Mary Mingle 5K

Mary Mingle 5K is a run and walk held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on December 5, 2026, with a single 5K starting at 8:00 AM. It supports the Community Counseling Center Foundation, with all profits going to behavioral and mental health services across five counties. The holiday theme is part of the deal: Santa hats, jingle bells and Christmas sweaters are encouraged.

An 8:00 AM December start is the one detail to prepare for. Get there early, keep moving, and warm up in layers you can hand off before the gun rather than jogging out of a cold car straight into a race. Runners and walkers share the same course, so seed yourself honestly at the start to avoid weaving in the first few hundred meters. If you want a time, three weeks of one weekly session at 5K effort will sharpen legs that already have base mileage.