Community First Credit Union Santa Scamper

Community First Credit Union Santa Scamper takes place in Appleton, Wisconsin, on November 24, 2026, with a single 1-mile run starting at 6:40 PM. The evening start and the Santa theme in the name make this a short, festive outing rather than a serious race, and one mile is a distance almost anyone can cover on foot.

A one-mile event is an easy way to get kids, walkers, and non-runners moving together, and it can be a fun addition to the week for regular runners as well. If you want to run it hard, treat it like a speed session: warm up for 10 to 15 minutes, include a few strides, then go from the gun, since there is no time to ease into the effort. For everyone else, no specific preparation is needed beyond dressing warmly for a late-November evening in Wisconsin and wearing shoes you are comfortable in.