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Polar Bear Plunge 5K

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Copperas Cove, Texas, United States

calendar_today 17 Jan, 2026

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About the Event

The Annual Polar Bear 5K, part of the Centex Race Series, will be held at the Copperas Cove City Park on January 17th, 2026. Start and finish will be at the City Park Pool with 3 laps around the park. Registration fee is $25, price increase starting January 7th, online registration ends January 14th at 4:00pm. Must register by January 3rd to be guaranteed a shirt! There will be onsite late registration starting at 6:45 am morning of the race.

Bib/Bag Pick Up will be on January 15th and 16th at the Copperas Cove Civic Center (1206 W Ave B, Copperas Cove) from 9:00am - 6:00pm, we will not hand out prior to 9:00am.

Afterwards, runners are invited to take a plunge into the City Park Pool for the Annual Polar Bear Plunge and participate in the belly flop.

Races Offered

5K

Jan 17, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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-38 days remaining

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Copperas Cove.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 4.0° / 15.7°

wb_sunny -0.7° / 11.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.6 /

water_drop 57.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 4.0° / 15.7°

wb_sunny -0.7° / 11.7°

air 14.6 km/h

water_drop 57.9%

About Copperas Cove

Learn more about the host city, Copperas Cove.

Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas at the southern corner of Coryell County with smaller portions in Lampasas and Bell counties. Founded in 1879 as a small ranching and farming community, today the city is the largest in Coryell County, with 36,670 at 2020. The city's economy is closely linked to nearby Fort Hood, making it part of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.