Christmas Lane 5k

Christmas Lane 5k is an evening holiday race in Thomaston, Georgia, held on December 12, 2026 with a 6:00 p.m. start. There's one distance on the schedule, a 5K (3.1 miles) run and walk, which keeps the logistics simple: a single wave, a single finish, and a race short enough that you'll be done well inside the hour. The late start also means the whole thing fits into a Saturday without eating the morning.

An after-dark 5K on the road is one of the friendliest formats in running. You don't need a long build to be ready, and the distance is forgiving if your pacing goes wrong early. If you're targeting a time, spend the four weeks beforehand doing one weekly session of short repeats, something like six to eight efforts of two or three minutes at hard-but-controlled pace, with easy running the rest of the week. If you're walking it or running your first, three outings a week is enough to arrive comfortable.