01Jan
New Year's Dash 5K Run/Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $30.00
The New Year's Dash 5K Run/Walk
Elizabethtown,
Kentucky,
United States
56 days left
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Date
01 Jan, 2027
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$30.00
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Website
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The New Year's Dash 5K Run/Walk
About the event
We are once again ready to welcome a new year in style! Start 2027 off right by getting your exercise on! Join us for the New Year's Day Dash 5K Fun Run/Walk on Friday, January 1, 2027 beginning at 9am at the Elizabethtown Sports Park (Covered pavilion, super runner-friendly course, and HEATED bathrooms)! Proceeds from this race benefit all the great community work of the Elizabethtown Lions Club
Register early and recieve a special long sleeve race t-shirt (to be guaranteed a shirt on race day, participants must register by December 17, 2026. (A limited supply will be available online after the deadline)
Get all dressed up in your pajamas or your New Year’s Outfit and shine like the rockstar we know you are! We'll give out prizes to our best-dressed Male and Female participants, along with the Most Spirited Runner and the Oldest Runner, and the Top 3 Male/ Female finishers.
Now all you need to do is grab your friends, mark your calendar, and get registered to start 2027 off right!
Kids 9 and under run for free. However, there is no t-shirt or mug. If you prefer, you can sign your child up using the paid registration link.
Visit the FAQ page for all the details!
Races offered
01Jan
New Year's Day Dash Kids 9 & Under Run FREE
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $0.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for January in Elizabethtown.
Temperature-2.7° / 5.5°
Feels like-7.5° / 1.1°
Sunshine hours5h 26m
Rainfall4.6 mm
Snowfall0.3 cm
Wind12.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity74.0%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:55
Sunset18:49
About Elizabethtown
Learn more about the host city, Elizabethtown.
Elizabethtown is a small town in the Kentucky Derby Region. Abraham Lincoln's parents Thomas and Nancy had their daughter Sarah here in 1807 and then Abraham nearby at Sinking Spring Farm in 1809.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of The New Year's Dash 5K Run/Walk.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jason Kratzwald | — |
| 🥈 | Stephen Click | — |
| 🥉 | Gene White | — |
| 4 | Brittany Click | — |
| 5 | Debbie Findlay | — |
| 6 | Jamie Howard | — |
| 7 | Teresa Thompson | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | H. Sullivan | 34:57.33 |
| 🥈 | R. Pierce | 35:31.04 |
| 🥉 | L. Thomas | 36:29.88 |
| 4 | A. Riggs | 47:55.5 |
| 5 | K. Henrickson | 47:57.64 |
| 6 | P. Bibin | 48:02.57 |
| 7 | E. Crutcher | 51:11.6 |
| 8 | M. Trent | — |
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