Event Description
🐾 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, 2025 | RACE 1 HERE
Race 2: Sugar Bowl 5K – January 18, 2026 | RACE 2 HERE
Race 3: Super Bowl 5K – February 8, 2026 | RACE 3 HERE
Race 4: Cereal Bowl 5K – March 1, 2026 | RACE 4 HERE
🥣 Race 4: The Cereal Bowl!
Wrap up the series with everyone’s favorite — the Cereal Bowl!
Enjoy your favorite cereals and hot chocolate after the race at this fun, relaxed winter finale.
📍 Tentative Location: Victor (exact details to be announced by end of November)
📦 Packet Pickup:
Friday, Feb. 28 @ Rochester Running Company – 11 AM–4 PM
Race Day (March 1) – 9 - 10 AM at the race site
🎉 After the Race: Post-race party and Series Awards Ceremony!
🧤 Series Registration Includes
Polar Cats Sweatpants (upgrade to Vuori Joggers available)
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 (per race & 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)
Top 2 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
