For the first time, the Polar Dash is doing a New Year's Day Half Marathon in addition to the 10K and the 5K!  Now is the time to challenge yourself!  How many people can say they ran a Half Marathon on New Year's Day in Minnesota!

Polar Dash Half Marathon

• Starts at 10:00 a.m.  Start is located at Shriners Hospital for Children: 
  2025 East River Pkwy.
  Minneapolis, MN 55414
  See Shriners Map Here
  Two loops of our 10K course (see 10K course at right), but the second loop will be slightly longer.
• A tentative map of the Half Marathon course is available to download here.
• See the elevation of the tentative Half Marathon course.
• This course is USATF Certified.  See the certification.

Polar Dash 10K

• 10K starts at 10:00 a.m. Start is located at Shriners Hospital for Children: 
  2025 East River Pkwy.
  Minneapolis, MN 55414
  See Shriners Map Here
• 10K goes out approximately 3.1 miles and then turns around to come back (see map at right).  View detailed map of tentative course here.
• See the elevation of the course.
• This course is USATF Certified.  See the certification.

Polar Dash 5K

• 5K starts at 10:20 a.m. Start is located at Shriners Hospital for Children: 
  2025 East River Pkwy.
  Minneapolis, MN 55414
  See Shriners Map Here
• 5K travels out to 1.5 miles and turns around to come back to the finish line (see map at right).
• See detailed course map or see the course elevation.

All course layouts are pending finalization and approval of the Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul.
Click on maps to enlarge, download and print.