December 1-12HMF 12Ks of Christmas

Kick off the holiday season with a 12-day running or walking streak! Whether encouraging each other along as a team or taking it on solo, participants in the 12Ks of Christmas can decide their own goal and keep motivated through the holiday season! Or, take on the ultimate 12Ks challenge and run and/or walk 12 kilometers a day (7.5 miles a day) for 12 straight days and accomplish all 144 kilometers (89.5 miles)!

Sleigh the Ks A holiday challenge for those that love festive 5Ks with friends & merry reasons to run! Slay a weekend of holiday 5Ks and the 12K of Christmas to earn a bundle of sweet seasonal swag. DETAILS

Bonus giveaways! Teams with four (4) or more people registered by Black Friday (November 29) will be entered to win a special holiday celebration at a local hot spot – the first round of the post-12Ks party will be on us!

DETAILS

Register and log activities between Sunday, December 1 and Thursday, December 12, to be tracked on the live leaderboard. Activities that require conversions will need to be manually converted and entered DETAILS

Challenge Benefits:

• Custom 12Ks hoodie sweatshirt!
• Chance to win a pair of running shoes from Fleet Feet Hartford on each day of the challenge.
• Intuitive Tracking & ToolKit
  • Advanced wearable technology mileage tracking
  • Downloadable conversion chart for activities
  • Custom holiday playlist curated by the professionals at Powerstation Events
• Virtual Race Enhancements
  • Digital race bib
  • Customizable finisher certificate

Registration fee is $35 per participant.

This event gives participants the flexibility to participate when and where it is convenient. As such, there are no refunds and no deferments for virtual events.

SWAG & CUSTOM MERCHANDISE

Each participant will receive a custom 12Ks of Christmas hoodie sweatshirt! Those that don’t pick up at the following locations will be mailed their SWAG after the challenge has concluded. Sweatshirts can be picked up by others or for the whole team by one member.

SWEATSHIRT PICKUP DATES & TIMES:

Norwich Winterfest 5K, Kelly Middle School, 25 Mahan Drive, Norwich, CT

• Saturday, December 7th (8:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

CLA Blue Back Mitten Run 5K, West Hartford Town Hall Parking Lot, West Hartford, CT

• Sunday, December 8th (8:30 AM – 12:00 PM)

Fleet Feet Hartford: 1003 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06107

• Thursday, December 12 (4:00 PM- 7:00 PM)

Custom Holiday merchandise is available for purchase through registration and in the HMF Shop.

SLEIGH THE Ks

Sleigh the Ks is a new holiday challenge for those that love festive 5Ks with friends and merry reasons to run! Slay a weekend of holiday 5Ks and the 12Ks of Christmas to earn a bundle of sweet seasonal swag.

In addition to participating in the 12Ks of Christmas, add Norwich Winterfest 5K to earn a long-sleeved shirt, and the CLA Blue Back Mitten Run to earn cozy mittens. Get the extra Sleigh the Ks ornament to proudly display this holiday season! DETAILS

Note, 12Ks participants wishing to join/create a team can still register in one-step HERE and will then select or create a team within their haku participant account.

GIVEAWAYS

One pair of Brooks running shoes (up to $160 value) from Fleet Feet Hartford will be awarded to a lucky participant each day of the challenge. Complete a daily run or walk and submit it to your haku participant account. Activities must be submitted by 9AM the following day to be eligible. It doesn’t matter how far, any run or walk counts.

Teams with four (4) or more people registered by November 29 will be entered to win a special holiday celebration at one of three local hot spots – Red Rock Tavern, Parkville Market or Urban Lodge Brewing Co. THREE winning teams will be announced on December 1, and each will receive a $100 gift card toward their 12Ks party!

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12KS OF CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS

Kids are encouraged to get out and run, hop, skip or jump 1K each of the 12 days of the challenge to earn their finisher medal (no specific distance per day required). How many days can they make it?!

Race Benefits:

• Custom Finisher Medal
• Virtual Race Enhancements
  • Digital race bib
  • Customizable finisher certificate

Registration fee is $15 per kid.

Visit the 12Ks ToolKit to check out the live leaderboard and to learn how to submit each activity!