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Utah Santa Run - Utah County
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Utah Santa Run - Utah County

Salem, Utah, United States View on map
Dec 05, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Running

About this race

The Utah County Santa Run 5K and 1.55 mile is the last of the Utah Santa Runs and has a new course. Held in Salem Utah near Payson. All participants get a Santa Suit to run in and Milk and Cookie Aid stations supported by Elves that dress as Volunteers. This is an awesome looped course around Salem Pond. Salem Pond has an incredible Christmas display of lights floating on their pond. Run over their bridge and feel the beauty of the season. 

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Running

5K

Dec 05, 2026 5K 4:15 PM
$42.00
Open

1.55 Mile Run

Dec 05, 2026 2.5K 4:15 PM
$42.00
Open

5K Virtual

Dec 05, 2026 5K 4:15 PM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -6.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 4.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -10.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 2.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
9.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 5, 2026 (MST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 5, 2026 (MST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 27m

The sun rises at 7:33 AM and sets at 5:01 PM local time (MST) in Salem on December 5, 2026 — 9h 27m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 1 Salem event

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