About the Ugly Sweater Run/Walk at Symons Recreation Complex
The course winds through a holiday lights display in the park, so you are running through the decorations rather than past them. The sweater theme is taken seriously; most people show up in something genuinely awful, and the crowd along the route leans into it.
Soup and hot cocoa are waiting at the finish, which matters more than you might expect once you have been out in the cold. The race is based at the Symons Recreation Complex, so parking and the post-race warmup are in the same spot.
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Distances & Start Times
2 Miles12/12/2026 17:30$15
Ugly Sweater Fun Run/Walk (9 and under)12/12/2026 17:30Free
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