Sunday, December 6, 2026Gloucester, MA
Happy Holidays Half MerryThon & 5K Race
2 events
- Half MarathonHalfRoadStarts 9:00 AM
- 5K5KRoadStarts 9:15 AM
Location
Approximate, from the race's ZIP code.
Typical race-day weatherGood weather · 79/100
- High / low
- 44° / 35°F
- 7° / 2°C
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point 34°F
- Chance of rain
- 35%
- Wind
- 12 mph
- Average
- Usually cold for a half marathon: about 38°F while racing.
- Rain on about 35% of days around this date.
- Often windy: about 12 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
- 6% fasterFinish times are typically 6% faster than at other half marathons.4 years, 1,442 finishers; men and women compared separately.
- 8% fasterFinish times are typically 8% faster than at other 5Ks.4 years, 443 finishers; men and women compared separately.
| Year | Event | Finishers | Median | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Half Marathon · Half | 356 | 2:04:40 | 1:57:50 | 2:10:46 |
| 2025 | 5K · 5K | 160 | 34:07 | 29:48 | 36:23 |
| 2024 | Half Marathon · Half | 434 | 2:04:26 | 1:56:12 | 2:10:32 |
| 2024 | 5K · 5K | 133 | 34:11 | 31:54 | 35:40 |
| 2023 | Half Marathon · Half | 310 | 2:06:10 | 1:57:27 | 2:09:22 |
| 2023 | 5K · 5K | 54 | 30:00 | 29:20 | 30:44 |
| 2022 | Happy Holidays Half MerryThon · Half | 342 | 2:01:00 | 1:52:01 | 2:08:37 |
| 2022 | 5K Race · 5K | 96 | 32:24 | 26:47 | 34:47 |
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.