About the Run Houston! Sam Houston Race Park 5K & 10K
The course runs out and back through Sam Houston Race Park, starting and finishing in the parking lot just across from the post-race pavilion. The terrain is flat and the route moves fast. Police cover every intersection, so runners have dedicated lanes throughout. A shorter kids course shares the same start and finish area.
Free parking is available at the park, with access through the south entrance off Fallbrook. Plan to arrive a bit early, since runners on the street can slow things down. Packet pickup is offered the morning of the race, though the organizers recommend picking up beforehand. A pre-event pickup option is announced a couple of weeks out.
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Run Houston! Sam Houston Race Park 5K & 10K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a big 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
1,142finishers
16:44winner
36:12median
1:29:11cutoff
Top 3: David Guia (16:44) · Ethan Varvelo (16:45) · Anderson Schuttinga (17:19)
10K Results · 2026
438finishers
37:14winner
1:03:12median
1:40:30cutoff
Top 3: Kikki Dilley (37:14) · Michael Molis Jr. (39:20) · Mackinly Kifer (39:28)
1K Results · 2026
39finishers
3:32winner
5:11median
9:59cutoff
Top 3: K. Ray (3:32) · A. Powell (3:53) · D. Santillan (3:58)
The Run Houston! Sam Houston Race Park 5K & 10K has been held every year since at least 2015. 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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K1/2/2027 08:30$37
5K1/2/2027 08:30$37
10K1/2/2027 07:15$40
5K1/2/2027 08:30$45
5K1/2/2027 08:30$45
10K1/2/2027 07:15$50
1K1/2/2027 10:00$30
1K1/2/2027 10:00$30
1K1/2/2027 10:00$25
1K1/2/2027 10:00$25
5K1/2/2027 08:30$37
10K1/2/2027 07:15$40
1K1/2/2027 08:30$25
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