Name: 2026 Frigid 10K and Frosty 5K
Start: 2026-03-14T10:00:00-04:00
Location: Discovery Centre, Discovery Drive, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation

Raised: CA$507.82

91%

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Hamilton Food Share

Raised: CA$554.61

92%

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Saturday, March 14th, 2026

At The Discovery Centre

57 Discovery Dr, Hamilton, ON

In-Person Race Details

Please note that if the in-person event cannot proceed as planned, it will be switched to a virtual race. In the case of cancellation of the in-person race, we will not be issuing any refunds or returning the difference in pricing. You will still receive your race kit and can complete your race on your own and submit your results.

RACE START: 10:00 AM

RACE KIT PICKUP DATES:

Thursday | 12th March

Stoney Creek Running Room Store
Mountain Locks Plaza,
1791 Stone Church Rd E Unit 4005,
Stoney Creek, ON

11:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Friday | 13th March

Stoney Creek Running Room Store
Mountain Locks Plaza,
1791 Stone Church Rd E Unit 4005,
Stoney Creek, ON

11:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Saturday | 14th March | RACE DAY PICKUP

The Discovery Centre,

57 Discovery Dr, Hamilton, ON

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

What's Included

Men's and Women's sizing available. Register early as sizing is limited!

2 Colour Options- YELLOW REFLECTIVE & NAVY (Yellow is the 30th Anniversary Edition)

NAVY T-SHIRTS

Medal:

Frigid/Frosty Merchandise

Limited quantities, Grab yours while supplies last.

Perfect Quilted Running Vest,

AVAILABLE IN 5 COLOURS (TAN, BROWN, BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE)

Route Map

10KM Double Loop

https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2904391?units=km

5KM Out and Back

https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2904362?units=km

Sponsors and Partners

Thank you to all of our Sponsors and Partners

Donations will support the Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Program at Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH), which provides a full-continuum model of care, planned and designed according to needs of the patients in our community. Focussed on early detection and early intervention, the JBH MHA Program prevents issues from compounding and becoming more complex in the future by ensuring patients receive the right care at the right time. JBH’s award-winning and innovative MHA programs are designed to remove barriers and the unnecessary challenges for patients and families trying to navigate a complex system.

Tax receipts will only be issued for donations of $20.00 or more.

Across Canada, 1 in 4 people live in a food-insecure household. In Hamilton alone, there are over 18,900 visits to local food banks every month, and 34% of those seeking help are children.

For more than 30 years, Hamilton Food Share has been the central hub in a city-wide network of hunger relief, moving nutritious food through 22 hunger-relief programs across the greater Hamilton region. Together, these programs provide over 26,000 hot meals and snacks each month to our neighbours in need.

By connecting food donors, community partners, and front-line programs, Hamilton Food Share ensures that support reaches every corner of the city — helping families, seniors, and individuals who need it most.

Every $1 provides $5 worth of healthy food for our community. Your support helps ensure that no one in Hamilton goes hungry.

Non-perishable food items will also be collected at the race!

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Virtual Race Details

Track your virtual run/walk and submit your results for the 2026 Frigid 10K and Frosty 5K using the ASICS Runkeeper™ app

The virtual race can be completed anytime between February 26th, 2026 and March 31st, 2026. Participants registering for the virtual race will still get a finisher's shirt and medal. You can either have your race kit mailed to you, or pick it up during any of our scheduled race kit pickups. Details on how to track and submit virtual results are listed below.

How to track your run/walk and record your results using the Runkeeper^TMapp:

1. From your mobile device, go to your Race Roster dashboard for this event HERE
2. Click on the “Connect to my app” button, where you will be asked to confirm your name within the app (confirm your name and the event will be added to your app)
3. Revisit the Runkeeper™ app when you are ready to participate. From your start screen, click the flag symbol (bottom right) and select the race to start recording.
4. Complete your distance and save the activity. Your results will be automatically posted to the Race Roster leaderboard HERE
5. From the results page, click on your name to see your finisher summary

How to submit your results without Runkeeper^TMapp:

Please submit the results for your virtual race on the results page.

1. Make sure you are logged into your participant dashboard HERE.

2. Go to the virtual results page

3. Click the submit a virtual result button

4. Enter your time it took you to complete the race and submit your results.

Everyone who posts their results will receive a virtual finisher's certificate.

Registration fees

Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees

In-person Frosty 5K

Price changes in 1 month 10 days

1. Closed
  
  Apr 30 – Apr 29
2. CA$74.18
  
  Early Bird Price
  
  Now registering Apr 30 – Jan 26
  
  Register for In-person Frosty 5K
3. CA$79.63
  
  Regular Price
  
  Jan 27 – Feb 26
4. CA$90.52
  
  Block 3
  
  Feb 27 – Mar 14

In-person Frigid 10K

Price changes in 1 month 10 days

1. Closed
  
  Apr 30 – Apr 29
2. CA$79.63
  
  Early Bird Price
  
  Now registering Apr 30 – Jan 26
  
  Register for In-person Frigid 10K
3. CA$85.07
  
  Regular Price
  
  Jan 27 – Feb 26
4. CA$95.96
  
  Block 3
  
  Feb 27 – Mar 14