Kick off the holiday season with a spirited run/walk at Thornton's Carpenter Park. Choose from the chip-timed 5k, or experience the festive atmosphere in a shorter distance in our untimed Fun Run/Walk.
Stick around after for the festival, including Ice skating, Holiday Marketplace, Santa visits, and the Heated Beer Garden.
Celebrate the Best of Winter in Thornton, Colorado. You'll enjoy a warm drink at the finish line in your festive collectible mug.
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Dec 12, 2026
Distance — 1200m
Type — Running
10:10
$12.00
Dec 12, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
10:15
$15.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Thornton.
Learn more about the host city, Thornton.
Thornton is a city of about 144,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies northwest of Denver in Adams and Weld counties. It is a diverse community with a strong commitment to quality of life and environmental issues.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of WinterFest 5k & Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Nic Boerio | 17:18.3 | |
| 🥈 | Caden Weadon | 18:15.8 | |
| 🥉 | Seth Pollard | 18:48.6 | |
| 4 | Jon Kinner | 18:45.2 | |
| 5 | Hayden Hyman | 19:18.6 | |
| 6 | Jason Sayre | 20:45.6 | |
| 7 | Yusuf Kortobi | 21:06 | |
| 8 | Brayden Westerkamp | 21:20.1 | |
| 9 | Jacob Kartiganer | 21:56.8 | |
| 10 | Frank Chan | 22:20.7 | |
| 11 | lloyd garcia | 22:47.4 | |
| 12 | Ryan Swindle | 22:55.2 | |
| 13 | Dylan Taylor | 23:12.5 | |
| 14 | Antonio Galvez | 23:18.2 | |
| 15 | B. O'Shea | 23:40 | |
| 16 | D. Westerkamp | 23:58.5 | |
| 17 | ERIN LEE | 22:56.8 | |
| 18 | Toby Hoopes | 24:04.7 | |
| 19 | Sydney Zywicki | 23:13.1 | |
| 20 | Nancy Thonen | 23:55.8 | |
| 21 | Arica Bores | 24:11 | |
| 22 | J. O'Shea | 25:31.8 | |
| 23 | Cynthia Bullen | 25:36.9 | |
| 24 | Michael Bieber | 25:38.3 | |
| 25 | Jie Kulbida | 25:40.3 | |
| 26 | Aidan Pimentel | 25:40.6 | |
| 27 | Brian Schneider | 25:41.9 | |
| 28 | Alex Bralish | 25:52.9 | |
| 29 | Buzz Allen | 26:02.3 | |
| 30 | Rebecca Mullins | 26:04.3 | |
| 31 | Rebecca Burgess | 24:59.3 | |
| 32 | Jason Chapman | 26:15.7 | |
| 33 | TONI EVANS | 26:19.4 | |
| 34 | R. Morgan | 26:21.8 | |
| 35 | Allison Pokrzywa | 26:30.7 | |
| 36 | T. Kiedrowski | 26:32.6 | |
| 37 | Sunny Alvarez | 26:43.3 | |
| 38 | Marley Kruse | 26:49.4 | |
| 39 | Chris Pokrzywa | 26:50 | |
| 40 | Jaiden Smith | 26:57.7 | |
| 41 | Susan Bawn | 27:01 | |
| 42 | J. Seidman | 27:17.4 | |
| 43 | Jennifer Jones | 27:17.7 | |
| 44 | Dwayne Kajfosz | 27:25.5 | |
| 45 | Lizzeth Melando | 27:27.8 | |
| 46 | Cameron Quade | 27:29.3 | |
| 47 | Dan Stoddard | 27:56.2 | |
| 48 | Diane Groff | 28:08.2 | |
| 49 | Brandi Harris | 28:17.8 | |
| 50 | Alan Motes | 28:17.9 |
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