Atlanta Jingle Bell Jog 5K

Atlanta Jingle Bell Jog 5K is held in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 20, 2026, with the 5K run (3.1 miles) starting at 9:00 a.m. A single distance and a mid-morning start make for a straightforward race day: you are on the line by nine and done before the city gets going. December in the Southeast is a good stretch for short, fast racing, and a 5K is the easiest way to see what a fall of training has produced.

Road 5Ks reward specific work rather than volume. Six to eight weeks with one interval session a week, something like six repetitions of three minutes at hard effort, plus easy running the rest of the time, will do more for your time than adding miles. On race morning, warm up for a full 15 minutes; a 5K starts fast and there is no room to ease into it.