Snowball Series - St. Charles 5 Mile

About the Event

The Snowball Series is back for its 45th year in 2025! Join us for the full series while we tour areas of our beautiful city. Can't make it for all the races in the series? Sign up for any of the races individually. The series is designed to encourage you through the coldest months of the year while promoting health, fitness, and fun for people of all ages and abilities. So dress warm, bring some friends, and join our winter running family.

Full series participants receive a custom Snowball Series swag and a finisher medal for each race distance! If you can't make all 4 races in-person, series participants can submit times virtually for weeks they miss and still receive all the medals. *Virtual times cannot earn points for series placement, however.

Awards:

Finisher Medal | ALL participants of each race will receive a custom finisher medal for each series race. Registered for the series and have to miss a series race? You can make up the missed race on your own and we will award you the medal at the next race in the series. Medal images coming soon.

Series Scoring |Series participants will earn points based on their age group placement at each race. The top finishers of each age group at the end of the series will receive a custom Snowball Series award item. To earn series points and be eligible for the series standings, you must be registered for the entire series. Individual race participants do not earn series awards points. Each series participant’s 3 best scores will determine their final standing. Age groups are 15 & Under, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+. The age of all participants on 1/1/2024 will determine their age group. Points will be awarded based on age group placement: 1st – 50 points, 2nd – 45 points, 3rd – 40 points, 4th – 35 points, 5th – 30 points, 6th – 25 points, 7th – 20 points, 8th – 15 points, 9th – 10 points. All remaining finishers receive 5 points.

Series Awards (In-Person) | Top three males/females in the following age groups: 15 & Under, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+. To be eligible for series awards, entrants must be registered for the series. The best 3 will count towards individual series awards.

In-Person Individual Awards | All individual race finishers receive a finisher medal.

Cost:

$115 | 12/17 and later

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