I won the first two I entered, a 5K and then four days later a 10K.
I ran pretty fast in the 5k and had my hands full, the 10K was not as competative.
There is a 5K on Christmas morning. One issue I have with the races here is that they only put out a schedule a month at a time, so I cannot plan for a specific race more than 30 days in advance.
The races give us a sense of normalcy and help pass the time..