Sugar Mill Jingle Bell Dash Charity 5K Run/Walk

Sugar Mill Jingle Bell Dash Charity 5K Run/Walk is held in Johns Creek, Georgia, on December 12, 2026. One distance is on the schedule: a 5K run/walk (3.1 miles) beginning at 8:30 AM. Runners and walkers share the same start, so the field spreads out quickly and everyone covers the same course.

A charity 5K in December fits neatly into an off-season week. If you are between training blocks, run it as a hard tempo effort and let it tell you where your fitness stands before you start building toward a spring goal. If it is your first race, three or four weeks of running or run-walking three times a week will get you to the line comfortably. Suburban Georgia mornings in December are chilly rather than harsh, so a long-sleeve layer you can push up mid-race usually works better than heavy gear.