JLHR Jingle Jog 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk & 5k Run/Walk

JLHR Jingle Jog 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk & 5k Run/Walk is organized by the Junior League of Hampton Roads in Williamsburg, Virginia, on December 19, 2026. The 1-mile family fun run/walk starts at 9:30 a.m., and both the 5K run and the separate 5K walk go at 10:00 a.m. on the Virginia Capital Trail. Race entrants receive a gift bag, a shirt and, for those of legal age, a beer ticket, while fun run participants get gift bags. Bibs can be collected at JLHR headquarters in Newport News or on event day.

Splitting runners and walkers into separate 5K categories is a real advantage: you get a clean road ahead of you if you are racing, and no pressure at the back if you are not. Trail running here means a paved multi-use path rather than singletrack, so ordinary road shoes are right. A month of steady mileage covers the 5K comfortably.