Little Elm Polar 5K Run & Plunge
About this race
Run. Plunge. Cocoa!
Early Packet Pickup for 5K & 1K:
Friday, Jan 1st, 1pm - 6pm at Towers Tap House (290 E Eldorado Pkwy, Little Elm, TX 75068)
Event Day, Saturday, January 2, 2027 at the Little Elm Park
7:45am - 9am Late packet pickup & registration
9:00am 1K Fun Run Start
9:20am 5K Start
10:20am 5K Awards
10:30am Polar Plunge
5K and 1K participants will receive a Polar Run T-shirt, finisher medal, hot cocoa and donuts!
Polar Plunge participants will receive a Plunge T-shirt, hot cocoa and donuts!
5K & 1K Fun Run
5K will be timed and awards will be given to overall, masters, grand masters and age group winners. 1K will not be timed.
Polar Bear Al will likely make an appearance! Don't miss it! ♥
All finishers will receive a finisher medal, hot cocoa a donuts.
Registrations for the 5K & 1M run also include registration for the PLUNGE!
Participants registered for the 5K & 1K run will receive a RUN t-shirt. An additional plunge t-shirt can be purchased during the registration process if you plan to plunge after the run.
Are you ready to take the plunge?
Polar Plunge brrr-ave participants will receive a Polar Plunge t-shirt, hot cocoa and donuts!
Prizes will be given out to the:
best costume,
youngest plunger,
and oldest plunger. Dress up, don't miss the fun!
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Registrations for the 5K & 1M run also include registration for the PLUNGE!
1K Fun Run
Registrations for the 5K & 1M run also include registration for the PLUNGE!
Polar Plunge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Little Elm.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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- Little Elm 5K Races 7 races
- 10K Run Events in Little Elm 2 races
- Little Elm Running Calendar 2026 10 races
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, 11 Little Elm events
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