About the Houston Fourth Fest
The road race runs through Vintage Park, with several distance options from a short family walk-run to a longer challenge, so the field is spread across a wide range of paces. The whole thing happens on a holiday morning, which gives it an unmistakably festive feel before the sun gets serious.
Packet pickup has options across the days leading up to the race, including early spots at a local credit union and a fireworks store, with race-morning pickup in the south parking lot at the venue. After the race, the celebration opens to the public, with free beer from a sponsor, pizza coupons, sliders, lemonade, and live music on site.
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Houston Fourth Fest 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
614finishers
17:01winner
36:32median
1:42:07cutoff
Top 3: Landon Deas (17:01) · Liam Zimmerman (17:02) · William Kudela (17:44)
5.6 Miles Results · 2026
135finishers
38:58winner
1:07:10median
2:07:38cutoff
Top 3: Simon Sada (39:09) · JOSEPH CRISANTO (38:58) · Anonymous Anonymous (42:35)
1.1 Miles Results · 2026
87finishers
8:22winner
15:31median
25:21cutoff
Top 3: N. Valle (8:22) · J. Qualls (9:06) · E. Williams (9:14)
11.03 Miles Results · 2026
82finishers
58:56winner
2:01:54median
3:03:05cutoff
Top 3: Anthony Milton (58:56) · Ahmed Elsherif (1:06:46) · JEFF SYPTAK (1:08:23)
1 Miles Results · 2026
56finishers
9:19winner
16:51median
25:19cutoff
Top 3: Everett McKeller (9:19) · Rory Stewart (9:19) · Chris Angle (9:47)
BEER MILE - 2-PERSON RELAY Results · 2026
18finishers
7:15winner
10:52median
15:45cutoff
Top 3: Ryan Lancaster (7:15) · Nick Plumb (7:37) · JD Callaway (8:54)
BEER MILE - 4-PERSON RELAY Results · 2026
13finishers
8:09winner
10:22median
14:52cutoff
Top 3: Obil Diaz Jr (8:09) · Taylor Lee (8:23) · Elijah Cain (8:29)
The Houston Fourth Fest 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
3.1 Miles7/4/2027 07:00$40
5.6 Miles7/4/2027 07:00$50
11.03 Miles7/4/2027 07:00$60
1.1 Miles7/4/2027 09:30$30
1 Mile7/4/2027 10:30$15
Beer Mile - 2-person relay7/4/2027 10:30$20
Beer Mile - 4-person relay7/4/2027 10:30$26
3.1 Miles7/4/2027 00:00$35
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