About the Whispering Christmas Jingle Jog 5k Family Fun Run/Walk
The route runs through Fort St Clair State Park, where the course passes through a massive holiday light display. Starting and finishing at a high school wellness center, it draws a mix of people chasing a finish time and others mostly there for the lights and the season. The glow makes it worth doing even in miserable weather, and the organizers run it regardless of what the sky is doing.
Packet pickup is available the evening before the race at the same wellness center where the race starts, with race-day pickup opening in the afternoon as well. The start area doubles as the finish, so there is no searching for your gear at the end.
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Whispering Christmas Jingle Jog 5k Family Fun Run/Walk 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
896finishers
16:09winner
48:30median
1:13:58cutoff
Top 3: Cale Newton (16:09) · Kyle Johnston (16:41) · Kenny Li (17:01)
The Whispering Christmas Jingle Jog 5k Family Fun Run/Walk has been held every year since at least 2019. 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 Miles11/25/2026 17:30$30
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