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Put on your ugliest sweater and run this scenic Hempstead Lake State Park 5K course! Follow it up with delicious refreshments by All Round Foods & Waterloo Sparkling Water!


Ugly Sweater 5K
December 13, 2026
10AM Start - Rain or Shine
FREE Kiddie Dash 9AMΒ 

Hempstead Lake State Park
Eagle Ave.
West Hempstead, NY 11552


GET AN UGLY SWEATER MEDAL AND LONG SLEEVE TEE!



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REGISTRATION OPTIONS & PRICING

Total may vary based on additional options such as donations.

EVENT
EARLY BIRD
NOVEMBER 22
RACE DAY
IN PERSON 5K
$33.80*
$36.91*
$38.98*
VIRTUAL 5K
$38.98*
$38.98*
$38.98*
ADD-ON BIB MAILING
$10.35*
$10.35*
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*Includes processing fee

  • Register 3 weeks in advance for your name on your bib!

  • Have your bib mailed to you prior to the race!
    *(must be registered 10 days in advance to get a bib mailed)

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL DONATION?

100% of donations benefit the Never Stop Running Foundation; a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that supports athletic and charitable events as they raise awareness and foster community involvement. Never Stop Running Foundation also funds local Youth & Special Needs events as well as supports and develops elite athletes at the local, national and international level.

Suggested Amounts

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Registration fees are used toward race expenses and cannot be returned once you sign up.

ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Nor are they transferable from year to year. Once you are signed up, race fees are used for race expenses and cannot be returned.

In consideration of accepting this entry, I understand and agree to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and waive, release and hold harmless Never Stop Running Foundation Ugly Sweater 5K, Hempstead Lake State Park, elitefeats inc., and any volunteers and all race sponsors and their agents, employees and representatives for any and all injuries, claims, liabilities and causes of action related to my participation in this event. I attest that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I further grant permission to any of the foregoing organizations to take and use photographs, video, and recordings or any other record of this event for any purpose whatsoever.

If signed by a parent, the parent agrees to release and hold the above-named organizations and persons harmless of any claims which may be asserted by or on behalf of the entrant as well.

$30.00
$3.80

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$33.80


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