It's A Wonderful Run 5K
About this race
The 15th Annual It's A Wonderful Run at Saint John Paul II Academy 5K Start Time is 8:00am (The 1 Mile Fun Run & Reindeer Dash start at approximately 8:40am on the Track - not timed)
Online Registration open now through Race Day 12/12/26 8:30am *T-shirt guarantee count of 400 to first 400 packets picked up.
- Registration fees increase on Friday 12/11/26 after 11:00pm
- Early Race Packet Pickup - Race Week at Runner's Edge Boca Raton
- Race Day registration & Packet Pickup 7:00am-8:30am
Certified 5K race, One Mile Fun Run, New Reindeer Dash (age 8 and under), Full Breakfast for all participants, Long sleeve race t-shirt. Fun for the whole family all in support of student clubs, athletics, activities and alumni scholarships
5K Awards: Top three male/female overall; top master; top three in five-year age groups: 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
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5K
Virtual 5K
Virtual Race - December 4th - 11th, 2021
5K Run/Walk
$35 Pre-registration *** $40 Registration on Race Day
5K Under 16 & SJPII High School Students
$25 Pre-registration *** $30 Registration on Race Day
One Mile Fun Run/Walk on Track - All ages
$20 pre-registrations *** $25 Registration on Race Day (1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on Track - Not Timed)
Reindeer Dash - Age 8 and Under on TRACK
$15 pre-registrations *** $20 Registration on Race Day (Dash is on Track Ages 8 and Under - Not Timed)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Boca Raton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 5:29 PM local time (EST) in Boca Raton on December 12, 2026 — 10h 30m of daylight.
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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, 25 Boca Raton events
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