12K’s of Christmas (WA)
Kirkland, WA
- 12K, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Join Cascade Stride for the most festive of festive Holiday running events, the 12Ks of Christmas! All participants will get a toboggan beanie, finisher medal and personalized bib number which will match the theme of the year. This run will fill up so we highly suggest registering early!
Local Historical Weather (Dec 14):
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| H (°F) | 54 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 40 |
| L (°F) | 46 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 34 |
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Great Christmas Race
This is a Christmas race in Seattle, so obviously the weather is going to be dodgy, but this one is a keeper. Just don't underdress and freeze! I like races … MORE
This is a Christmas race in Seattle, so obviously the weather is going to be dodgy, but this one is a keeper. Just don’t underdress and freeze!
I like races with “odd” distances, so it’s fun to give 12K a go. I’ve done this a few times, and the course moved around a bit recently with Covid, but usually the Kirkland course is quite nice and the race gets a great turnout. The atmosphere is usually very cheery and upbeat. I love the hat they give out every year. Snohomish Running Company has taken over this race and they do a great job with organization as with all their races.
Since the course has changed around a bit recently, I’m not sure how it’ll be going forward, but generally, you are looking at some significant gain as you go up from the water in Kirkland. There are faster courses out there. But it’s not terrible and you mostly get the elevation gain over with in the beginning.