Ho Ho Glow 5K - TX

Ho Ho Glow 5K - TX is run in Grand Prairie, Texas, on December 20, 2026. The single format is a 5K (3.1 miles) with a 6:00 p.m. start, so this is an evening event rather than the usual holiday-morning gun, and the name points to a glow-themed run once the light has gone.

Running a 5K at six in the evening changes your day more than it changes the running. Eat your last real meal three or four hours out, keep the afternoon light, and give yourself a full warm-up, since you will have been sitting or working for most of the day. The 3.1-mile distance is short enough that almost anyone can finish it with a few weeks of consistent easy running behind them, and reflective or light-up clothing is worth thinking about for an after-dark start. If you want to race it, pace the first mile conservatively and lift the effort over the last half mile.