Saturday, January 23, 2027Copperas Cove, TX
Polar Bear Plunge 5K
1 event
- Polar Bear 5K5KRoadStarts 8:30 AM
Location
Approximate, from the race's ZIP code.
Typical race-day weatherIdeal weather · 90/100
- High / low
- 61° / 37°F
- 16° / 3°C
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point 35°F
- Chance of rain
- 16%
- Wind
- 10 mph
- Average
- Usually cold for a short race: about 43°F while racing.
- Often windy: about 10 mph on average.
Averages for this area and time of year over the last 20 years, from NASA POWER data. Not a forecast.
Past results
- Typical timesFinish times are typical for 5Ks.4 years, 1,163 finishers; men and women compared separately.
| Year | Event | Finishers | Median | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Polar Bear 5K · 5K | 350 | 35:26 | 29:46 | 39:25 |
| 2025 | 5K · 5K | 235 | 36:16 | 29:20 | 39:51 |
| 2024 | 5K · 5K | 259 | 37:50 | 32:42 | 40:34 |
| 2023 | 5K · 5K | 319 | 37:30 | 32:18 | 39:54 |
Median finish times from results published on RunSignup. Keyrace keeps only these summaries, never individual results. A fast or slow field affects times as much as the course does.