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Polar Bear Plunge 5K
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2026 - Polar Bear Plunge 5K

Copperas Cove, Texas, United States View on map
Jan 17, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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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 etc to 70+. Race day registration and packet pick up will be at the race site from 6:45-7:45am. Early packet pick up will be on January 16th and 17th, 2025 - 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 2rd, 2025.

Jan 17, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on January 17, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 0.7° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 9.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) -4.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 6.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
22.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
30.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 17, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 17, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 23m

The sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 5:53 PM local time (CST) in Copperas Cove on January 17, 2026 — 10h 23m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Polar Bear Plunge 5K

Polar Bear 5K · 350 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Polar Bear Plunge 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Jeremiah Calderon 16:34 5:20 /mi
2 Anthony Carter 18:28 5:57 /mi
3 Damari Patterson 19:02 6:08 /mi
4 Jon Carlos Castro 19:34 6:18 /mi
5 Robert Sanchez 19:35 6:18 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 6 Copperas Cove events

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