The Cowboy Christmas 5k
About this race
The Marathon Project is proud to present The Cowboy Christmas 5k benefiting #LovePup Foundation! Lace up your shoes and put on your most festive running gear for this fast and fun 5k through beautiful Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler, Arizona. The race will take place in conjunction with The Marathon Project and is a rebrand of the original TMP 5k. Best of all, and a portion of the race proceeds will go to #LovePup Foundation.
#LovePup Foundation is a 501c3 based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes pups with love and care, one tail at a time. You can learn more about #LovePup and see their adoptable animals at lovepupfoundation.org.
The first 300 runners to sign up will get a free Cowboy Christmas 5k beanie and a custom finisher's medal, so don't delay!
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Running
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chandler, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 5:20 PM local time (MST) in Chandler on December 12, 2026 — 9h 58m of daylight.
Course
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- Chandler 5K Races 8 races
- Chandler Running Calendar 2026 10 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, 10 Chandler events
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