Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Houston area fun runs, 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon races


Back on the course! With rising COVID-19 vaccination rates, we welcome the safe return of in-person run events. Stay informed of local conditions with Harris Public Health.


List of in-person running events scheduled to happen within roughly 60 miles of downtown Houston. Most of these occur on an annual basis, and past dates may remain listed until the next date, if any, is available.

MARCH
Bayou City Classic (downtown, next on 5 Mar 2022)
Spring ISD Fun Run and Wellness Fair (Spring, next on 5 Mar 2022)
San Jacinto Texas Independence Fun Run (La Porte, next on 5 Mar 2022) 
Interfaith Caring Ministries Superhero 5K (League City, next on 5 Mar 2022)
Generation Park 5K (NE Houston, next on 12 Mar 2022) 
Lucky Charm 5K (Katy, next on 12 Mar 2022)
Seabrook Lucky Trail 5K (Seabrook, next on 18 Mar 2022)
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park (downtown, next on 26 Mar 2022) 
Liberty Jubilee Fun Run (Dayton, next on 26 Mar 2022)
Pearland Half Marathon (Pearland, next on 27 Mar 2022)

APRIL
March for Marrow (The Woodlands, next on 2 Apr 2022)
Art Car IPA 5K (Fifth Ward, next on 3 Apr 2022) 
5K For Kelsey (League City, next on 3 Apr 2022)
April Foolishness Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids K (Sugar Land, next on 9 Apr 2022)
Cleft Smiles 5k Family Fun Run/Walk (The Woodlands, next on 9 Apr 2022)
Bellaire Trolley Run (Bellaire, next on 9 Apr 2022)
Katy Westlake Annual 5K Fun Run (Katy, next on 10 Apr 2022)
Vintage Park 13.1 (NW Houston, next on 10 Apr 2022)
Run and Done 3.1 (The Woodlands, next on 16 Apr 2022) 
Green6.2 (CityCentre, next on 16 Apr 2022)
Stop The Silence 5K Run/Walk (downtown, next on 23 Apr 2022)
Vintage Half Marathon (Klein, next on 24 Apr 2022)
Pasadena Rodeo 5K Color Run (Pasadena, next on 30 Apr 2022)
Smilin' Rylen Fun Run (Katy, next on 30 Apr 2022)

MAY
Texas Crab Festival 5K (Port Bolivar, next on 7 May 2022)
5K Mamas Fun Run (MacGregor Park, next on 8 May 2022)
Angels Run For Hope 5K Donut Run (League City, next on 14 May 2022)
Habitat for Humanity Bay Area 5K (League City, next on 21 May 2022)
Run Houston! Clear Lake 5K & 10K (Clear Lake, next on 22 May 2022)

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JULY
TXU Energy Wings of Freedom 5k and Family Fun Run (Spring Branch, last on 3 Jul 2021)
Run Wild 5K (Greater Fifth Ward, last on 4 Jul 2021)
Texas Bud Heat Wave 5 Mile Run (Mont Belvieu, last on 4 Jul 2021)
Pecan Grove VFD, Five Miles My Way Community Fun Race (Richmond, last on 4 Jul 2021)
Firecracker 4 (Lake Jackson, last on 4 Jul 2021)
XTERRA Magnolia Hill Trail Run (Navasota, last on 11 Jul 2021)
Christmas In July 8K (Pearland, last on 17 Jul 2021)
Lunar Landing 5K and 1K (Clear Lake, last on 17 Jul 2021)
Mosquito Chase 5K (Clute, last on 31 Jul 2021)

AUGUST
Watermelon Dash (Cypress, last on 7 Aug 2021)
Southern Star Brewing Co 5K (Conroe, last on 14 Aug 2021)
Watermelon Run For The Fallen (Hempstead, last on 21 Aug 2021)
El Chupacabra de Houston 5K/10K (Lake Houston Wilderness Park/New Caney, last on 28 Aug 2021)
Night Moves Trail Race (Stephen F Austin State Park, last on 28 Aug 2021)

SEPTEMBER
BENeezy Purple Monkey Fun Run (Alvin, last on 4 Sep 2021)
Katy Back To School 5K (Katy, last on 6 Sep 2021)
Chance For Hope Going Gold Fun Run (Pearland, last on 11 Sep 2021)
Galveston Sand Crab 5K/10K (Galveston, last on 11 Sep 2021)
9/11 Heroes Run (downtown, last on 11 Sep 2021)
Houston Heights Boulevard Blitz (Houston Heights, last on 18 Sep 2021)
Kaylee Strong's Totally Teal Trot (Sugar Land, last on 18 Sep 2021)
Autism Speaks Houston 8K/5K/1K (Sugar Land, last on 18 Sep 2021)
Toughest 10K (Kemah, last on 19 Sep 2021)
Run Houston! University of Houston 5K &10K (Univ of Houston, last on 19 Sep 2021)
Big Little JC's The K's (Katy, last on 19 Sep 2021)
Galveston Shrimp Festival Shrimp Scamper 5K (Galveston, last on 25 Sep 2021)
Badges and Bases H-Town Run Down (downtown, last on 25 Sep 2021)
OutRun Hunger 5K (Richmond, last on 25 Sep 2021)
Sienna 10 Miler (Missouri City, last on 26 Sep 2021)
 
NOVEMBER
Run4TheChildren (Katy, last on 6 Nov 2021)
Katy 10 Miler (Katy, last on 7 Nov 2021)
Art Car IPA 5K (Greater Fifth Ward, last on 7 Nov 2021)
Explore The Falls Race (Spring, last on 13 Nov 2021)
Run For Health 5K (Nassau Bay, last on 13 Nov 2021)
Cypress Half Marathon & 5K (Cypress, last on 14 Nov 2021)
Bel Inizio Giving Thanks 5K/10K (Sugar Land, last on 20 Nov 2021)
La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon (La Porte, last on 21 Nov 2021)
YMCA Run Thru The Woods (The Woodlands, last on 25 Nov 2021)
Lake Jackson Turkey Trot (Lake Jackson, last on 25 Nov 2021)
Sugar Land Turkey Trot (Sugar Land, last on 25 Nov 2021)
Conroe 10 Miler (Conroe, last on 28 Nov 2021)

DECEMBER
Run Houston! Sugar Land (Sugar Land, last on 4 Dec 2021)
Jingle All The 5K, 10K (Energy Corridor, last on 4 Dec 2021)
Jingle All The Way Fun Run (Danbury, last on 4 Dec 2021)
Trafigura Run for the House (downtown, last on 4 Dec 2021)
Tavola Reindeer Run (New Caney, last on 4 Dec 2021)
Brazos Bend 100 100M-50M-26.2M-13.1M (Brazos Bend State Park, last on 4-5 Dec 2021)
Reindeer Fun Run (Nassau Bay, last on 11 Dec 2021)
Santa Hustle Galveston Half Marathon & 5K (Galveston, last on 19 Dec 2021)
 
JANUARY
Bridgeland 10 Miler (Cypress, last on 9 Jan 2022)
Run Houston! Sam Houston Race Park (Northwest Houston/Willowbrook area, last on 9 Jan 2022)
We Are Houston 5K (downtown, last on 15 Jan 2022)
Beerfooter 5K Run (Galveston, last on 15 Jan 2022)
Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon (downtown, last on 16 Jan 2022)
ReRun 5x5 Trail Run (Navasota, last on 29 Jan 2022)


FEBRUARY
 Ties & Tennis Shoes 5K (Galveston, last on 5 Feb 2022)
Katy Half Marathon & 5K (Katy, last on 12 Feb 2022)
 Steps for Students 5K (downtown, last on 12 Feb 2022)
Bridgeland 10 Miler (Cypress, last on 13 Feb 2022)
Galveston Marathon & Half Marathon (Galveston, last on 13 Feb 2022)
John J. Eikenburg 8K Law Week Fun Run (downtown, last on 19 Feb 2022)
Rodeo Run (downtown, last on 26 Feb 2022)
AGPMA Run for the Goal (Alvin, last on 26 Feb 2022) 
Outrun Hunger (Conroe, last on 26 Feb 2022)