Winter Classic 5K
About this race
Join us for a chilly run of the Winter Classic 5K!
Start and finish in beautiful downtown Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Make it a winter stroll or an all-out sprint down Mass Ave. The course is fast and flat so you can get back to the finish line sooner!
Festive attire is encouraged but not mandatory.
REGISTRATION FEES:
- $40 until 10/11
- $42.50 from 10/12 through 11/1
- $45 from 11/2 through 11/29
- $50 from 11/30 through Race Day (if available)
Pick your distance
Running
Winter Classic 5K
Virtual 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cambridge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 4:11 PM local time (EST) in Cambridge on December 6, 2026 — 9h 12m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Results — Winter Classic 5K
Other races near Cambridge
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Reach Green Stadium Challenge - November
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Cambridge
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cambridge 5K Races 9 races
- Cambridge Half Marathons 2 races
- Cambridge Running Calendar 2026 13 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, 13 Cambridge events
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