Winter Solstice Run/Walk - OH

Winter Solstice Run/Walk - OH takes place in Mason, Ohio, on December 21, 2026. The single format covers 4.1 miles and starts at 6:55 p.m., an unusual distance and an unusual hour that together mark the shortest day of the year. Runners and walkers are both catered for.

Four miles sits in a useful gap: longer than a 5K, so pacing actually matters, but short enough that you do not need a dedicated training block. If you run three or four times a week already, you are prepared. The evening start is the thing to plan around: keep your meals earlier in the day, and allow a proper ten-minute warm-up jog before the gun rather than rolling straight out of the car. For a race after dark in late December, reflective layers and, if you have one, a small headlamp are sensible additions.