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Jingle Bell LEAP 5K

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 13 Dec, 2025

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About the Event

The Jingle Bell LEAP is an out-and-back 5K Run/Walk beginning at mile 0 of the American Tobacco Trail at Morehead Ave and Blackwell St. This event supports the Latino Educational Achievement Partnership which provides quality bilingual pre-K education and tutoring to elementary and middle school students.

Pre-race packet pickup is available at the LEAP School on Friday, Dec. 12 from 4:30-6:30pm.
Race day registration and check-in begins at the start area at 7:45am, and the run/walk begins at 9:00am.

Street parking is available on Blackwell St. and in the lots off Jackie Robinson Blvd (next to Mellow Mushroom).
Water station on course. Bagels and bananas at start and finish.

Course Map can be found here.
More info on LEAP can be found here!

Races Offered

5K Run or Walk

Dec 13, 2025

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

5K Run or Walk (Youth 12 & Under)

Dec 13, 2025

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

Virtual 5K

Dec 13, 2025

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 2.2° / 11.9°

wb_sunny -1.6° / 8.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.8 /

water_drop 70.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 2.2° / 11.9°

wb_sunny -1.6° / 8.9°

air 9.8 km/h

water_drop 70.8%

About Durham

Learn more about the host city, Durham.

Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.