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2026 YMCA Santa Run 5K/10K and One Mile Elf Run/Walk

Frederick, Maryland, United States

calendar_today 11 Dec, 2026 – 13 Dec, 2026

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About the Event

THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING FOR OUR YMCA SANTA RUN! 🎅🎄

Please refer to this page for all official and up-to-date race information.

EVENT DETAILS: (IN-PERSON RACE)

📍 Monocacy Village Park (409 Delaware Road, Frederick, MD 21701)
📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026

RACE DAY START TIMES:

1 Mile Elf Run: 8:30 AM (30-minute time limit)
10K Run: 9:00 AM (2-hour time limit)
5K Run: 9:15 AM (1 hour 45-minute time limit)

VIRTUAL RACE RUNNERS:

🏃‍♂️ Run anywhere and anytime between Friday, December 11 at 9:00 AM and Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 PM

RACE DAY INFORMATION:

Same Day Registration: Saturday only: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Location: Race Pavilion
Same Day Registration closes promptly at 8:00 AM
We strongly recommend registering in advance

PACKET PICK-UP ON RACE DAY:

❌ NOT AVAILABLE
All packets must be picked up prior to race day

ADDITIONAL RACE DAY NOTES:

Dogs are not permitted on the course (except registered service animals)
Children riding in strollers do not need to be registered
Walkers must complete their race by 11:00 AM
Snacks and water will be available at the pavilion
Porta-potties will be located near the pavilion
First Aid/AED station with certified personnel on site
Vendors will be present, please stop by and support them!

PACKET PICK-UP: (IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL)

📍 Downtown YMCA, 1000 North Market St., Frederick, MD 21701
Wednesday, 12/9/26: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursday, 12/10/26: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday, 12/11/26: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

IMPORTANT RACE DAY NOTES:

You may pick up someone else’s packet
Virtual runners must also pick up shirts and finisher medals
Packets will be held for one week after the race at the Downtown YMCA

VIRTUAL RACE SHIPPING:

Virtual participants living more than 50 miles from Frederick, MD may choose to have their packet mailed for a $15 fee
Please do not select shipping if you live within 50 miles
All mailed packets will be shipped after race day
All in person participants must pick up their packet, we will not ship packets for in person participants

BIB INFORMATION:

Please pin all four corners of your bib to the outside of your apparel
Do not wear bib upside down
Improper placement may prevent timing chip detection
One Mile Elf Run participants do not receive bibs

VIRTUAL RUNNERS:

Access your digital bib via the “Manage Registration” link in your confirmation email
You will be asked to download the "Racejoy" app
Race will then be active from Friday 12/11 at 9am until Sunday 12/13 at 9pm for you to complete
You may submit treadmill or manual results through the results page

RACE COURSES:

5K Course:

Starts at Monocacy Village Park
Out and back on Shifferstadt Blvd.
Two U-turns before returning to the park

10K Course:

Two laps of the 5K course
Turnaround located near the start/finish inside the park

1 Mile Elf Run:

Out-and-back route from the park to Mohican Drive

PARKING:

Please respect all public and private property.
Available Parking:
YMCA parking lot (short walk across East Street)
Delaware Road (between park entrance and East Street)
Roads parallel to East Street and railroad tracks
In front of shopping center retail stores (Dollar General, Oscars, Salvation Army, etc.)
🚫 No Parking available at Monocacy Village Park parking lot (reserved for staff, volunteers, porta-potties)

RACE SHIRTS: 👕

Shirts available for ages 5 and up
Shirt sizes guaranteed for registrations received by October 31, 2026
After that date, sizes are first-come, first-serve
Ages 1–4 receive a race cinch bag or equivalent item instead of a shirt
Shirts cannot be exchanged for different sizes!

FINISHER MEDALS:🏅

All participants (in-person and virtual) receive a finisher medal
Medals double as a holiday ornament

AWARDS: 🎉 (IN-PERSON ONLY)

Overall male and female winners for the 5K and 10K
Awards announced at the pavilion around 10:30 AM
🏆 Best Holiday Costume Award
Results available at: www.racinemultisports.com/results

SPONSORS:

Thank you to our event sponsors!
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please contact:
Juan Echeverria - Associate Director of Health & Wellness
📧 jecheverria@frederickymca.org
📞 (301) 401-6043

Please check back to this page for updates leading up to race day!

Races Offered

One Mile Elf Run Virtual

Dec 11, 2026

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09:00

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$15.00

Santa Run 10K VIRTUAL

Dec 11, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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09:00

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$29.00

Santa Run 5K VIRTUAL

Dec 11, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

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$29.00

1 Mile Elf Run

Dec 12, 2026

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08:30

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$16.00

10K Santa Run

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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$29.00

5K Santa Run

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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09:15

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$29.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Frederick.

thermostat Temperature

-1.1° / 7.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

-5.6° / 3.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

5h 31m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

10.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:21

nightlight Sunset

17:48

About Frederick

Learn more about the host city, Frederick.

Frederick is a charming city of approximately 80,000 people (2020) in Maryland. It is a major antique center with many shops, eateries, galleries and antique dealers.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 2026 YMCA Santa Run 5K/10K and One Mile Elf Run/Walk.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	B. Edelin	M	8	Adamstown, MD	—
🥈	Kathryn Johnson	F	47	Frederick, MD	—
🥉	M. Johnson	F	9	Frederick, MD	—
4	D.A. Botsaris	F	57	Frederick, MD	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Josh Henson	M	48	Frederick, MD	—
🥈	Brett Batchelder	M	15	Silver Spring, MD	—
🥉	Jason Bodmer	M	46	Dickerson, MD	—
4	Canton Wetzel	M	13	Frederick, MD	—
5	Caleb Bodmer	M	13	Dickerson, MD	—
6	Anna Bodmer	F	16	Dickerson, MD	—
7	Jessica Bodmer	F	45	Dickerson, MD	—
8	W. Heasman	M	10	Frederick, MD	—
9	Elliot Griffiths	M	15	Frederick, MD	—
10	K. Carduner	M	8	Frederick, MD	—
11	C. Clark	M	8	Frederick, MD	—
12	Neal Dorfman	M	33	Point Of Rocks, MD	—
13	Pat Clester	M	55	Union Bridge, MD	—
14	Dominick Darcangelo	M	53	Delray Beach, FL	—
15	Trish Milburn	F	56	Mount Airy, MD	—
16	Crystal Hildreth	F	44	Rockville, MD	—
17	Chase Jackson	F	46	Clarksburg, MD	—
18	Dwayne Oland	M	68	Frederick, MD	—
19	T. Clark	F	9	Frederick, MD	—
20	Brittany Milburn	F	26	Mount Airy, MD	—
21	Elizabeth Cizek	F	57	Frederick, MD	—
22	Jennifer Borton	F	27	Frederick, MD	—
23	Herman Smith	M	71	Frederick, MD	—
24	Julia Petre	F	31	Baltimore, MD	—
25	L. Gut	F	9	Frederick, MD	—
26	Mike Kelly	M	61	Alpharetta, GA	—
27	Margo Smith	F	70	Frederick, MD	—
28	Julie Clester	F	56	Union Bridge, MD	—
29	Michael Carey	M	56	Ijamsville, MD	—
30	Stephanie Batchelder	F	49	Silver Spring, MD	—
31	Travis Edelin	M	41	Adamstown, MD	—
32	Maggie DeBlasis	F	26	Towson, MD	—
33	Debbie Shoffner	F	49	Frederick, MD	—
34	Chris Colville	F	56	Frederick, MD	—
35	Joyce Smith	F	52	Frederick, MD	—
36	A. Sperling	F	10	New Market, MD	—
37	Penny Beeler	F	54	Jefferson, MD	—
38	Cassandra Jafari	F	14	Frederick, MD	—
39	Jim Lautenberger	M	74	Braddock Heights, MD	—
40	Marissa Edelin	F	39	Adamstown, MD	—
41	Irene Taliaferro	F	66	Frederick, MD	—
42	Nekesha Williams	F	47	Ijamsville, MD	—
43	Miranda Smith	F	44	Frederick, MD	—
44	Mary Kate Ross	F	37	Boonsboro, MD	—
45	Lynne Gerlach	F	59	Laurel, MD	—
46	D.A. Botsaris	F	57	Frederick, MD	—
47	Matthew Moore	M	37	Frederick, MD	—
48	Valerie Moore	F	37	Frederick, MD	—
49	P. Moore	M	4	Frederick, MD	—
50	Mellissa Ayala	F	47	Monrovia, MD	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Meagan Croan	F	41	Charlotte Hall, MD	—
🥈	Jacob Abbott	M	26	Odenton, MD	—
🥉	Brian Flatter	M	22	Frederick, MD	—
4	PABLO TROCHE	M	47	PATERSON, NJ	—
5	Stuart DeMattia	M	34	Frederick	—
6	Juan Ayala	M	36	Frederick, MD	—
7	Riley Kocher	F	35	New Market, MD	—
8	reed Johnson	M	47	Frederick, MD	—
9	Karla Gomez	F	39	Germantown, MD	—
10	Ian Gut	M	39	Frederick, MD	—
11	Patricia Ainsworth	F	53	Knoxville, MD	—
12	Julie Henderson	F	47	Frederick, MD	—
13	Colleen Bowman	F	58	New Market, MD	—
14	Michelle Edwards	F	52	Middletown, MD	—
15	Caree Vander Linden	F	56	Ijamsville, MD	—
16	Divya Harrison	F	42	Myersville, MD	—
17	Julie Cohen	F	49	Bethesda, MD	—
18	Melissa Sites	F	53	Frederick, MD	—
19	Clifford Crosby	M	52	Mount Airy, MD	—
20	Brigitte FARRELL	F	61	Frederick, MD	—
21	Nancy Kavanaugh	F	56	Frederick, MD	—
22	Chris Flatter	M	53	Frederick, MD	—
23	Miguel Gomez	M	39	Frederick, MD	—
24	Amy Duray	F	48	Monrovia, MD	—
25	Francene Dayhoff	F	56	Walkersville, MD	—
26	Misti Lucente	F	50	Ijamsville, MD	—
27	Brenda Barangan	F	43	Baltimore, MD	—
28	Bojana Gut	F	38	Frederick, MD	—
29	Ward Petito	M	52	Wentzville, MO	—
30	Kate Chapman Mazzolini	F	39	Brecksville, OH	—
31	Angela Papillo	F	56	Frederick, MD	—
32	Richard Foot	M	73	Brunswick, MD	—
33	D.A. Botsaris	F	57	Frederick, MD	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	David Giannini	M	42	Frederick, MD	20:14
🥈	Brandon Kitchen	M	31	Frederick, MD	20:25
🥉	Matthew Lockhart	M	48	Frederick, MD	21:44
4	Patrick Bigger	M	38	New Market, MD	21:48
5	Corey Hough	M	25	Frederick, MD	22:01
6	D. Giannini	M	12	Frederick, MD	22:11
7	C. McElwee	M	9	New Market, MD	22:24
8	I. Toms	M	12	New Market, MD	22:46
9	Alison Obrien	F	37	Rockville, MD	23:47
10	Elliot Griffiths	M	16	Frederick, MD	23:52
11	Gretchen Young	F	21	Frederick, MD	23:53
12	Rebecca Innocenti	F	41	Frederick, MD	24:03
13	R. Davis	M	10	Frederick, MD	24:10
14	T. Lockhart	M	12	Frederick, MD	24:14
15	BreAuna Santiago	F	30	Frederick, MD	24:26
16	Meghan Cagley	F	39	Frederick, MD	24:30
17	K. Carduner	M	9	Frederick, MD	24:55
18	Chelsea Blickenstaff	F	32	Westminster, MD	24:56
19	Carole Kammel	F	53	Rockville, MD	25:05
20	Jason Scaroni	M	42	Frederick, MD	25:07
21	Neal Riemenschneider	M	67	Winchester, VA	25:10
22	Aaron Fox	M	24	Takoma Park, MD	25:23
23	Amy Smith	F	36	Harpers Ferry, WV	25:46
24	Cheyenne Norwood	F	23	Thurmont, MD	25:52
25	Gary Rupert	M	68	Hagerstown, MD	25:58
26	Caren Clark	F	53	Frederick, MD	26:05
27	Kooper Clark	M	19	Frederick, MD	26:05
28	Matt O'Dowd	M	25	Rockville, MD	26:15
29	Julian Young	M	25	Frederick, MD	26:20
30	Joe Unangst	M	57	Frederick, MD	26:25
31	James Nasto	M	48	New Market, MD	26:40
32	W. Donahue	M	9	Frederick, MD	26:42
33	S. Ruiz	M	12	Bethesda, MD	26:48
34	Ethan Bruce	M	15	Walkersville, MD	26:56
35	Erich Franck	M	33	Frederick, MD	26:58
36	Martin Preston	M	46	Glenelg, MD	26:58
37	Megan Baker	F	38	Frederick, MD	27:00
38	Joshua Morris	M	29	Frederick, MD	27:05
39	Andrew Frutiger	M	50	New Market, MD	27:09
40	Pat Clester	M	56	Union Bridge, MD	27:18
41	Victoria Hoff	F	27	New Windsor, MD	27:32
42	Sara Caldwell	F	54	Middletown, MD	27:33
43	Matheo Trujillo	M	14	Middletown, MD	27:33
44	B. Marin	M	12	Falls church, VA	27:35
45	Matthew Szumowski	M	30	Frederick, MD	27:40
46	Morgan McMahon	F	27	Rockville, MD	27:50
47	J. Valloric	M	9	Frederick, MD	27:55
48	Steve McNeill	M	49	Jacksonville, NC	27:57
49	Riley Bruce	M	17	Walkersville, MD	27:57
50	Louis bingham	M	38	Frederick, MD	28:01

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Carter Davis	M	28	Savage, MD	38:23
🥈	Larry O'Hara	M	42	Frederick, MD	39:56
🥉	Samson Ramasamy	M	25	Washington, DC	40:08
4	Patrick Cavazos	M	34	Monrovia, MD	41:28
5	Josh Henson	M	49	Frederick, MD	43:10
6	S. McCrimmon	M	12	Frederick, MD	43:22
7	Jacob Sisler	M	32	Frederick, MD	44:32
8	Chloe Smith	F	29	Baltimore, MD	44:42
9	Brandon Monahan	M	25	Baltimore, MD	45:07
10	Michael McDermott	M	24	Frederick, MD	45:30
11	Robbie Beidler	M	26	Rockville, MD	45:38
12	Lindsay Buchko	F	40	Gaithersburg, MD	47:36
13	Blair Thomas	M	15	Frederick, MD	47:50
14	Peter Williams	M	34	Frederick, MD	47:52
15	Brian Sellers	M	44	Frederick, MD	48:20
16	Noah Humpert	M	19	Germantown, MD	48:35
17	Gustavo Olmo	M	33	Frederick, MD	49:19
18	Macy Palmer	F	21	Gaithersburg, MD	49:29
19	Anton Volney	M	34	Cortland, NY	49:31
20	Isaac Perkins	M	38	Frederick, MD	49:40
21	Daniel Triman	M	39	Frederick, MD	49:52
22	Roxanne Kircher	F	48	New Market, MD	49:57
23	Eric Ros	M	48	Fairfax, VA	50:28
24	DAVID CLICKNER	M	41	Woodbine, MD	50:41
25	Jeff Leaird	M	52	Frederick, MD	51:16
26	Scott McCrimmon	M	49	Frederick, MD	51:29
27	Annalee Turcea	F	27	Baltimore, MD	51:37
28	E. Thompson	F	11	Clarksburg, MD	51:41
29	Michael Thompson	M	48	Clarksburg, MD	51:42
30	Reed Johnson	M	48	Frederick, MD	51:48
31	Paul Bachmann	M	48	Glenelg, MD	52:21
32	John Alexander	M	31	Frederick, MD	52:26
33	Jessica Duhon	F	44	Gaithersburg, MD	52:33
34	David Virgin	M	35	Frederick, MD	52:37
35	Marco Ruiz	M	45	Bethesda, MD	52:38
36	Charles Mitchell	M	36	Frederick, MD	52:43
37	Philemon Kendzierski	M	22	Bowie, MD	53:12
38	Alyssa Klein	F	25	Rockville, MD	53:13
39	Bryn Conway	F	44	Frederick, MD	53:14
40	Valcy Giovanini	F	60	Frederick, MD	53:24
41	Z. Lange	F	12	New Market, MD	53:36
42	Riley Kocher	F	36	New Market, MD	53:41
43	Mike Sweeney	M	34	Frederick, MD	53:50
44	Mark Klein	M	59	Frederick, MD	53:54
45	Colin Smith	M	33	Frederick, MD	54:09
46	E. Lange	F	11	New Market, MD	54:09
47	JENNIFER LANGE	F	38	New Market, MD	54:14
48	Barbara Benedetto	F	50	Ijamsville, MD	54:32
49	Sarah Roberts	F	49	Ijamsville, MD	54:57
50	Sean Quiroga	M	19	Germantown, MD	54:58

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2026 YMCA Santa Run 5K/10K and One Mile Elf Run/Walk

About the Event

Races Offered

One Mile Elf Run Virtual

Santa Run 10K VIRTUAL

Santa Run 5K VIRTUAL

1 Mile Elf Run

10K Santa Run

5K Santa Run

Weather History

About Frederick

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

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2026 YMCA Santa Run 5K/10K and One Mile Elf Run/Walk

About the Event

Races Offered

One Mile Elf Run Virtual

Santa Run 10K VIRTUAL

Santa Run 5K VIRTUAL

1 Mile Elf Run

10K Santa Run

5K Santa Run

Weather History

About Frederick

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

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The Shed Enduro

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