Egg Nog Mile

Egg Nog Mile takes place in Havre de Grace, Maryland, on December 20, 2026. The event is a single one-mile race with an 8:00 a.m. start, which makes it one of the shortest and most approachable holiday-season options on the calendar. One distance, one gun, and you are finished before the rest of the morning has properly begun.

A mile is a different animal from a 5K: it rewards leg speed and a willingness to be uncomfortable for a few minutes rather than aerobic patience. If you usually race longer, spend two or three weeks adding 200- and 400-meter repeats at a pace faster than your 5K effort, and warm up properly beforehand with ten to fifteen easy minutes plus a few strides, because the race is over almost as soon as it starts. Newer runners and kids can simply treat it as a fun run and enjoy covering the distance.