Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Stephenville, TX
Entry is $25 now and rises to $30 after Sep 4, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.
The race is part of a week of rodeo and western heritage events, and the timing is deliberate: the course brings runners into downtown Stephenville just as the Rodeo Parade is starting, so the finish line has a crowd and a reason to linger. The start is from a city park near a rec center and playground.
Walk-up registration happens race morning at the park, so you can sort out logistics on the spot. No pets on the course.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Koll Bickerstaff (19:35) · Claire McCullough (20:02) · Kyler Bowman (20:20)
The Cowboy Capital 5K & 1M Fun Run has been held every year since at least 2017. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 5K results.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 29:27, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:02:31, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (122 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 19:35 while the median finisher took 29:27. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
