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BESCP Ugly Sweater 5K and 2 Mile Walk

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Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States

calendar_today 06 Dec, 2025

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About the Event

This is a timed 5K run; a 2 mile walk and a free Reindeer Run for kids, to benefit the Blair Emergency Services Chaplain Platoon who provide Peer 2 Peer support for the Emergency Services Community of Blair County and their families. The race will begin and end at Heritage Plaza in Downtown Altoona and is packed full of fun along the routes.

Plan to stick around after the race for live entertainment and all around festive fun! Help show you support for our Police; Fire; EMS; 911 Dispatchers; Parole and Probation officers and their families. Race day registration will be available for a slightly increased fee.

Races Offered

BESCP Ugly Sweater 5K Run

Dec 06, 2025

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

2 Mile Walk

Dec 06, 2025

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Distance — 2 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:05

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Altoona.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat -2.5° / 4.9°

wb_sunny -6.9° / 1.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.6 /

water_drop 75.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat -2.5° / 4.9°

wb_sunny -6.9° / 1.1°

air 9.6 km/h

water_drop 75.8%

About Altoona

Learn more about the host city, Altoona.

Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.