The short version: Texas has 16 breast cancer awareness runs and walks on the RunSignup calendar between Oct. 10 and Oct. 31, 2026. Twelve still take registration. The Rio Grande Valley and Laredo have the most, led by the Walk, Run & Ride in McAllen on Oct. 17. Houston has a downtown 5K on Friday, Oct. 16, and North Texas has a Monday-evening 5K in Lewisville on Oct. 26. Fees below are the current RunSignup price before processing fees, as of Oct. 9.
Races still open, by date
| Date | Race | City | Distances | Current fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., Oct. 10 | 17th Annual Mission Pink 5K Run/Walk | Mission | 5K run (chip timed), 5K walk | Run $35 · walk $30 |
| Sat., Oct. 10 | The Pink Pursuit | Tyler | 5K color run, kids dash | 5K $30 · kids $15 |
| Sat., Oct. 10 | JBSA-Randolph Breast Cancer Awareness 5K | Randolph AFB | 5K run/walk, resource fair | No fee listed; base access required |
| Sun., Oct. 11 | Pretty Strong in PINK | Laredo | 5K, 1-mile walk | 5K $30 · walk $20 |
| Fri., Oct. 16 | Close the Loop 5K | Houston (downtown) | 5K run/walk, virtual 5K | $85 |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Run, Ride | McAllen | 5K, 2.5-mile walk | $30 · survivors $20 |
| Sun., Oct. 18 | Her Fight is Our Fight 5K | Edinburg | 5K run/walk, 1-mile fun run | 5K $25 · fun run $15 |
| Sun., Oct. 18 | S.T.E.P.S. Forward 5K & Walk | Laredo | 5K run, 1-mile walk | $30 |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | Plainview Think Pink | Plainview | Evening 5K | $30 (shirt +$5) |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | Willis in Pink | Willis | 5K walk/run | $55 |
| Mon., Oct. 26 | Lovebomb Run Club 5K | Lewisville | 5K (5:30 p.m. start) | $30 (rises to $35 Oct. 17) |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Miles For Hope 5K | Weslaco | 5K, 1-mile fun run/walk | 5K $30 · mile $15 (both rise $5 Oct. 16) |
Registration closed online
These four are on the calendar, but RunSignup shows online registration closed as of Oct. 9. Check the race page for day-of options before you drive out.
- Sat., Oct. 10: Paint the Parkway Pink, San Antonio Police Training Academy. The ThriveWell Cancer Foundation’s 14th annual 5K, “Chappy B” mile and kids race.
- Sat., Oct. 10: El Centro 5K, Fort Worth. Más Millas and Connect Respect raise money for people affected by breast cancer.
- Sat., Oct. 17: Katina R. Levingston Tough Kookie 5K, Texarkana.
- Sat., Oct. 24: Spartan Fitness Breast Cancer 5K, Roma.
Where the money goes
Here is what each organizer says about the cause on its RunSignup page:
- Mission Pink (Mission): all proceeds go to the Mission Pink Fund, which pays for free digital screening mammograms for uninsured women over 40 in the Rio Grande Valley. Runners start at 8 a.m. and walkers at 8:10.
- Walk, Run & Ride (McAllen): 100% of proceeds go to five local nonprofits that offer support, financial help and preventive care. The first 1,500 registrants get a shirt, medal and bib. Survivors pay $20.
- Close the Loop (Houston): the ninth annual run benefits the Breast Reconstruction Awareness campaign of The Plastic Surgery Foundation. It starts at 7 a.m. near Sam Houston Park during the plastic surgeons’ annual meeting.
- S.T.E.P.S. Forward (Laredo): supports the Stronger Together Breast Cancer Foundation’s food and care packages, transportation vouchers for treatment, and emergency help.
- Lovebomb Run Club (Lewisville): proceeds go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for free mammograms. Strollers are welcome; pets are not.
- Her Fight is Our Fight (Edinburg): helps a local police officer, Officer Kimberly Del Angel, with medical costs during treatment.
- Plainview Think Pink: 100% of proceeds go to local breast cancer organizations. The 5K is part of an evening with local vendors.
- Pretty Strong in PINK (Laredo): an inaugural women’s race.
- The Pink Pursuit (Tyler): a color run hosted by the Tyler Junior College Student Nurses Association and Rose City Run Club.
- Miles For Hope (Weslaco): money goes to a clinic or organization that provides breast cancer resources or services.
Walking it? Good.
Nearly every race here has a walk or welcomes walkers, and most are a 5K. If you have never done one, our run-walk guide gets you to a finish line. A pink 5K in October is also a good tune-up for a Thanksgiving turkey trot: see our turkey trot 5K plan.
More October races
The last week of October is costume season. See every Halloween race in Texas, the Día de los Muertos runs, or the full list of Texas 5Ks.
