Santa Hustle Arizona Half Marathon & 5K

Santa Hustle Arizona Half Marathon & 5K is run in Glendale, Arizona, on December 13, 2026. The half marathon (13.1 miles) starts at 8 a.m., the 10K and the 5K both at 8:15 a.m., and a one-mile kids dash opens the morning at 7:30 a.m. Santa Hustle events run in cities including Chicago, Detroit and Nashville, and they lean hard into the season: Christmas music, candy canes and cookies on the course, and a Santa hat, beard and themed sweatshirt for every entrant.

Under the costume it is still a road race, and 13.1 miles is still 13.1 miles. Come with ten to twelve weeks of running behind you, including a weekly long run, and decide in advance whether you are racing the clock or the cookies. Runners with a shorter build will enjoy the 10K far more, and the kids dash gives the family its own start line.