Walter’s Run 5k takes place on Sunday December 14th, 2024 in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Hosted by Parkway Running Club, Walter's Run is in its 30th year and is one of Boston’s best holiday races. Walter's Run offers fun for running clubs and families so bring the entire crew on race day.
Starting and ending at the Parkway YMCA, Walter’s Run 5k is a rolling route thru the West Roxbury. Our accurate wheel-measured course is USATF sanctioned. We provide a water stop, mile splits and course security with volunteers and police.
Dec 14, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
-244 days remaining
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in West Roxbury.
Learn more about the host city, West Roxbury.
West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north, the city of Newton to the northwest, the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest, and Hyde Park to the southeast. West Roxbury is often mistakenly confused with Roxbury, but the two are very different and separated from each other by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain.
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