Ho! Ho! Ho!
How about some Christmas Spirit this summer? Join many other festive runners this July in Indianapolis and Chicago for the annual Christmas in July Half Marathon and 5K! We’ll run early to beat the summer heat.
Indianapolis, Sat July 13, 2019
Hit the paths of White River State Park for a super-fun and festive course with the start and finish at the Washington Street bridge. The Half Marathon route is about 60% shaded for an awesome 13.1 miles in July.
Register for Indy
Chicago, Sun July 14, 2019
We’ll be running the popular Busse Woods trails through wooded and open areas starting in South Grove #5.
Register for Chicago
Don’t Miss the Fun!
Run with us in Indianapolis or Chicago this July.
Half-Marathon or 5K
Not feeling up to a half-marathon, then choose the 5K option and you can still join in on our Christmas-In-July party.
In order to get ahead of the summer heat, start time for the Half Marathon will be 7:00 a.m. The start time for the 5K will be 7:30 a.m.
Check the race location for a map of the race route: Indianapolis or Chicago.
Early packet pick up schedule is below if you wish to save time on race day. Otherwise, you can pick up your packet on race day.
INDIANAPOLIS
Packet pick up is Friday, July 12th, 4:00-7:00
Greek’s Pizzeria
4901 N College Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46205
CHICAGO
Packet pick up is Thursday, July 11th (4-7pm)
Church Street Brewing Company
1480 Industrial Drive Unit C
Itasca IL 60143
Your Presents
After the Run
- Free pint of beer (for 21+ years of age)
- Cool wraps, soda, Flavor Ice, fruit
- And more snacks after you finish
The Bling
Our medals and shirts are the best ever! We went out of our way to custom design race medals that are unlike any other you’ve ever seen! Our shirts are very comfortable tech shirts.
You’ve never seen medals like the ones we give out!
Expect the coolest race medals ever! For 2019, Santa will be on a paddle board with 13 blinking lights. The 5K medal will have 5 blinking lights.
Here are the 2018 and 2019 half-marathon finisher’s medals as samples:
These are the most comfortable t-shirts ever!
New for 2019! Yellow tank tops.
And more bling for 2019!
Charities
We are all about giving and the following charities are being supported by a generous donation from proceeds of this race.
Sponsors
Please thank our sponsors by checking them out and patronizing their business!
Enjoy the Official Beer of the Boston Marathon!
If you want to join our prestigious list of sponsors, visit our sponsor page.
