Sugar Bowl 5K - Polar Cats Series Race #2
Date and time
Sunday, January 17, 2027
Location
1387 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY
Date and time
Sunday, January 17, 2027
Location
1387 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY
Date and time
Sunday, January 17, 2027
Location
1387 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY
🐾 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
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