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Registration deadline nears for Jingle Bell 5K

Middlesex County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman John Koontz runs barefoot and wearing a top hat as he competes in the 2021 Jingle Bell 5K in Hartfield. Many Jingle Bell participants dress in festive, even zany, holiday-themed getups for the race. (Photo by Don Richeson)

The annual Jingle Bell 5K and Kids Fun Run will challenge and entertain runners of all ages on Saturday, Dec. 10. The run, organized by the Middlesex Family YMCA, will take runners “o’er” the fields of Hartfield’s Piankatank River Golf Club.

Register online to be one of the 200 runners dashing through the snow (or sunshine) in the Jingle Bell 5K or the Kids Fun Run. The entry fees include, for the 5K, $35; for the Kids Fun Run, children can participate for free. Registration will close on or before Friday, Dec. 9. (There is no registration on race day.) Piankatank River Golf Club is at 6198 Stormont Road.

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