December closes out an incomplete year for runners. Mass cancellations, with no end to quarantining and social distancing in sight, have led to many feeling more than a bit down.
There are still races, however, and chances to compete, but be sure to contact the race website or race director for possible cancellations.
DECEMBER RACE CALENDAR
4 – Mount St. Dominic’s Academy Virtual 5K Reindeer Run, Caldwell, N.J., www.compuscore.com.
4 – Cpt. Gregory T. Dalessio Memorial 5K, 8 a.m., Cherry Hill, N.J., www.runningintheusa.com.
5 – Winter Wonder 6K, 10 a.m., Princeton Friends School, Princeton, N.J., iaswoods@princetonac.org.
5 – Ted Corbitt 8K, 7 a.m., Central Park, www.nyrr.org.
5 – 3rd annual Beat the Bumble 10K Trail Run, 9 a.m., Mountainside, N.J., www.runningintheusa.com.
5 – Campgaw Fall Series #3 (trail runs), 5K- 9 a.m., 10K- 9:30 a.m., Half-marathon- 10 a.m., Mahwah, N.J., www.njtrailseries.com.
6 – NYCRUNS Winter Classic 5K, 7 a.m., Riverside Park, Manhattan, theteam@nycruns.com.
6 – NYC Holiday Half-marathon, 10K, 5K, 9:30 a.m., Shore Road Promenade, Brooklyn, www.citytri.com.
6 – NYRR Pete McArdle 15K X-C, 9 a.m., Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, www.nyrr.org.
6 – PCTI Fall Series 5K, 11 a.m., Wayne, N.J., www.pcrcnj.com.
7 – Virtua NYRR Season of Light 5K, www.nyrr.org.
11 – Jingle Bell New Jersey 5K (virtual race), Lake Como, N.J., emeyers@arthritis.org.
11 – Holiday Half-marathon, 9:30 a.m., Shore Road Promenade, Brooklyn, raceguys@trimarasports.com.
11 – All Schools Special Needs 5K, 9:30 a.m., Ridgefield Park, N.J., www.allschoolsspecialneeds.org.
12 – NYRR Season of Light 5K, 7 a.m., Prospect Park, Brooklyn, www.nyrr.org.
12 – Valley Trail Series- Winter Race #2, 10 mi., 5 mi., 5K, 7 a.m., Tenafly Nature Center, Tenafly, N.J., www.valleytrailseries.com.
13 – NYCRUNS Big Apple 4-Miler, 7 a.m., Central Park, theteam@nycruns.com.
13 – NYCRUNS Marathon and Half-marathon (virtual races), theteam@nycruns.com.
13 – NYCRUNS Queens Half-marathon and 5K (virtual races), theteam@nycruns.com.
13 – Jingle All the Way 5K, 8:30 or 10 a.m. start option, Seaford, N.Y., www.runningintheusa.com.
15 – Light Run, 5K, 6:30 p.m., Ballard Park, Pitman, N.J., www.gooddasyforarun.com.
17 – Light Run #2, 6:30 p.m., Ballard Park, Pitman, N.J., www.gooddayforarun.com.
19 – Ho Ho Ho 5K, 9:30 a.m., Bethpage, N.Y., www.glirc.org.
19 – Delaware River Loop Series- Loop #3, 16.1 mi., 8 a.m., Titusville, N.J., www.runningintheusa.com.
19 – Run Before Christmas SantaCon 5K, 8 a.m., Clinton, N.J., www.santaconrun.com.
19 – Runny Nose Winter 5K Run and Plunge, 10 a.m., Parvin State Park, Pittsgrove, N.J., www.runningintheusa.com.
27 – Asbury Park Polar bear Races, 2 mi., 9:30 a.m., Asbury Park, N.J., www.shoreac.org.
27 – Festivus 5K (virtual option), 10 a.m., Richmond Hill, N.Y., www.runningintheusa.com.