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Christmas Rush

Name: Christmas Rush
Start: 2026-12-12
End: 2026-12-12
Location: Kent

Kent, Washington, United States

Saturday, 12 Dec 2026 51 days left

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Date 12 Dec, 2026

Races 2 distances

Entry fee $20.00

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Christmas Rush

About the event

The Christmas Rush will celebrate 44 years on December 12. The race features a 5k run/walk and a 10k run. along the scenic green river.

NEW 10k Course! The 10k will start on the west side of the Green River, will cross over and finish on the east side. Both the 5k and 10k will finish in the same location. (Map coming soon)

Participants age 13 and under are FREE courtesy of Taylor Farms!

Awards will be given to top five winners in each age group following the race.

Shirt order deadline: Thursday, November 12th at 11:59 p.m.

Look for the garage sale table following the race and pick up a shirt from a previous race for just $5! Cash or Card.

Packet pick up at Road Runner Sports, Thursday, December 10th, 4-7 p.m. or on race day starting at 8 a.m.

Parking located at Hogan Park, 24400 Russell Road, Kent

Races offered

12Dec

10K Run

Running

Distance: 10K
Start time: 09:50
Entry fee: $20.00

12Dec

5K Run/Walk

Running

Distance: 5K
Start time: 10:00
Entry fee: $20.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Kent.

Temperature3.5° / 9.1°

Feels like0.1° / 6.0°

Sunshine hours3h 34m

Rainfall8.7 mm

Snowfall0.1 cm

Wind10.6 km/h (Light breeze)

Humidity86.2%

Max UV indexLow (1.4)

Sweat lossLow

Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft

Sunrise08:48

Sunset17:20

About Kent

Learn more about the host city, Kent.

Kent is the fourth largest city in King County in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, between Seattle and Tacoma.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Christmas Rush.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sam Lingwall	M	18	Enumclaw	16:37.5
🥈	Jacob Dickson	M	16	Enumclaw	16:46.8
🥉	Colton Low	M	17	Federal Way	17:09.1
4	Nathan Morrision	M	17	Kent	17:34.4
5	Jacob Fullen	M	28	Lynnwood	17:37.6
6	Seth Coons	M	16	Enumclaw	17:40.5
7	Brian Reilly	M	23	Seattle	17:55.2
8	Philip Paul	M	36	Covington	17:56
9	Noah Elwell	M	17	Auburn	18:03
10	Zachary Fung	M	29	Kirkland	18:18.1
11	Sayer Dodd	M	14	Enumclaw	18:53.2
12	Matthew Nechiporuk	M	19	Kent	18:56.9
13	Somer Kreisman	F	29	Seattle	19:22.8
14	Tim Baggenstos	M	15	Renton	19:34.6
15	Mitch Parker	M	58	Kent	19:36.4
16	Kathleen Riordan	F	15	Kent	19:39.3
17	Kolby Peters	M	30	Turner	19:39.6
18	Jared Manning	M	15	Kent	19:47
19	Ethan Kobuthcer	M	15	Covington	20:06.2
20	Trevor Tom	M	14	Renton	20:18.3
21	Thatcher Foucher	M	17	Auburn	20:18.8
22	Lynn Carlson	F	34	Seattle	20:18.9
23	Jeremy Salerno	M	26	Kirkland	20:20.3
24	Avinash Agarkar	M	36	Bothell	20:23.1
25	Chad Balen	M	27	Bellevue	20:23.8
26	E. Epstein	M	12	Tacoma	20:25.8
27	Kristen Hemke	F	30	Renton	20:37.8
28	Mark Epstein	M	14	Tacoma	20:38.2
29	Nathan Shiosaki	M	18	Renton	20:51.9
30	Philip Vu	M	16	Renton	21:02.5
31	David Crawford	M	68	Renton	21:04.3
32	Andy Epstein	M	40	Tacoma	21:29.4
33	Emily Paul	F	35	Covington	21:34.3
34	Mark Drangsholt	M	61	Seattle	21:37.3
35	Dave Sherman	M	64	Edgewood	21:41.2
36	Preetum Chokar	M	14	Kent	22:07
37	Brady Vandecar	M	13	Milton	22:08
38	Max Welch	M	16	Kent	22:17.2
39	Ken Holman	M	66	Puyallup	22:17.5
40	Greg Baggenstos	M	56	Renton	22:24.9
41	C. Phill	F	12	Tacoma	22:25.8
42	Noah Passeau	M	13	Kent	22:33.1
43	George Gonzales	M	58	Bonney Lake	22:34
44	Matt Paulson	M	37	Enumclaw	22:40.4
45	Tracey Stolz	F	24	Tukwila	22:44.7
46	R. Wenz	M	12	Tacoma	22:45.1
47	Steve Husko	M	65	Elma	22:45.8
48	Megan Rogers	F	24	Kent	22:47.3
49	Diana Raykova	F	18	Renton	22:48.2
50	Jacob Paul	M	39	Lynnwood	22:49

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Dominic Deady	M	19	Enumclaw, WA	17:06.9
🥇	Joshua Harrington	M	17	—	17:17.1
🥈	Jacob Dickson	M	17	Enumclaw, WA	17:09.3
🥈	Brian Esparza	M	22	Bellingham, WA	17:40.8
🥉	Isaiah Eller	M	19	Kent, WA	17:14
🥉	Nicholas Shepard	M	21	Kent, WA	17:47.8
4	Jacob Fullen	M	29	Seattle, WA	17:23.2
4	Bhagat Subedi	M	18	Kent, WA	18:09.5
5	Todd Maruca	M	45	Lakewood, WA	17:35.1
5	Matthew Nechiporuk	M	22	Kent, WA	18:37.9
6	Nathan Lee	M	25	Seattle	17:46.9
6	Sarah Paquet	F	22	Lacey, WA	18:46.6
7	Brian Reilly	M	24	Seattle, WA	17:48.1
7	Kaiser Martin	M	15	Kent, WA	18:47.6
8	Joshua Champlain	M	17	Covington, WA	17:54.6
8	Drea Garvue	F	37	Seattle, WA	18:53.4
9	Kaiser Jacobs Martin	M	13	Covington, WA	17:59.6
9	Rachel Cundy	F	27	Stanwood, WA	18:55.4
10	Noah Elwell	M	18	Auburn, WA	17:59.9
10	Ian Field	M	35	Seattle, WA	19:08.2
11	MINH DANG	M	43	Lynnwood, WA	18:00.6
11	Andrea Lin	F	27	Burien, WA	19:27.4
12	Brent Moody	M	50	Sioux Falls	18:01.9
12	Elijah Morrow	M	16	Renton, WA	19:30.7
13	Xavier Scott	M	16	Tacoma, WA	18:15.8
13	Heather Hill	F	43	Seattle	19:33.4
14	Phil Paul	M	37	Kent, WA	18:21
14	Rachel Morris	F	30	Seattle, WA	19:45.2
15	Somer Kreisman	F	30	Seattle, WA	18:24.9
15	Jamie Morgenstern	F	33	Seattle, WA	19:46.2
16	Gary Petro	M	53	Tacoma, WA	18:27.4
16	Chloe Hobson	F	23	Black Diamond, WA	20:53.5
17	Bhagat Subedi	M	16	Kent, WA	18:38.5
17	Daron Schmitke	M	42	Kent, WA	21:11.5
18	Seth Coons	M	17	Enumclaw, WA	19:07.6
18	Nahod Kidane	M	18	Kent	21:11.7
19	Ian Field	M	33	Burien, WA	19:35.7
19	Nabel Kidane	M	15	Kent	21:12.3
20	Ryan Stueber	M	39	Maple Valley, WA	19:39.2
20	Ethan Byzinker	M	15	Kent, WA	21:19.7
21	Sayer Dodd	M	15	Enumclaw, WA	19:42.8
21	Paul Harmon	M	40	Seattle, WA	21:22.8
22	Ryan Zimmerman	M	17	Kent, WA	19:48.9
22	Mark Drangsholt	M	64	Seattle	21:34.6
23	Leyton Irey	M	16	Kent, WA	19:51.1
23	Courtney Black	F	43	Maple Valley, WA	21:45
24	Nicholas Hamakami	M	17	Renton, WA	19:52.9
24	Jack Gates	M	18	Renton, WA	22:06
25	Charles Finn	M	47	renton, WA	19:53.5
25	Tj Doviak	M	16	Seattle, WA	22:10.8
26	Kent Sizer	M	64	Renton, WA	19:55.5
26	Blake Hurd	M	34	Federal Way, WA	22:17.9
27	Ben Gates	M	18	Renton, WA	20:11.8
27	Nathan Hellmann	M	15	Kent, WA	22:24.9
28	Asher McCord	M	39	Orting, WA	20:13.3
28	Abram Rude	M	14	Renton, WA	22:27.5
29	Eliott Epstein	M	13	Tacoma, WA	20:14.7
29	Madeline Dailey	F	25	Seattle, WA	22:41.6
30	Mark Epstein	M	15	Tacoma, WA	20:15.9
30	Shawn Dailey	M	51	Seattledes Moines, WA	22:42.2
31	Mark Dooley	M	44	Seattle, WA	20:17.4
31	Greg Stamper	M	49	Covington, WA	22:48.2
32	Mason Kenneally	M	17	Kent, WA	20:23.8
32	Stephanie Willett	F	39	Seattle, WA	22:51.5
33	Kevin Kincade	M	51	Seattle, WA	20:28.6
33	Cj Alvarez	M	39	Seattle, WA	22:52.4
34	O. Mangrum	M	12	Tacoma, WA	20:42
34	Alex Bailey	M	23	Black Diamond, WA	22:53.4
35	Christian Kincade	M	13	Seattle, WA	20:44.7
35	Darren Hales	M	42	Kent, WA	23:05.7
36	Keith Lerew	M	62	Fox Island, WA	20:46.8
36	Jennifer Rozler	F	51	Seattle, WA	23:07.1
37	Logan James	M	26	Everett, WA	20:56.6
37	Anne Hobson	F	59	Black Diamond, WA	23:15.2
38	James Caribo	M	14	Kent, WA	21:00.7
38	Eric Bell	M	50	Everett, WA	23:20.5
39	Nathan Li	M	14	Renton, WA	21:03.7
39	Brian Gonzalez	M	17	Seattle, WA	23:23.9
40	David Crawford	M	69	Renton, WA	21:07
40	Zachary Fung	M	32	Kirkland, WA	23:31.8
41	Tate Stecker	M	21	Tacoma, WA	21:08.4
41	Marshall Black	M	13	Maple Valley, WA	23:31.9
42	Jeremy Salerno	M	26	Kirkland, WA	21:08.7
42	Joy Chan	F	33	Kirkland, WA	23:33.8
43	Mark Kenneally	M	49	Kent, WA	21:17.5
43	Christopher Cutting	M	38	Seattle, WA	23:38.8
44	Desmond Mack	M	14	Seattle, WA	21:28
44	Mason Kenneally	M	19	Kent, WA	23:42.8
45	Shawn Dailey	M	49	Des Moines	21:56.2
45	Gabriela Gonzalez	F	20	Seattle, WA	23:46.7
46	Seth Fleming	M	33	Kent, WA	21:59
46	Lucy Cutting	F	36	Seattle, WA	23:47.4
47	Ronald Plewka	M	55	Auburn, WA	22:11.8
47	Ryan Stamper	M	15	Covington, WA	23:57.2
48	LolaRose Aselin	F	17	Seattle, WA	22:12.5
48	Julie Rude	F	45	Renton, WA	23:59.6
49	Abbey Van Valkenburg	F	13	Sammamish, WA	22:15.5
49	Dennis Zaborac	M	72	—	24:00.4
50	Desmond Lee	M	53	Seattle, WA	22:15.9
50	Max Kag	M	30	Seattle, WA	24:03.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Gregory Leak	M	31	Tacoma, WA	29:57.1
🥈	Ben Mangrum	M	41	Tacoma, WA	32:53
🥉	Matthew Reisenauer	M	31	Seattle, WA	33:25
4	Liam Monaghan	M	22	Puyallup, WA	34:06.6
5	James Roach	M	34	Auburn, WA	34:17.7
6	Nicole O'Loughlin	F	29	Tacoma, WA	35:56.7
7	Hannah Calvert	F	24	Tacoma, WA	35:59.3
8	Brien O'Loughlin	M	30	Tacoma, WA	36:03.2
9	Michael Lynes	M	53	Tacoma	36:33
10	Jules Beresford	M	42	Seattle, WA	36:36.4
11	Troy Haeseler	M	39	Renton, WA	37:02.1
12	Zachary Fung	M	30	Kirkland, WA	37:10.8
13	Noah Shirk	M	18	University Place, WA	37:16.2
14	Daniel Castelluccio	M	14	Maple Valley, WA	37:44.3
15	August Byzinker	M	39	Kent, WA	37:47.9
16	Steven Colmus	M	47	Burien, WA	38:48.3
17	Drew Holcomb	M	29	Seattle, WA	39:14.1
18	Toby Mollett	M	39	Covington, WA	39:33.2
19	Morgan Henderson	M	41	Seattle	39:48.3
20	Steven Hall	M	39	Auburn, WA	39:49.5
21	Trisha Steidl	F	43	Seattle, WA	40:16.3
22	Katie Thompson	F	28	Kent, WA	40:38.1
23	Chad Heise	M	29	Seattle, WA	40:46.8
24	Sean Sargent	M	29	Seattle, WA	40:57.2
25	Nicholas Mendoza	M	16	Renton, WA	41:31.3
26	Anna McConnell	F	31	Seattle, WA	41:44.4
27	Trevor Tom	M	15	Renton, WA	41:46.7
28	Russ Otani	M	60	Lynnwood, WA	42:09.9
29	Aaron Li	M	17	Renton, WA	42:13.9
30	Lynda Flanaghan	F	34	Seattle, WA	42:29.1
31	Michael Sanchez	M	36	Auburn, WA	42:37
32	Roger Smith	M	51	Auburn, WA	42:43.9
33	Chris Hoffman	M	52	Seattle, WA	42:48.4
34	Makenna Cowan	F	18	Burien, WA	43:51
35	Kelsey Ballard	F	16	Kent, WA	44:04.9
36	Courtney Black	F	41	Maple Valley	44:30.6
37	George Unruh	M	61	Gig Harbor, WA	44:44.2
38	Kari Vreugdenhil	F	47	Auburn, WA	44:44.4
39	Krista Matuska	F	17	Kent, WA	44:45.4
40	Laura Morrissey	F	40	Covington, WA	44:46.6
41	Brett Freshwaters	M	61	Tacoma, WA	44:52.4
42	Ben Reimold	M	31	Seattle, WA	45:23.6
43	Hiromi Conley	F	59	Kent, WA	45:29.6
44	Sean Miller	M	51	Des Moines, WA	45:34.9
45	Zach Marchitto	M	33	Federal Way, WA	45:47.3
46	Daren Osborn	M	55	Kent, WA	46:02.4
47	John McCormick	M	16	Renton, WA	46:04.8
48	Nicole Lukes	F	24	Seattle, WA	46:09.1
49	Josh Otake	M	17	Renton, WA	46:13.3
50	Diane Haensel	F	48	Covington, WA	46:23

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Johnny Kvietkus	M	28	Newcastle	33:29.9
🥈	Edson Zaldivar	M	23	Kent	35:52.5
🥉	August Byzinker	M	38	Kent	37:00.4
4	Reese Braman	M	17	S Cle Elum	38:13.3
5	Nicholas Hamakami	M	16	Renton	38:31.8
6	Steven Colmus	M	45	Burien	38:55.2
7	Morgan Henderson	M	40	Seattle	39:21.5
8	Erica McElrea	F	36	Snohomish	39:36.5
9	Adrian Silva	M	18	Federal Way	40:10.9
10	James Roach	M	33	Auburn	40:21.9
11	Mariangela Cruz	F	31	Seattle	40:33.2
12	Robert Bondurant	M	45	Port Townsend	40:53.6
13	Tyler Compton	M	29	Kent	41:29.7
14	Walker Messer	M	26	Mobile	41:30.5
15	Cliff Richards	M	57	Maple Valley	41:31.3
16	Katherine Thompson	F	27	Kent	41:34.2
17	Russ Otani	M	59	Lynnwood	42:06.5
18	Kevin Kincade	M	50	Seattle	42:07.7
19	Sean Sargent	M	28	Seattle	42:07.7
20	Darren Wenz	M	45	Tacoma	42:17.7
21	Joshua Cho	M	18	Auburn	42:30.9
22	Geoff Thiessen	M	28	Abbotsford	42:31.3
23	Charles Finn	M	46	Renton	43:11.8
24	Aaron Li	M	16	Renton	43:29.2
25	Ryan Zimmerman	M	16	Kent	43:30.1
26	Josh Otake	M	16	Renton	43:32.8
27	Nicholas Mendoza	M	15	Renton	43:48.7
28	Roger Smith	M	50	Auburn	43:51.1
29	Ashley Coberly	F	36	Maple Valley	43:55.7
30	Mark Kenneally	M	48	Kent	44:07.6
31	Benjamin Brady	M	13	Maple Valley	44:23
32	Zachary Wilson	M	32	Auburn	44:26.2
33	Dan Passeau	M	40	Kent	44:28.7
34	Hiromi Conley	F	58	Kent	44:34.2
35	Christie Peterson	F	42	Maple Valley	44:41.3
36	Kelsey Ballard	F	15	Kent	45:16.2
37	Clinton Kaku	M	57	Auburn	45:19.8
38	Michael Sanchez	M	35	Auburn	45:21.1
39	Rob Scholl	M	51	Kent	45:35.1
40	Kent Bates	M	51	Puyallup	45:50.8
41	Mark Dooley	M	43	Seatac	45:53.1
42	Brett Freshwaters	M	60	Tacoma	45:53.7
43	Jerry Kassebaum	M	49	Kent	45:54.9
44	Curtis Jordan	M	55	Renton	45:58.1
45	Daren Osborn	M	54	Kent	46:12.9
46	Nicole Huston	F	24	Kent	46:30.3
47	Steven Hall	M	38	Auburn	47:06.4
48	Peter Mogren	M	63	Renton	47:18
49	Carly Salerno	F	24	Kirkland	47:20.6
50	Matt Knox	M	51	Kent	47:21.2

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