Name: Santa Run 1 mile and 5k
Start: 2026-12-12
End: 2026-12-12
Location: Middletown

About the Event

Middletown's 6th annual running of the Santa's! 12/12/26

Santa run has a new home!
The Woodside Cemetery and Arboretum near Downtown Middletown! 1401 Woodside Blvd, Middletown, OH 45044

Holiday Fun:
Every participant will receive a Santa hat, unique keepsake Christmas ornament, a sweet treat and a "Hot Drink" ticket from the coffee Truck!

Route:
Enjoy the scenic Arboretum as you make a double loop through the flat and beautiful Woodside Cemetery.

Come to run dressed as the big guy!
We would love to see all our runners dressed up as Santa, and of course there is a prizes for the jolliest looking Santa at the event, and our fastest male and female Santas!

Toys For Tots:
Toys For Tots will be there collecting donations of toys or monetary donations! The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

Registration Fee:
-The registration fee is $25 now through Nov 29th!
-Kids under 16 is $15
-Price Increases to $30 on Nov 29th!

Dates to remember:
- November 28th - Santa hat deadline & last day for early bird pricing
- December 12th Race Day

Times:
- 7:30am Pre Race packet Pickup at start line area
- 9am Race Start
- 10am Award Ceremony

Parking:
-Participant parking is across the street at Rosa Parks Elementary School. Please use the cross walk when crossing the street.

Awards:
- Finisher Awards to everyone
- 1st-3rd place Male/Female award in the 5k
- Jolliest Santa Prize

Thank you to our sponsors, Downtown Middletown Inc., Steve's Trophies, and Barney Riesbeck State Farm.

Note there are no refunds at this event.

See you there!

Races Offered

1 miler

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

5k

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

-1.0° / 6.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

-5.8° / 2.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

4h 42m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.2 cm

air Avg wind speed

12.9 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

75.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:50

nightlight Sunset

18:15

About Middletown

Learn more about the host city, Middletown.

Middletown is a city of 51,000 people (2020) in Ohio, north of Cincinnati and a short drive south of Dayton.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Santa Run 1 mile and 5k.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	C. Weisenborn	M	12	West Chester, OH	19:22.92
🥈	Nathan Martin	M	42	Cincinnati, OH	20:00.37
🥉	A. Walker	M	12	Liberty Township, OH	20:05.7
4	Braden Buckner	M	17	—	21:33
5	Sarah Minges	F	41	Cincinnati, OH	21:45.39
6	John Seif	M	35	Miamisburg, OH	22:10.45
7	Sarah Rieger	F	17	West Chester, OH	22:52.57
8	Molly Deardorff	F	16	Liberty Township, OH	22:53.96
9	Michael Smith	M	35	Lebanon, OH	23:00.3
10	Ava Dickenson	F	15	Middletown, OH	23:10.77
11	Ellie Meade	F	13	Morrow, OH	23:17.67
12	Tyler Goughenour	M	31	Trenton, OH	23:28.21
13	Brooks Billingsley	F	15	Hamilton, OH	24:04.98
14	Gayle Cobb	F	30	Middletown, OH	24:49.15
15	Robert Kelley	M	61	Hamilton, OH	26:28.69
16	Ashley Sammons	F	41	Oxford, OH	26:56.11
17	Latishia Gordon	F	45	Dayton, OH	27:08.11
18	Rick Chamberlin	M	63	—	27:58.57
19	O. Mayer	M	9	Loveland, OH	28:22.75
20	Delaney Mayer	F	13	Loveland, OH	28:39.08
21	C. Wood	M	12	Avon, OH	28:39.48
22	Andrew McEwan	M	64	Dayton, OH	28:45.04
23	Scott Cornwell	M	40	Hamilton, OH	28:54.63
24	Q. Mayer	M	11	Loveland, OH	29:03.47
25	Tony Mayer	M	42	Loveland, OH	29:07.38
26	L. Shelley	M	9	West Chester, OH	29:51.43
27	Rhiannon Snodderly	F	19	Middletown, OH	30:08.33
28	Steve Proeschel	M	62	—	30:10.98
29	Griffin Diefenbacher-Thies	M	13	Monroe, OH	31:29.54
30	Adam Wood	M	39	Avon, OH	33:03.11
31	Parrish Brazel	F	35	Englewood, OH	33:18.26
32	Daniella Varona	F	13	Miamisburg, OH	34:07.06
33	John Hill	M	58	Dayton, OH	34:15.35
34	Teresa Kelley	F	65	Hamilton, OH	34:28.26
35	Charlotte Smith	F	33	Lebanon, OH	34:37.61
36	Stephanie Richardson	F	54	Dayton, OH	34:37.86
37	Kathy Dawn	F	45	Franklin, OH	34:44.52
38	Kelli Cornwell	F	29	Hamilton, OH	34:44.99
39	Hope Cantrall	F	52	South Lebanon, OH	34:45.46
40	Elizabeth Stanze	F	50	Brookville, OH	34:47.35
41	Chelsey Goughenour	F	32	Trenton, OH	34:50.96
42	L. Shelley	M	11	West Chester, OH	36:13.07
43	Robbie Jester	M	32	Cincinnati, OH	36:23.63
44	Tiffiny Kimmey	F	38	Middletown, OH	36:26.62
45	Erin Sturgell	F	41	Dayton, OH	36:26.9
46	Tara Downie	F	52	Hamilton, OH	36:27.05
47	Aaron Montgomery	M	28	Hamilton, OH	36:30.54
48	Rainah Kasten-Payerle	F	46	Dayton, OH	36:50.41
49	Ryan Jester	M	32	Fairfield, OH	36:54.17
50	CAROLE LEONARD	F	52	Middletown, OH	37:24.28

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Michael Smith	M	33	Lebanon, OH	6:27.99
🥈	Maggie Spring	F	35	Cincinnati, OH	7:15.48
🥉	Emily Erven-Kloss	F	31	West Chester, OH	7:27.22
4	Spencer Hall	M	31	Middletown, OH	7:39.3
5	Ashley Sammons	F	39	Hamilton, OH	7:50.91
6	C. Sammons	M	7	Hamilton, OH	8:06.61
7	Steve Proechel	M	60	—	8:44.47
8	L. Sammons	F	10	Hamilton, OH	9:13.07
9	April Ross	F	41	Trenton, OH	9:14.22
10	Charlotte Smith	F	31	Lebanon, OH	9:15.12
11	Sandy Coffey	F	41	Middletown, OH	9:52.44
12	Cathy Luers	F	60	Middletown, OH	10:12.15
13	Kyria Petro	F	33	Oxford, OH	10:50.03
14	Laura Taylor	F	63	Middletown, OH	11:04.85
15	Justin Perkins	M	34	Middletown, OH	11:44.93
16	A. Perkins	M	8	Middletown, OH	11:45.47
17	Sam Kloss	M	35	West Chester, OH	12:05.37
18	Anna Flanagan	F	29	HAMILTON, OH	17:46
19	Andrew Flanagan	M	29	Hamilton, OH	17:50
20	Elizabeth Perkins	F	34	Middletown, OH	19:10.38
21	L. Perkins	M	4	Middletown, OH	19:34.67