calendar_today 19 Dec, 2026
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Fun Run and Walk through Shadyside, Ohio. Come dressed and decked out in your best Christmas gear! The course will take you through Main street, as well as multiple side streets, going past many homes that will be participating in a Holiday Light Contest. It will be your job as a runner to vote for the most festive house on the route! The 5K is not the only race this evening; there will be a Reindeer Trot (Toddler trot) and A Very Merry Mini Loop (Race for 12 & under). This will be A VERY MERRY time for all ages!
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Dec 19, 2026
Distance — 0.1K
Type — Running
15:30
$0.00
Dec 19, 2026
Distance — 1.4K
Type — Running
15:45
$10.00
Dec 19, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
16:15
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Shadyside.
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Shadyside is a village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,454 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.
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