Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager

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Date 05 Dec, 2026
Races 4 distances
Entry fee $30.00 – $60.00
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Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager

About the event

The race is being held to honor the memory of Garrett Yeager beloved friend, son, brother and father. All proceeds will be donated in his memory to Special Olympics of Batesville and New Hope Refuge. New Hope Refuge is a faith based and Christ centered program for women who are struggling with substance abuse issues. 

The race course you get a little bit of everything. Starting out in the beautiful Eagle Mountain neighborhood for the 5k. The half marathon will continue over to the beautiful campus of Lyon College, once at Lyon you will jump on the 3/4 mile trail section of the course, upon exiting the trail you will run the country roads leading back to the main highway to work your way back to Eagle Mountain.

Each participant will receive a finishers medal and race hoodie. Race registration will cut off on November 29th to be guaranteed a hoodie.  Packet pickup will be race morning starting at 630 until 7:45.

Cancellation Policy
If the race is cancelled all entries will be deferred to the following year's race. Sorry, no refunds.

 

Races offered

05Dec

5k Run/Walk

Running

Distance
3.1 Miles
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$30.00
05Dec

Half Marathon

Running

Distance
13.1 Miles
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$60.00
05Dec

Hope for the Holiday Virtual Race 5K

Running

Distance
3.1 Miles
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$35.00
05Dec

Hope for the Holiday Virtual Race Half Marathon

Running

Distance
13.1 Miles
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$60.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Batesville.

Temperature2.6° / 12.0°
Feels like-1.0° / 8.7°
Sunshine hours7h 3m
Rainfall2.0 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.6 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity71.4%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:08
Sunset17:55

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Adebola Ogunkoya M 38 Frisco, TX —
🥈 Brooke Murphy F 42 Little Elm, TX —

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