Sugar Bowl 5K - Polar Cats Series Race #2

🐾 Polar Cats Winter Race Series: The Bowl Series is Back! 🐾
Originally created by Bill Kehoe in the ’90s, the Polar Cats Winter Race Series returns for another fun, low-frills, low-cost winter running season around Rochester!

Each race has its own “Bowl” theme — and you can run one or all four!

🏆 Race Schedule
Race 1: Holiday Bowl 5K – December 6, 2026 | RACE 1 HERE
Race 2: Sugar Bowl 5K – January 17, 2027 | RACE 2 HERE
Race 3: Super Bowl 5K – February 14, 2027 | RACE 3 HERE
Race 4: Cereal Bowl 5K – February 28, 2027 | RACE 4 HERE
 
🍪 Race 2: The Sugar Bowl 5K
New Year, same you! Let’s celebrate (or recommit to) those New Year’s resolutions with this fun, mid-winter run — and then indulge in some cookies at the finish line!

📍 Location: Mendon Ponds Park

📦 Packet Pickup:

Saturday, January 16 @ Rochester Running Company – 11 AM–4 PM
Race Day (January 17) – 9-10AM at the race site
 
🧤 Series Registration Includes
Polar Cats Sweatpants (option to upgrade to Vuori Joggers)
Race T-shirt for the Holiday Bowl 5K (Race #1)
Entry to all four races
Post-race refreshments
Eligibility for age group and overall prizes (each race + overall series)
Keep your bib for all races, or grab a new one at packet pickup if you forget!

 
🏅 Awards
Top 3 male & female finishers (each race + overall series)
Age group winners (each race + overall series)
 
❄️ Friendly Note
Polar Cats races are traditionally scheduled opposite Freezeroo Series weekends so you can enjoy both series! (One overlap this year.)
👉 Freezeroo info: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rochester/FreezerooSeriesIndividualRace