The 12Ks of Christmas Run and Walk

United States flag Westerville, Ohio, United States

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Date 19 Dec, 2026
Races 6 distances
Entry fee $29.99 – $44.99
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The 12Ks of Christmas Run and Walk

About the event

The 12Ks of Christmas Run and Walk is a great way to wrap up the year with a fun and unique holiday race that is perfect for everyone in the family! Wear the ugliest sweater, shirt or jacket that you can find! Join in the fun of racing around Sharon Woods, one of central Ohio’s best Metro Parks and then enjoy some snacks and decadent hot chocolate! Not feeling like fa-la-la-la-la-ing through 12K? No problem! We have a 6K race option for you too along with a Kid's Fun Run!

All 6k and 12k participants will receive delicious hot chocolate, a finish line race video, free race photos, the choice of either a race mug or holiday hat with the option to upgrade to a long sleeve ring spun shirt, custom finishers medals, and race bibs, a chip-timed race, instant results, snacks, fruit, refreshments, a scenic and challenging race course, photo ops in front of a pair of 10ft and 15ft inflatable reindeer as well as a 20ft snowman (weather dependent), FREE parking and more!

 

Races offered

19Dec

Virtual 12K

Running

Distance
12K
Start time
00:00
Entry fee
$29.99
19Dec

Virtual 6K

Running

Distance
6K
Start time
00:00
Entry fee
$29.99
19Dec

Kids Fun Run

Running

Distance
0.4K
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$0.00
19Dec

Kids Fun Run With Swag

Running

Distance
0.4K
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$29.99
19Dec

12K

Running

Distance
12K
Start time
10:15
Entry fee
$44.99
19Dec

6K Run

Running

Distance
6K
Start time
10:15
Entry fee
$34.99

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Westerville.

Temperature-1.5° / 5.8°
Feels like-6.4° / 1.6°
Sunshine hours4h 30m
Rainfall2.4 mm
Snowfall0.2 cm
Wind13.1 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity76.4%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:45
Sunset18:08

About Westerville

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Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. A northeastern suburb of Columbus, its population was 39,190 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Otterbein University. It was once known as the "Dry Capital of the World" for its strict laws prohibiting sales of alcohol and for being the home of the Anti-Saloon League, one of the driving forces behind the Prohibition era at the beginning of the 20th century.

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