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Walter’s Run

West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States View on map
Dec 13, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Walter’s Run 5k takes place on Sunday December 14th, 2024 in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Hosted by Parkway Running Club, Walter's Run is in its 30th year and is one of Boston’s best holiday races. Walter's Run offers fun for running clubs and families so bring the entire crew on race day.

Starting and ending at the Parkway YMCA, Walter’s Run 5k is a rolling route thru the West Roxbury. Our accurate wheel-measured course is USATF sanctioned.   We provide a water stop, mile splits and course security with volunteers and police. 

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Running

5k Run/Walk

Dec 13, 2026 5K 11:00 AM
$30.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in West Roxbury, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -2.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 6.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -8.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 3.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
21.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 13, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 13, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 07m

The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 4:12 PM local time (EST) in West Roxbury on December 13, 2026 — 9h 07m of daylight.

Course

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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, 3 West Roxbury events

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