About the Run Run Reindeer
Run Run Reindeer is a holiday-season race in Newark that benefits a local backpack program supplying weekend meals to kids in Licking County schools. Runners tend to show up in costume, and holiday music plays along the course, so the atmosphere leans more toward celebration than competition.
The proceeds go directly to a YMCA hunger-relief effort, so there is a tangible community purpose behind the entry fee. Expect costumes, a mascot named Rudy the Reindeer, and the general feeling of a neighborhood gathering dressed up in tinsel.
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Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles12/5/2026 09:30$45
1 Mile12/5/2026 09:40$35
1 Mile12/5/2026 09:40Free
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