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Polar Bear 8 Miler
Running
- Distance
- 12.9K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $25.00
Polar Bear 8 Miler
Newtown,
Pennsylvania,
United States
75 days left
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Date
17 Jan, 2027
Races
1 distance
Entry fee
$25.00
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Website
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Polar Bear 8 Miler
About the event
The sixth race and the start of the second half of the Winter Series, the Polar Bear 8 miler. Stay warm running!
This is for a single race sign up. To sign up for the series, please go to the Winter Series Sign Up page.
About the Winter Series:
An event which began back in 1978, the BCRR Winter Series includes 11 weekly races from December through February (weather permitting). You must register for an annual BCRR membership prior to registering for the entire series. Registration for membership and the Winter Series begins in the fall of each year.
You do not need to be a member to participate in single races during the series. Single event registration for non-members is available onsite on race day only.
For those who wish to compete for awards: You must also fulfill the series requirement of at least one race and one volunteer assignment. Please read the Winter Series Rules for more information.
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Weather history
3-year monthly averages for January in Newtown.
Temperature-2.2° / 5.2°
Feels like-7.2° / 0.6°
Sunshine hours5h 42m
Rainfall3.1 mm
Snowfall0.3 cm
Wind12.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity70.0%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:18
Sunset17:59
About Newtown
Learn more about the host city, Newtown.
Newtown is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Surrounded by beautiful farmlands, this small town was also the location where the movie Signs was filmed in part. It is a cute town with plenty of places to visit, eat and see.
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Video
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Polar Bear 8 Miler.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | ROBERT STIANCHI | 46:00.4 |
| 🥈 | ETHAN FRANK | 46:27.32 |
| 🥉 | LOGAN BRADY | 49:52.72 |
| 4 | CHRISTIAN CARABELLO | 50:01.93 |
| 5 | GIUSEPPE CAVALLO | 50:57.61 |
| 6 | JOE HOLTON | 50:57.62 |
| 7 | VITALY BELOTSERKOVSKY | 51:13.97 |
| 8 | JUSTYNA WILSON | 51:46.4 |
| 9 | Joe Kluck | 52:02.52 |
| 10 | PATRICK DONADIO | 52:08.09 |
| 11 | BRITTANY DEBORD | 52:08.92 |
| 12 | KEVIN MCKALE | 52:53.78 |
| 13 | COLM QUINN | 53:01.06 |
| 14 | MORGAN LEH | 53:22.81 |
| 15 | VINCENT GARONSKI | 53:31.82 |
| 16 | MICHAEL KARL | 54:02.63 |
| 17 | DENNIS PETERSON | 54:02.94 |
| 18 | D. MANAVI | 54:08.21 |
| 19 | RYAN GOLDBLUM | 54:14.22 |
| 20 | BRIAN FEY | 54:36.08 |
| 21 | Federico Betti | 54:42.23 |
| 22 | ELSAYED ALI | 54:52.43 |
| 23 | Kenny Ginsburg | 55:06.09 |
| 24 | BRIAN MCGINLEY | 55:21.54 |
| 25 | PAUL LANCASTER | 55:23.39 |
| 26 | TIMOTHY HOOPER | 55:35 |
| 27 | RYAN SOCK | 55:35.94 |
| 28 | John Henry Brusca | 55:37.86 |
| 29 | GREGORY HOOD | 55:52.85 |
| 30 | PETER CHAPMAN | 55:52.93 |
| 31 | CHRISTINA BURNER | 55:55.71 |
| 32 | Bill McCool | 56:02.11 |
| 33 | KARA VANDOOIJEWEERT | 56:16.13 |
| 34 | TODD COULSON | 56:39.34 |
| 35 | Dave Kern | 56:43.04 |
| 36 | JONNIE SHACKMAN | 57:24.94 |
| 37 | JON KEAGY | 57:50.93 |
| 38 | GERT FREAS | 57:56.08 |
| 39 | SIOBHAN MCHUGH | 57:58.97 |
| 40 | MICHAEL HASTON | 58:02.1 |
| 41 | BRONWYN BIRD | 58:07.23 |
| 42 | DAVID BUCHANAN | 58:22.5 |
| 43 | MARK O'NEILL | 58:24.34 |
| 44 | Peter Grant | 58:31.41 |
| 45 | EDWARD SMITH | 58:48.43 |
| 46 | NATACHA SMITH | 58:50.93 |
| 47 | NOT REGISTERED | 58:58.88 |
| 48 | DAVID MCGINN | 59:05.15 |
| 49 | JUSTIN BARTOLUCCI | 59:19.53 |
| 50 | MATTHEW A KRINCE | 59:23.4 |
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