Polar Bear Plunge 5K
About this race
The Annual Polar Bear 5K, part of the Centex Race Series, will be held at the Copperas Cove City Park on January 23rd, 2027. Start and finish will be at the City Park Pool with 3 laps around the park. Registration fee is $25, price increase starting January 11th. Online registration ends January 21st. Must register by January 3rd to be guaranteed a shirt! There will be onsite late registration starting at 7:00 am morning of the race.
Early Bib Pick Up will be on January 21st and 22nd at the Copperas Cove Civic Center (1206 W Ave B, Copperas Cove) from 9:00am - 6:00pm, we will not hand out prior to 9:00am. First 200 participants to pick up bibs will receive bags as we only have limited quantity. Same day bib pick up will start at 7:00am.
We will have some raffle prizes to give away shortly after the race ends while we are waiting for the race results.
Afterwards, runners are invited to take a plunge into the City Park Pool for the Annual Polar Bear Plunge and participate in the belly flop.
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Running
Polar Bear 5K
This race is part of the Cen-Tex race series! Awards to the top M/F finishers, and top 3 M/F age group finishers. Age groups: 11&U, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+. Race day registration and packet pick up will be at the race site from 7:00-8:00am. Early packet pick up will be on January 21st and 22nd, 2027 - 9am to 6pm at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, 1206 W Ave B. First 200 runners to pick up their packet will be guaranteed a bag. Shirts guaranteed if registered by January 3rd, 2027.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Copperas Cove, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:28 AM and sets at 5:58 PM local time (CST) in Copperas Cove on January 23, 2027 — 10h 30m of daylight.
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Results — Polar Bear Plunge 5K
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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, 6 Copperas Cove events
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