About the Tinsel Trot 5K & 1K Fun Run
The race starts on South Street in downtown Silsbee, timed for the Christmas in the Big Thicket Festival that follows. Runners are encouraged to come in holiday costume, with a costume contest judged before the start and winners announced after awards. The short fun run for young kids goes off after the main race wraps up, keeping the morning going.
Packet pickup the day before is at the Silsbee Public Library, with race-morning pickup available in the window before the warm-up begins. The race benefits Friends of the Silsbee Public Library, so the entry fee goes somewhere local.
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Tinsel Trot 5K & 1K Fun Run 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K Results · 2025
77finishers
21:16winner
39:33median
1:02:32cutoff
Top 3: Kai Whitmire (21:16) · Parker Harris (22:03) · G. Wehmeyer (22:26)
0.6 Miles Results · 2025
25finishers
4:36winner
5:16median
9:46cutoff
Top 3: E. Work (4:36) · M. Whitmire (4:48) · T. Tullier (4:49)
The Tinsel Trot 5K & 1K Fun Run has been held every year since at least 2016. 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 Miles12/5/2026 08:00$30
0.6 Miles12/5/2026 09:00Free
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