Santa Made Me Do It! is a 5K road race, 2 mile walk and 1/4-mile kids fun run on December 5, 2026 in Bethlehem, CT. This race is organized by The First Mile and will be held in conjunction with the Bethlehem Christmastown Festival.
The race starts in front of the Memorial Hall on the Bethlehem Town Green.
Parking will be at the Bethlehem Fair Grounds, 384 Main St North, Bethlehem, CT. Shuttle buses will bring runners and spectators to the Town Green beginning at 8:30 AM. The shuttle buses will run continuously throughout the day, so runners and their families can stay after the race and check out the festival.
There will NOT be parking available at the Green and the road will be closed to traffic. Runners may also be dropped off at the Green.
The 5K race and 2 mile walk start together at 10 AM. There is a free kids' fun run at 9:30 AM.
Packet pick-up and day-of-race registration starting at 8:30 AM on the Town Green in front of Memorial Hall.
Awards: Overall Male/Female/Non-Binary 5K finishers. Top three in the 5K in the following age groups: 6 and under, 7-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Pre-Registration: $30 Race Day Registration: $35
Kids 12 and Under: $15
T-Shirts for everyone registered by midnight Sunday, November 29th, 2026 (Must be present to receive)
Free Santa Made Me Do It 2026 Ornaments for the first 200 registered.
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — Kids Fun Run
Type — Running
09:30
$0.00
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 2 Mile Walk
Type — Running
10:00
$30.00
Dec 05, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
10:00
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Bethlehem.
Learn more about the host city, Bethlehem.
Bethlehem is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of Jerusalem within the West Bank, in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Santa Made Me Do It.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Piotr Kostyk | — | |
| 🥈 | Derek Destefano | — | |
| 🥉 | Zoltan Rigo | — | |
| 4 | Daniel Isakson | — | |
| 5 | Rob Polansky | — | |
| 6 | William Clark | — | |
| 7 | E.J. Wilson | — | |
| 8 | Ken Clark | — | |
| 9 | Ed Nog | — | |
| 10 | Jeffrey Schroeder | — | |
| 11 | Paul Baldini | — | |
| 12 | Kyle Rawlings | — | |
| 13 | Jennifer Manware | — | |
| 14 | James Sporko | — | |
| 15 | Sherry Schwarm | — | |
| 16 | Tony Dasilva | — | |
| 17 | John Corporon | — | |
| 18 | Alicia Bonin | — | |
| 19 | J. Rubacha | — | |
| 20 | Debbie Perry | — | |
| 21 | P. Croughwell | — | |
| 22 | Summer Cookson | — | |
| 23 | Terry Camputaro | — | |
| 24 | Amy Brooks | — | |
| 25 | Christine Galinski | — | |
| 26 | Dave Poppel | — | |
| 27 | Fiona Cosham | — | |
| 28 | Nicole Isakson | — | |
| 29 | Patrick Chagnon | — | |
| 30 | Joseph Chordas | — | |
| 31 | Ella Littlefield | — | |
| 32 | Rebecca Wilbur | — | |
| 33 | Way Hedding | — | |
| 34 | Liz Janzen | — | |
| 35 | Amanda Partelow | — | |
| 36 | Christopher Ahlberg | — | |
| 37 | Mike Molzon | — | |
| 38 | David Perry | — | |
| 39 | Lee Bradley | — | |
| 40 | Robyn Errickson | — | |
| 41 | Sarah Soto | — | |
| 42 | Alexis Bernardi | — | |
| 43 | Paige Brandt | — | |
| 44 | Dave Yadach | — | |
| 45 | Suzanne Turner | — | |
| 46 | Laura Zadrick | — | |
| 47 | John Adomelis | — | |
| 48 | Teri Michaud | — | |
| 49 | Tim Gerzabek | — | |
| 50 | Kevin Kosienski | — |
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