New Year's Eve Chilly Chili Run
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Event details
The New Year’s Eve Chilly Chili Run/Walk takes place on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the Hornung Student Center on the Marian University campus in Fond du Lac, WI (45 S National Ave). The event includes a post-race party and awards held in the Hornung Student Center. Parking is available in the Stayer Center lot (enter from 2nd Street or Morningside Drive) or the Regina lot (enter from Division Street). The 5k course is flat, measured, and entirely on roads, with the start and finish near the Hornung Student Center. Organizers note the course could be snow or ice covered. Course maps are provided for the 5k and the 1/2 mile kids run, plus a campus map.
Distances
- 5k Run
- 5k Walk
- 1/2 mile Kids Run (free for ages 12 and under)
Registration, fees and awards
Registration is online only; there are no paper registration forms. To receive a sweatshirt participants must register by December 15; sweatshirts are adult sizes only and will not be available after that date. Pre-registration pricing listed by the organizer: $30 with crewneck sweatshirt, $40 with hooded sweatshirt, or $15 without sweatshirt. Kids in the 1/2 mile who want a crewneck sweatshirt pay $15 or $25 for a hooded sweatshirt (adult sizes only). After December 15 and on race day the organizer lists a flat $25 fee for participants. The 1/2 mile kids run is free. Fond du Lac Running Club members in good standing may take $2 off the entry fee.
Awards: overall male and female awards for both the 5k run and the 5k walk; age-group awards (chili bowls) for the 5k run in these groups: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over. Overall winners are excluded from age groups. All kids in the 1/2 mile receive a participant award. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.