Jingle Bell Jog to debut on Las Olas
Jingle Bell Jog to debut on Las Olas
Fewer than 12 hours after Santa-suited revelers sweep Las Olas Boulevard during the annual Santacon bar crawl, even more jolly folks in red will descend upon Fort Lauderdale in a much healthier, and probably sweatier, endeavor.
The inaugural Fort Lauderdale Jingle Bell Jog will take place Sunday morning on Las Olas Boulevard. And if you think few people are willing to encumber themselves in a Santa costume and beard, know that the race reached its 2,000-runner capacity a week ago.
“That’s all the suits we ordered,” says Josh Stern, chair of Weston-based race company Split Second Timing and director of the Jingle Bell Jog. He says he’s had hundred of requests for late entries. “I wish we had ordered more.”
In an act of holiday overkill, Stern also is providing all participants two jingle bells to wear on their shoes, so people eating breakfast at the Floridian, for example, will be serenaded. Also, the Girl Choir of South Florida will be strategically placed along the route, which starts at Huizenga Park and turns around at Royal Palm Drive.
Read more about this event in the Sun Sentinel!