Sometimes races are about getting up early on a Saturday morning and preparing to reach the limits. Other times they are about wearing themed clothes and having a good time in the evening. The Keizer Jingle Dash 5K on December 14th is one of those, with prizes for best costume and a parade route course with plenty of spectators. As mentioned above, this race is in the evening, with a 6 pm start time,…
Put on by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce, the Jingle Dash 5k is a themed night run (or walk) up and down River Road and lined by spectators preparing for the holiday parade that will take place just afterwards. Clearly the parade is the main star, but the low-key 5k is a great way to make the most of a night with the family. Since the road is closed to traffic, this is a family friendly…
The holiday season has arrived, but that is no excuse to set aside racing! There are plenty of festive holiday runs out there, one of them being the Jingle Dash 5K. This evening fun run encourages holiday-themed costumes as runners fill the streets of Keizer right before the Keizer Holiday Lights Parade. Bring the whole family and after your race you can all enjoy the parade. The parade starts at 7:00 P.M., immediately following the…
After a handful of years of the Keizer Jingle Dash 5k starting at the Keizer Courthouse Athletic Center and running through McNary Estates, there is a shift in location and time coming up in 2016. This year’s event will take place on December 10, 2016 and precede the Keizer Holiday Lights Parade down River Road. I always liked the unique location of previous events, but it seemed that the neighborhood never really came fully on board with creating…
The 2015 Keizer Jingle Dash is back again on Saturday, December 19th. The 5th annual event is seeing some changes, but the Keizer Chamber of Commerce team knows how to put on a race, so I still expect a solid event. They have done (and done well) the Keizer Turkey Dash and the Willamette Valley Marathon and Iris Runs for years now, so this ain’t their first rodeo. First, the course. Unlike years past, where the race course…
I have taken the past few weeks off from running with a sore knee and a much needed mental “break” as the year closes out. I have not raced at all in December, but knew that I couldn’t miss out on a local race – the Keizer Jingle Dash on the night of Saturday, December 20. This event is quick and festive 5k around the lit-up residential streets of the McNary Estates neighborhood. The course began in…
