Jingle all the 5K

Jingle all the 5K is held in Seymour, in Jackson County, Indiana, on December 19, 2026, with the 5K starting at 9:00 a.m. The route is an out-and-back that starts and finishes on North Chestnut Street and takes in a scenic stretch behind the football stadium. It is open to seasoned racers and casual participants alike, which keeps the atmosphere closer to a holiday outing than to a championship field.

Out-and-back courses make pacing easy to judge: note your time at the turnaround and see whether you can come home even or faster. That makes this a useful format for practicing negative splits before spring racing. Preparation need not be elaborate — four weeks of steady mileage with one weekly session of 5-minute repetitions at goal 5K effort will have you ready for a hard December morning.