About the AdventHealth Howey-in-the-Hills Reindeer Dash 5K
The course winds through a small town that closes its roads for the morning. The route is well-marked and passes through a quiet residential area, with a single water stop that you hit on the way out and again on the way back. It closes out a local race series, so the crowd at the finish tends to be full of familiar faces.
Packet pickup happens the evening before at Dash Sports in downtown Clermont, with race-morning pickup available near the start. At the finish, JB Boondocks provides draft beer or soft drinks, and there is hot cocoa when the weather calls for it. A men's club runs a pancake breakfast nearby to benefit local charities.
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AdventHealth Howey-in-the-Hills Reindeer Dash 5K 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2025
402finishers
15:20winner
35:19median
1:05:39cutoff
Top 3: Daniel Beckstead (15:20) · Omar Castillo (17:27) · Nicholas Alvarez (18:23)
The AdventHealth Howey-in-the-Hills Reindeer Dash 5K has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 18, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles12/12/2026 08:30$45
3.1 Miles12/12/2026 08:30$45
1K12/12/2026 08:00Free
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