Candy Cane Sprint
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Event details
The Candy Cane Sprint 2.5 Miler is scheduled for Sunday, November 30, 2025, in Columbia, Connecticut. The course starts and finishes at or near Columbia Recreation Park, with the event place listed as 60 Hennequin Road, Columbia, CT 06237. This is the second annual running of the event and it is held in support of Columbia Parks & Recreation. The race is one of three events included in the Holiday Challenge series.
Race features and registration
The race distance is 2.5 miles. Bib pick up is available on November 30 from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM at Columbia Rec Park. The single-event registration fee is shown as $33.10, including a $3.10 fee; the price increases after October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. A Holiday Challenge bundle is offered for $118.69 and includes the Gingerbread Dash 5K (Canterbury, CT, November 29, 2025), the Candy Cane Sprint 2.5 Miler (Columbia, CT, November 30, 2025), and the Reindeer Dash 5K (Chaplin, CT, December 14, 2025).
The course is USA/TF certified and the event will use professional chip timing provided by The Last Mile Racing. Registered participants receive festive candy cane socks, a custom holiday-themed race number, large division awards, on-course and start/finish music, post-race snacks, and a candy cane for all finishers. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.