Name: Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic
Start: 2026-12-19
End: 2026-12-19
Location: Wakefield

About the Event

🎅🏃‍♀️ Join us for the 5th Annual Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic! 🎄

Get ready to run, walk, and celebrate the holiday season around beautiful Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, MA! Our flat, fast 5K course is perfect for runners and walkers of all abilities.

👟 10:00 AM — FREE Kids Fun Run
🏃 10:30 AM — Santa Dash 5K Run/Walk

But this race is about more than just crossing the finish line — it’s about giving back to our community. ❤️

Every dollar raised through the Santa Dash Classic supports scholarships for local high school seniors. Since 2022, this event has helped the Mystic Runners award fourteen $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from Wakefield, Woburn, Reading, and Stoneham.

🎓 Help us keep the tradition going! Join us for a fun-filled morning with family, friends, and fellow runners — and help us give back to the next generation.

🎅 Run. Walk. Celebrate. Give back.

We can't wait to see you at the 2026 Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic!

Early bib pickup will be at the Lakeside Inn, 595 North Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880.

Friday, December 18th - 5:00-7:00pm

You will be able to register the morning of the event!

Races Offered

Kid's Fun Run

Dec 19, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$0.00

5k

Dec 19, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:30

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$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

-3.1° / 4.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

-8.2° / 0.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 3m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

8.6 cm

air Avg wind speed

12.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Snow and ice expected

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:06

nightlight Sunset

17:13

About Wakefield

Learn more about the host city, Wakefield.

Wakefield, Massachusetts is a scenic town 12 miles north of Boston with a population of about 27,000 (2020). Wakefield has preserved much of its historic New England appearance and is recognized for its strong community involvement, quality school system, thriving businesses, public library, and for beautiful Lake Quannapowitt, which plays host to outdoor festivals and benefit activities each year.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sam Seekins	M	31	Cambridge, MA	16:06
🥈	David Corbett	M	39	Danvers, MA	18:54
🥉	David Parkinson	M	37	Boston, MA	19:01
4	Ricky Mariscal	M	27	Wellesley Hills, MA	19:36
5	Stephanie Wankowicz	F	31	San Francisco, CA	19:44
6	Huw Jones	M	51	Stoneham, MA	19:46
7	Sean Murphy	M	43	Wakefield, MA	19:58
8	Adam Bedingfield	M	15	Boston, MA	20:11
9	Craig Mercier	M	63	Burlington, MA	20:14
10	Matt Killion	M	43	Winchester, MA	20:50
11	Bryon Patten	M	42	Wilmington, MA	21:36
12	Bryan Cosca	M	30	Somerville, MA	21:40
13	Orly Diaz	F	16	Arlington, MA	21:53
14	Isaac Mugo	M	43	Lynnfield, MA	21:56
15	John Sievers	M	58	North Reading, MA	22:13
16	Maria Gonzalez	F	52	Burlington, MA	22:17
17	Lindsay Metcalfe	F	40	Lowell, MA	22:18
18	Ryan Williams	M	13	Billerica, MA	22:30
19	David Crane	M	43	Wilmington, MA	22:44
20	Jessica Stryhalaleck	F	46	Wilmington, MA	22:53
21	Michael Davis	M	32	Saugus, MA	22:55
22	Paul Bouchard	M	37	Wakefield, MA	23:16
23	Bethany Mayo	F	38	Boston, MA	23:21
24	John Fischer	M	53	East Weymouth, MA	23:26
25	L. Kerrigan	M	11	Wakefield, MA	23:28
26	Lisa Pagana	F	56	Auburndale, MA	23:28
27	Ryan Kerrigan	M	42	Wakefield, MA	23:30
28	Patrick Jenkins	M	18	Nahant, MA	23:40
29	Julie Dragon	F	43	Sturbridge, MA	23:45
30	Everett McBride	M	68	Salem, NH	24:04
31	Glen Turgiss	M	59	Woburn, MA	24:18
32	Miriam Parker	F	25	Malden, MA	24:26
33	Kelly Demmons	F	41	North Andover, MA	24:33
34	Jeffrey Frost	M	40	Medford, MA	24:34
35	T. RILEY	F	11	Wakefield, MA	24:35
36	Donna Green	F	29	Melrose, MA	24:47
37	Ryan Ng	M	39	Cambridge, MA	24:53
38	Jim Campbell	M	62	Byfield, MA	25:01
39	Kenneth O'Brien	M	58	Peabody, MA	25:02
40	Sean MCElhiney	M	40	Lowell, MA	25:38
41	Erik Cann	M	42	Wakefield, MA	25:52
42	Thomas Reed	M	37	Woburn, MA	26:14
43	Samantha Gasbarro	F	34	Wakefield, MA	26:28
44	Darien Franco	M	28	Louisville, KY	26:29
45	Erin Hunt	F	29	Wakefield, MA	26:36
46	Andrea Saccardo	F	31	Melrose, MA	26:47
47	Shannon Feeney	F	29	Boston, MA	27:09
48	Tyler Webster	M	30	Boston, MA	27:09
49	Elizabeth Foy	F	16	Reading, MA	27:11
50	Nicole Jacob	F	49	Wakefield, MA	27:14