05Dec
5k Run
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
2026 Murphysboro Main Street "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run
Murphysboro,
Illinois,
United States
33 days left
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Date
05 Dec, 2026
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$35.00
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Website
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2026 Murphysboro Main Street "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run
About the event
Back by popular demand! Murphysboro Main Street presents the 2026 "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run. It is open to youth and adult walkers/runners. We will age categories and awards for 1st and 2nd place finishes in each category. There will also be a prize given for the best dressed in Christmas themed attire, so get your friends together and dress up for the occasion. Attendees who sign up before November 22nd are guaranteed a shirt with sponsors listed on the back. We will not order any extra to be sold the morning of the race. Packet pick up and same day registration will be same day as the race on December 5th starting at 8am. Race will begin promptly at 9am. All proceeds of this race will benefit the Murphysboro Main Street Old Depot Restoration project.
Races offered
05Dec
5k Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for December in Murphysboro.
Temperature0.6° / 9.3°
Feels like-3.7° / 5.4°
Sunshine hours6h 5m
Rainfall2.5 mm
Snowfall—
Wind12.9 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity72.5%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:04
Sunset16:40
About Murphysboro
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Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of 2026 Murphysboro Main Street "Run for a Claus" 5k Walk/Run.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Aiden Taylor | 20:48.15 |
| 🥈 | Jack Castleman | 22:07.23 |
| 🥉 | M. Williams | 25:22.45 |
| 4 | Lauren Young | 25:31.5 |
| 5 | P. Decker | 27:12.51 |
| 6 | Rachel Bledsoe | 30:09.07 |
| 7 | G. Eisert | 30:17.22 |
| 8 | Angela Albertini | 31:44.27 |
| 9 | Allen Lanter | 31:51.11 |
| 10 | Gary Tretter II | 31:52.56 |
| 11 | Jonathan Mitchell | 32:02.81 |
| 12 | Konor Rains | 37:37.58 |
| 13 | J. Duffy | 38:04.65 |
| 14 | Elyse Weller | 41:49.09 |
| 15 | Peyton Hartmann | 44:41.86 |
| 16 | Molly Stephens | 46:53.86 |
| 17 | Arlene Miksanek | 49:13.95 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | TONY MIKSANEK | 35:07.91 |
| 🥈 | Jacob Duffy | 38:04.14 |
| 🥉 | Sheila Snyder | 43:12.83 |
| 4 | Julie Moore | 43:13.44 |
| 5 | Cyndi Roberts | 44:15.69 |
| 6 | Connie Howell | 52:29.55 |
| 7 | Mark Albertini | 53:01.73 |
| 8 | Lauren Nottmeier | 54:01.97 |
| 9 | Jessica Roberts | 54:03.19 |
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