Ithaca YMCA Jingle Jog and Family Fun Mile

Ithaca YMCA Jingle Jog and Family Fun Mile is held in the Town of Ithaca, New York, on December 5, 2026. The 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk starts at 9:00 AM, and the Family Fun Mile follows separately at 10:15 AM, which means you can race the longer distance and still jog the mile alongside a child afterward.

Upstate New York in December brings genuine winter conditions, so plan for cold air and the possibility of snow underfoot: shoes with some tread, gloves and a hat matter more than a fast singlet. The 5K welcomes walkers as well as runners, and four to six weeks of easy running three times a week is plenty of preparation to cover it comfortably. If you are keeping fitness through the winter for a spring goal, this is a good excuse to run one hard effort in the middle of a base block.