Okay. Okay. A little truth in advertising here. This is actually a 1-1/8th mile short loop around Bank Run Metro Park. It's just a few more calories that will need to be replenished with hot chocolate and/or eggnog at the finish!

The course starts behind the Flagstone Shelter and runs counter-clockwise for about 2k throughout Bank Run park before taking you around the quarry lake loop with a scenic, yet truncated trip onto the peninsula. Finishing the loop completes a 5k distance.

10k runners will run through the start/finish line and then complete a second lap.