Polar Paws & Santa Claws 5k is fun fur your whole family!
Get ready to move your paws!
5k Registrants will receive:
* Collectible medal (first 700 only)
* Wearable swag
* Collectible cup
* Custom bib with chip timing
The Cub Run is for kids up to age 12 and includes ice slide pass.
All participants are encouraged to wear holiday themed attire and light-up accessories as they run their own race.
For more information, please visit toledozoo.org/polarpaws
PACKET PICKUP
Thursday, Dec 11 and Friday, Dec 12 at Dave's Running Shop in Sylvania, Starlite Plaza
3-6:30 pm both days
For any registrations AFTER Dec 12, race packets may be picked up at the Toledo Zoo on race day
Dec 14, 2025
Distance — 1K
Type — Running
15:00
Dec 14, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
16:00
Dec 14, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
16:00
Dec 14, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
16:00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Toledo.
Learn more about the host city, Toledo.
Toledo is a city of almost 273,000 people (2019) in northwestern Ohio's Lucas County, on the Maumee River at the edge of Lake Erie. Although not as important as it once was, Toledo's past as an industrial powerhouse gave it cultural institutions that rival larger cities like Chicago.
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