Scores Ugly Sweater Run

Scores Ugly Sweater Run takes place in Keene, New Hampshire, on December 5, 2026, and is organized by Scores Running Club. The single format is a 5K (3.1 miles) with a 9:30 AM start. As the name suggests, this is a holiday-season run where your loudest sweater is part of the outfit, held in the first week of December.

Beyond the theme, you get a standard road 5K in a New England town in early winter, so expect cold air and dress in layers you can shed as you warm up. The distance suits absolutely everyone: walkers, families, runners coming back from a break, and club members who want a quick, hard effort before the year ends. If you are new to running, six weeks of three easy runs per week will get you to the finish comfortably. If you want to run fast, keep your usual weekly volume and add one short interval workout, then use the race as a fitness check heading into the winter months.