Happy Holidays Half MerryThon & 5K Race

Happy Holidays Half MerryThon & 5K Race is put on by YuKan Sports in Gloucester, in Essex County, Massachusetts, on December 6, 2026. The Half MerryThon (13.1 miles) starts at 9 a.m. and the 5K at 9:15, with both routes running along the coastline and its ocean views. There is a discounted entry for children aged 10 to 12, and a finish-line celebration with treats afterward.

Coastal roads and a late-morning start make this an easy race to reach without an overnight stay. If the half is your target, ten to twelve weeks with a weekly long run is the standard base; the 5K, fifteen minutes behind it, is short enough for a strong 10-to-12-year-old to race alongside a parent. Either way, treat a December half as the close of a block you have already done rather than the start of a new one.