Frosty 5K and Jingle Bell Mile

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Date 24 Dec, 2026
Races 2 distances
Entry fee $29.00
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Frosty 5K and Jingle Bell Mile

About the event

Run with friends and family at the Frosty 5K and Jingle Bell Mile!

The 24th annual Frosty 5K is the 10th and final race in the 2026 RunAbout Race Series presented by Roots Realty Group.

Every 5K participant is guaranteed a long-sleeve shirt with registration on or before December 13th! Those who register after December 13th can choose from remaining sizes while quantities last. Jingle Bell Mile participants have the option to purchase a shirt during registration while supplies last.

LOCATION:
The start and finish are located BEHIND the Food Lion Grocery store on North Main Street in Blacksburg. The best place to park is at the shopping center and then walk behind the shopping center up the hill to the soccer field. The field is beside the Hunter Ridge Apartments.

EVENT SCHEDULE: 
Packet Pickup at RunAbout Sports (Dec 23rd): 3 pm - 6 pm
Packet Pickup at Race: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Jingle Bell 1 Mile Fun Run Start: 12:30 pm
Frosty 5K Start: 1:00 pm
Awards and Raffle: ~2:15 pm

FROSTY 5K AWARDS:
Overall: Top 3 female and male
Age groups: Top 3 male and female for each category, 12 and under, 13-15, 16-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+

VOLUNTEER:
Sign up to volunteer! We are looking for volunteers to help on race day! All volunteer positions are 2 hour commitments or less.

Races offered

24Dec

Jingle Bell Mile

Running

Distance
1.6K
Start time
12:30
Entry fee
$0.00
24Dec

Frosty 5K

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
13:00
Entry fee
$29.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Blacksburg.

Temperature-1.4° / 8.3°
Feels like-5.9° / 4.3°
Sunshine hours6h 1m
Rainfall2.3 mm
Snowfall6.5 cm
Wind10.9 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity71.5%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsSnow and ice expected
Sunrise08:27
Sunset18:06

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Frosty 5K and Jingle Bell Mile.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Yuriko Renardy F 68 Blacksburg, VA 30:24.68
🥈 Carole Dellinger F 70 Blacksburg, VA 35:19.47
🥉 Ellen Walker F 62 Blacksburg, VA 41:20.75
4 Donna Akers F 74 — 42:41.78
5 R Elaine Cook F 61 Newport, VA 49:28.09

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