The Half Marathon does the out-and-back six times.

Course Time Limit
3 hours and 30 minutes. 

Finisher Medals
https://usroadrunning.com/FinisherMedals.php 

Shirt and Gear Shop
https://usroadrunning.com/Gear.php 

Best Costume
https://usroadrunning.com/BestCostume.php 

Series Points
https://usroadrunning.com/S.php

Awards
https://usroadrunning.com/Awards.php

Frequently Asked Questions and Information
https://usroadrunning.com/FAQ.php

US Road Running
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Pick your distance

Running

5K

Dec 05, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$30.00
Open

Half Marathon

Dec 05, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:30 AM
$65.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hickory, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 1.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 9.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -1.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
84.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 5, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 5, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 51m

The sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 5:11 PM local time (EST) in Hickory on December 5, 2026 — 9h 51m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Holiday 5K & 13.1M at Hickory, NC (49)

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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, 16 Hickory events

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