About the Jacksonville Jingle Jog 5K & Fun Run
This is a holiday-themed race that winds through downtown Jacksonville. The course goes through city streets, so expect pavement underfoot and a route that takes you past storefronts and familiar local blocks. Santa shows up before the start, and a short kids dash kicks things off before the main race gets going.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at a health and fitness center on the south side of town, with race-morning check-in available as well. The start is in the heart of downtown, so street parking nearby is the practical move. The kids dash goes first, which means families tend to cluster near the front early.
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Jacksonville Jingle Jog 5K & Fun Run 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
433finishers
16:34winner
36:26median
1:08:20cutoff
Top 3: Christopher W Alexander (16:34) · Kevin Nava (18:28) · Angel Morales (18:40)
The Jacksonville Jingle Jog 5K & Fun Run has been held every year since at least 2025. 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 09:00$35
100 Yards12/12/2026 08:50Free
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