Rock'in Santa Half Marathon & Sunshine Santa 5K

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Get into the holiday spirit with either a half marathon or 5K run Saturday, December 12th, 2026 from Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville, TN. Events benefit the Sunshine Ambassadors - Enriching the lives of people with disabilities through dance! Christmas Rock-n-Roll music will abound from Victor Ashe Park and along the routes. The Half Marathon and Relay will start at 9am. The 5k will start at 9:15am. Participants of the half marathon, relay & 5K will receive custom ROCK'IN SANTA long sleeve T-shirts. Shirt sizes not guaranteed after December 5th. Half marathon & 5K finishers will also receive a finishers medal. We have activated RaceJoy mobile app for this year's events. Once we get closer to the events, we will send out instructions on how to download the app and get set up for race day. If you want to familiarize yourself or download now, there are instructions at the bottom of this page in the RaceJoy section. You can share this with family and friends so that they can monitor your pro