Huntsville City FC Holiday 5K and 10k

Huntsville City FC Holiday 5K and 10k is hosted by Huntsville City FC in Huntsville, Alabama, on December 20, 2026. Both races start together at 4:00 p.m.: the Holiday 10K (6.2 miles) and the Holiday 5K (3.1 miles). A late-afternoon start is unusual for a road race and makes the event easy to reach without an early alarm or a long drive at dawn.

Racing in the afternoon suits most people physically, since you are running when body temperature and coordination are near their daily peak, but it takes planning around meals: eat properly at midday, then keep to something light in the hours before the start. Choose the 10K if you want a longer sustained effort, or the 5K if you would rather sharpen your speed. Either works well as the hard session of a winter training week.