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The Donut 5K Holiday Run/Walk
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The Donut 5K Holiday Run/Walk

Carmel, Indiana, United States View on map
Dec 19, 2026 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis local time)
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About this race

20th Annual Donut 5K Holiday Run/Walk!!

 

The Donut 5K is BACK in Carmel at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Clay Terrace for the 20th ANNIVERSARY. All of the holiday magic and fun is back Jack's Donuts of Carmel back on the course!
  • Jack's Donuts on the course and at the finish line, over 7,000 donut holes to be served!
  • Buy one get one free donut from Jack's of Carmel on every bib
  • Event will again benefit local animal rescues.  Over 100K has been donated over the years
  • Cash purse to the top-3 male and female finishers + Age Group Awards
  • All participants will receive the official event shirt and medal shown below
  • The first 1,500 registered will receive the now famous DONUT ME stocking hat (2026 design below)
  • Raceday Packet Pickup, vendors and post-race party will be inside St. Vincent Sports Performance large training room
  • Dogs are once-again allowed to participate in the event
  • Plenty of free parking in the Clay Terrace mall parking lots
  • After Party will be located at Upland Brewing, a 5 minute walk from the finish line. Upland will open at 10 AM just for Donut 5K participants with a special grab-and-go breakfast of burritos and breakfast sandwiches.  Upland is open to all ages but those 21+ can enjoy a free beverage from Upland or our Official Beer Partner, Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams, Truly, Angry Orchard and Twisted Tea)
  • Awards for the best dressed pups in their holiday gear
  • New 5K age means Course Records for all age group winners

The most fun holiday run/walk in central Indiana.  We hope you join us.

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Running

Donut 5K

Dec 19, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Donut 5K Virtual

Dec 19, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Carmel, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 3.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 12.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -0.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 19, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 19, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 20m

The sun rises at 8:01 AM and sets at 5:21 PM local time (EST) in Carmel on December 19, 2026 — 9h 20m of daylight.

Course

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Results — The Donut 5K Holiday Run/Walk

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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, 19 Carmel events

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