A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS

A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS is held in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 26, 2026. Everything starts at 7:30 a.m.: the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K, the 5K and a family one-mile fun run. Runners of all abilities are welcome, the emphasis falls on community and a festive course, and timing is left to whichever app you prefer, or to nothing at all. Every finisher gets a race shirt, a medal and a gift bag.

Distance choice here is really a question of what December has looked like for you. Steady mileage since the fall makes the half straightforward; a stop-start month makes the 10K the sensible ceiling. Either way, run the first two miles slower than feels right, since a 7:30 a.m. start in a holiday week rarely comes with a proper warm-up. The one-mile fun run gives children and first-timers a start line of their own on the same morning.