Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Stephenville, TX
Entry is $25 now and rises to $30 after Oct 1, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.
The Spooktacular is a Halloween-themed race held in Stephenville, with distances from a short fun run up through a half marathon. The Lions Club puts it on as a fundraiser for youth programs, vision projects, and a summer camp for kids with disabilities.
Packet pickup runs the afternoon before the race at a farm credit office in town. Race-morning pickup and registration open early at City Park, which also serves as the start area.
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Going by the 2024 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2024 results
Top 3: Garrett Counts (20:53) · Brenton Hill (21:00) · Miley Magin (21:57)
10K · 2024 results
Top 3: SERGIO HERNANDEZ (38:27) · Neely CARTER (42:49) · Jessica Grisham (45:08)
The Stephenville Lions Club Spooktacular 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.
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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 31:59, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:08:50, 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 (77 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 20:53 while the median finisher took 31:59. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
