Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Houston, TX
The course runs entirely on grass and dirt through the grounds of a church campus, with no pavement anywhere on it. The setting feels more like a park than a road race, open and unhurried, and the crowd is mostly families and school groups out for a fall morning together.
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