Motorcycle Santa 5K (Aka Rudolph’s Run)
About this race
Ho Ho Ho! Get ready to lace up your sneakers and kick off our Motorcycle Santa season with our 5K Run & Walk.
A nice jaunt along the Brandywine River will feature your favorite holiday characters and cheer with a festive after party at Catherine Rooney’s in Trolley Square.
Don’t want to participate solo? Get your team together and register!
Don’t be a Grinch! Costumes are encouraged to get in the holiday spirit! We’ll sleigh you there!
Check back for more naughty and nice surprises as we get closer to the event!
Charity Info:
Motorcycle Santa started in 2015 as an impromptu idea to spread some holiday cheer. An Amazon prime delivery of a Santa suit, large red velvet bag, and an elf costume, in addition to a full tank of gas on a 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan, brought instant life to this unscripted holiday scheme. Motorcycle Santa and his small crew proceeded to ride around various areas in the Wilmington, DE area, handing out an assortment of gifts to unsuspecting strangers. The festive gesture created countless smiles, and ultimately drew support from the local community rolling into the following year. http://motorcyclesanta.org/
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Motorcycle Santa 5K ( AKA Rudolph’s Run)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wilmington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 4:41 PM local time (EST) in Wilmington on November 22, 2026 — 9h 47m of daylight.
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- 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, 34 Wilmington events
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