About the Santa's CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION Run
This is an evening run through Springfield, with the streets dressed in Christmas lights and holiday decorations along the course. Santa leads the longer distances and other characters send off the shorter one, so there is a costume-and-characters energy throughout rather than a straight racing atmosphere. Hot chocolate with toppings is at the finish.
Packet pickup runs the afternoon before at Fleet Feet Springfield, with an option to pick up at the event site in the hour or so before the start. The race runs into the evening, so plan for cold and dark.
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Santa's CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION 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
326finishers
19:12winner
38:55median
1:19:39cutoff
Top 3: Dustin Nance (19:12) · Hayden Heathman (20:26) · A. Foltz (20:28)
1 Miles Results · 2025
58finishers
6:50winner
16:55median
38:45cutoff
Top 3: Shawn Reckers (6:50) · E. Johnson (9:26) · I. Farrar (10:24)
10K Results · 2025
57finishers
36:43winner
1:01:45median
1:49:21cutoff
Top 3: Andrew Johnson (36:43) · Marcus Johnson (37:57) · Andrew Jones (38:58)
The Santa's CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION Run has been held every year since at least 2023. 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 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
6.2 Miles12/11/2026 18:30$50
3.1 Miles12/11/2026 18:30$40
1 Mile12/11/2026 18:35$30
6.2 Miles12/11/2026 18:30$55
3.1 Miles12/11/2026 18:30$55
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Not sure what to aim for? The 10K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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