MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk
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MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk
The 16th Annual MSDA 5K Reindeer Run/Walk is listed as a USATF Grand Prix, 500-point event and offers both an in-person race and a virtual 5K option. The in-person event takes place in Caldwell, New Jersey, at St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium, 235 Bloomfield Ave, with the gymnasium entrance behind St. Aloysius Church. The virtual event window runs from December 5 to December 12, 2026.
Packet pick-up is scheduled on the days before the in-person race at two locations: Fleet Feet, 603 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ, and at St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium in Caldwell. Race-day packet pick-up also occurs at St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium.
Registration opens September 19. The early bird rate through October 31 is $30 per person; registrations on or after November 1 are listed at $35 per person. A Sport-Tek long sleeve dry weave T-shirt is offered, with a registration-by date of November 1 to guarantee sizing.
Awards and amenities include a $250 cash prize for the top overall male and female runner, prizes for top finishers in each age group, a one-mile clock, street parking, and family-friendly pre and post-race festivities and shopping. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
