Ugliest Sweater Run

United States flag Bloomington, Illinois, United States

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Ugliest Sweater Run runsignup.com
Date 12 Dec, 2026
Races 2 distances
Entry fee $10.00 – $30.00
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Ugliest Sweater Run

About the event

Put on your best holiday cheer and come out to Miller Park for the Ugliest Sweater Run with Bloomington Parks and Recreation and Fleet Feet Bloomington. There will be a 3 mile or 1.5 mile non-competitive run or walk with prizes awarded for special categories. 

Bib pick-up will be available during regular store hours at Fleet Feet Bloomington from 10am - 7pm on Friday, December 11 or from 12:00 - 12:45 pm at Miller Park Pavilion before the race on Saturday.

Deadline to pre-order a 2026 shirt is November 30. We will have very limited extras available for purchase on race day for $20 cash. You can purchase a discounted 2025 shirt during registration.

Races offered

12Dec

Race Only

Running

Distance
Race Only
Start time
13:00
Entry fee
$10.00
12Dec

Race with Long Sleeve Shirt

Running

Distance
Race with Long Sleeve Shirt
Start time
13:00
Entry fee
$30.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Bloomington.

Temperature-2.9° / 4.3°
Feels like-8.2° / -0.3°
Sunshine hours4h 41m
Rainfall2.1 mm
Snowfall0.2 cm
Wind15.1 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity77.9%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:11
Sunset17:31

About Bloomington

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Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680, making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, which has a population of roughly 170,000.

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