New Year's Day 5k
About this race
Start the New Year off on the right foot! Murfreesboro's New Year's Day 5k is a family-friendly event. This Better Boro Project sanctioned event will be electronically-timed, and every finisher will receive a medal. There are awards for overall winners as well as age group winners in the male and female categories.
REGISTRATION
$30 per person, includes a festive long sleeve t-shirt (***REGISTER by DEC 8 to guarantee your shirt size...shirts have to be ordered, printed and delivered.)
PACKET PICKUP
Avoid the lines on race day! You will receive your race bib number with safety pins and your t-shirt in your packet. You may send a friend or relative to pick up your packet; they must have a note or text from you giving them permission.
Tuesday, December 29, 2026
Patterson Park Community Center
521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
Patterson Park Community Center
521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Patterson Park Community Center
521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday, January 1, 2027 (New Year's Day!)
Barfield Crescent Park (Ballfields Concession stand)
697 Veterans Parkway
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ONLY
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Running
New Year's Day 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Murfreesboro, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:55 AM and sets at 4:42 PM local time (CST) in Murfreesboro on January 1, 2027 — 9h 46m of daylight.
Course
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- Murfreesboro 5K Races 4 races
- Murfreesboro Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 8 Murfreesboro events
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