About the Day of the Dead Half Marathon - Houston
The course runs through Houston parks, moving past lakes and heavy tree cover. The Day of the Dead theme runs all the way through race morning: runners show up in full Día de los Muertos costume, and judges pick a best-costume winner right before the start. The finish brings a rally tent with live music, a DJ announcing finishers by name, and Mexican food and drinks.
The start and finish are at Kingdom Builders Center. Post-race awards are announced live at the tent, so there is reason to hang around after you finish.
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Day of the Dead Half Marathon - Houston 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
564finishers
17:40winner
39:03median
1:34:34cutoff
Top 3: Jackson Hickok (17:40) · Kim Swift (21:22) · German Garcia (21:32)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
229finishers
1:22:00winner
2:21:39median
4:00:45cutoff
Top 3: Arsalan Syed (1:22:00) · William Mauz (1:24:15) · Art Sherry (1:25:43)
6.55 Miles Results · 2026
204finishers
38:15winner
1:12:33median
3:15:58cutoff
Top 3: Jermain Abdin Sr. (38:15) · M. Tviberg (46:05) · Nathan Rieber (46:11)
1 Miles Results · 2026
45finishers
8:52winner
17:11median
1:18:47cutoff
Top 3: H. Yackel (8:52) · Tommy Mariano (10:25) · C. Sierra (10:26)
The Day of the Dead Half Marathon - Houston has been held every year since at least 2024. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
20 Yards10/31/2027 06:55$15
1 Mile10/31/2027 07:00$30
3.11 Miles10/31/2027 07:00$35
6.55 Miles10/31/2027 07:00$35
13.1 Miles10/31/2027 07:00$49
3.11 Miles10/31/2027 07:00$30
13.1 Miles10/31/2027 07:00$50
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