Holiday 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Panama City Beach, FL

Holiday 5K, 10K, 13.1M & 26.2M at Panama City Beach, FL is held in Panama City Beach, Florida, on December 26, 2026. The marathon (26.2 miles), the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K and the 5K all start at 8 a.m. The courses are scenic ones chosen to show off what is distinctive about the town, every finisher collects a medal, and there are prizes at the end for the best holiday costumes.

A marathon on December 26 is a specific choice, and it usually belongs to one of two runners: someone finishing a state-by-state or year-end goal, or someone whose fall build was interrupted and who needs a late target. Either way, a sixteen-week block anchored by a weekly long run is the standard, with the last three weeks kept for the taper. If that is not where you are, the half or the 10K takes the same start line at the same hour with far less on the line.