About the Velvet Hammer 5K & 10K
The Velvet Hammer runs through Dallas with a brewery as its home base, Peticolas Brewing Company anchoring both the start and the post-race scene. The course covers a road route through the surrounding neighborhood, and the event draws runners and walkers across a couple of distance options, from a shorter loop to a longer one.
There is no race-morning packet pickup, so plan ahead. Packets can be mailed, or picked up at several windows in the days before the race, including sessions at the brewery itself. After you finish, food trucks are selling outside, a live band takes the stage, and draft beer from Peticolas is being poured.
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Velvet Hammer 5K & 10K 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
913finishers
17:04winner
35:58median
1:26:22cutoff
Top 3: Ian Miritello (17:04) · Chris Sabol (17:30) · William Christensen (17:50)
The Velvet Hammer 5K & 10K has been held every year since at least 2018. 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
10K4/24/2027 08:00$65
5K4/24/2027 08:00$55
Velvet Hammer Party Pass4/24/2027 08:00$45
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Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The 10K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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