Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run 5K

Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run 5K is held on December 12, 2026 in Laurens, South Carolina, with a 5K (3.1 miles) and a 1-mile kids event on the schedule. The road course runs along West Main Street, starting and finishing near the historic downtown square, and is open to runners, walkers, strollers and leashed dogs. Cash prizes go to the top male and female finishers, with additional age-group awards, and the separate fun run/walk is for children 12 and under. Proceeds support a youth scholarship fund, facilities are available to participants, and the awards ceremony is held in front of the Truist Bank building.

Start times are not listed, so confirm them with the organizers before you plan your warm-up. Since the course sits on a main street through town, it is a straightforward first race: a month of running three or four times a week is enough to get through the 5K comfortably.