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Murphysboro Main Street "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run
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Murphysboro Main Street "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run

Murphysboro, Illinois, United States View on map
Dec 05, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Walking

About this race

Back by popular demand! Murphysboro Main Street presents the 2026 "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run. It is open to youth and adult walkers/runners. We will age categories and awards for 1st and 2nd place finishes in each category. There will also be a prize given for the best dressed in Christmas themed attire, so get your friends together and dress up for the occasion. Attendees who sign up before November 22nd are guaranteed a shirt with sponsors listed on the back. We will not order any extra to be sold the morning of the race. Packet pick up and same day registration will be same day as the race on December 5th starting at 8am. Race will begin promptly at 9am. All proceeds of this race will benefit the Murphysboro Main Street Old Depot Restoration project. 

Pick your distance

Walking

5k Walk

Dec 05, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Running

5k Run

Dec 05, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Murphysboro, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 2.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 11.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -1.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 5, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 5, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 40m

The sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 4:38 PM local time (CST) in Murphysboro on December 5, 2026 — 9h 40m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Murphysboro Main Street "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run

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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, 5 Murphysboro events

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