The short version: The weekend before Thanksgiving is a big long-run weekend. Sunday has the 41st Houston 25K downtown, the third race of the Houston Marathon warm-up series. Saturday has the Great Houston Pie Run (beer and a mini pie at the finish), Bodies Race Company’s Turkey Trails Austin, the Oasis Dash on Lake Travis and the Midtown Mile in San Antonio. The Shiner Beer Run, now with a marathon, and San Antonio’s first WhataRun are sold out. Fees are the RunSignup race fee on Nov. 11, before processing fees.
| Race | When | Where | Main distances and fee on Nov. 11 | Next change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 25K | Sun., Nov. 22 | Houston | 25K $110 · 10 mi $85 · 5K $65 | Final tier; no race-day entry |
| Great Houston Pie Run | Sat., Nov. 21 | Houston | Half $125 · 10K $65 · 5K $55 | Final tier through race morning |
| Shiner Beer Run | Sat., Nov. 21 | Shiner | Marathon, half, 10K, 5K | Sold out; waitlist |
| Turkey Trails Austin | Sat., Nov. 21 | Del Valle | Half $79 · 10K $43 · 5K $43 | Half $85 from Nov. 19; 10K/5K $47 from Nov. 20 |
| Oasis Dash | Sat., Nov. 21 | Lake Travis | Half $99.99 · 5 mi $69.99 · 5K $59.99 · Speedyard $79.99 | Registration closes Nov. 20 at noon |
| WhataRun San Antonio | Sat., Nov. 21 | San Antonio | 10K · 5K | Sold out; virtual open |
| Midtown Mile | Sat., Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m. | San Antonio | 1 mile $35 | Open through race evening |
| Run With Kenyans | Sat., Nov. 21 | Dallas | 15K · 10K, free | Free |
| Turkey Shuffle | Sun., Nov. 22 | Corpus Christi | 10K $50 · 5K $50 · 1 mi $25 | 10K/5K $55 from Nov. 17 |
Houston 25K (Sunday)
The 41st Houston 25K starts and finishes at Fish Plaza at the Wortham Center, 501 Texas Ave. The 25K goes off at 7 a.m., the 10 mile at 7:15 and the 5K at 7:30. It is the third of four races in the HMSA Houston Marathon Warm-up Series, which makes it a dress rehearsal for January for a lot of Houston runners.
- Price: 25K $110, 10 mile $85, 5K $65 through race morning. There is no race-day registration.
- Pace: the 25K has a 4½-hour limit, a 14:30-per-mile minimum, and runners must start the third loop by 10 a.m.
- Packet pickup: Fleet Feet, 2012 W. Gray St., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20–21, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., or race morning 5:30–6:30 a.m. at Fish Plaza.
- No transfers or deferrals. Finishers get a medal and a long-sleeve shirt.
If you didn’t get into the sold-out Chevron Houston Marathon, see our Houston Marathon alternatives. More dates are on the Houston races calendar and the Houston race series page.
Great Houston Pie Run (Saturday)
The Pie Run is the Saturday before Thanksgiving and the 8th race of the Houston Holiday Series. It starts at 2044 E. T.C. Jester Blvd. The half starts at 7 a.m., the 10K and 5K at 7:30 and the kids and family 1K at 9:15. The half and 10K are two loops, the 5K one. Finishers get a beer and a mini pie, plus a medal and a shirt.
- Price: half $125, 10K $65, 5K $55, kids 1K $30.
- Time limits: 3½ hours for the half and 2 hours for the 10K and 5K. Walkers are welcome.
- Pickup: Thursday, Nov. 19, 3–8 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at Sun & Ski Sports in Memorial City Mall. Race-day pickup costs $15.
See the Houston half marathon calendar and Houston 10K races for more.
Shiner Beer Run (Saturday, sold out)
The 15th Shiner Beer Run at the Spoetzl Brewery adds a marathon this year, starting at 7:30 a.m., with the half at 8, the 10K at 8:30 and the 5K at 8:45. Every distance is sold out with a waitlist. If a spot opens you get an email and 24 hours to transfer in through your RunSignup profile. Runners 21 and up get four Shiner beers and a meal deal, marathon finishers get a finisher jacket, and proceeds go to the Boot Campaign.
More food-and-drink races are in our tastiest Texas races roundup, and other marathons are on marathons in Texas.
Austin: Turkey Trails and the Oasis Dash (Saturday)
Turkey Trails Austin is a Bodies Race Company race at Southeast Metro Park, 4511 E. Hwy 71 in Del Valle, with a half, 10K, 5K, 1 mile and kids dash starting at 8 a.m. There is free pie at the finish, and the half has a 3½-hour limit. The half is $79 until Nov. 19, then $85; the 10K and 5K are $43 until Nov. 20, then $47.
The Fit Foundation’s Oasis Dash is at Bob Wentz Park on Lake Travis. The new half marathon (about ten laps of the lakeside 5K course) starts at 8 a.m., and the 5 miler and 5K at 9. The Speedyard starts at 9:15: up to six rounds of two 1.3-mile laps, with the time window shrinking from 32 minutes to 21. Registration includes park entry and closes Nov. 20 at 11:59 a.m., with pickup race morning. More Austin dates are on Austin races and Austin half marathons.
San Antonio: WhataRun and the Midtown Mile (Saturday)
San Antonio’s first WhataRun, the officially licensed Whataburger 5K and 10K, runs in the SeaWorld San Antonio parking lot. The 10K starts at 8:30 and the 5K at 8:35. It sold out a month early, so only the waitlist and the at-home virtual edition are left. The overall winners each get 52 free-Whataburger coupons.
That evening, the Midtown Mile kicks off the Alamo Heights Holiday Parade at 5:30 p.m. on the parade route. The race calls the course mostly downhill. It starts at Tuxedo and Alamo Heights Blvd. and finishes at the Alamo Heights Pool. It’s $35, teams of five or more can score cross-country style, and every finisher gets a medal. See San Antonio races and San Antonio 10K races.
Dallas: a free 10K or 15K at White Rock Lake (Saturday)
Run With Kenyans and Miles Culture Club host a free 10K and 15K social run and walk around White Rock Lake during the city’s HYROX weekend. It starts at 7:30 a.m. from the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther Dr. There’s no fee; optional donations support the group’s youth and scholarship programs with the Kenyan Kids Foundation. More on Dallas races and Dallas 10K races.
Elsewhere: Temple, Corpus Christi and a backyard ultra
- Gobbler, Temple (Sat.): a small US Road Running race with a marathon ($95), half ($65), 10K ($45) and 5K ($30), all starting at 8 a.m. The organizer says EMS isn’t on site and water is only at the end of each lap and at the finish, so carry what you need. See Temple and Killeen races.
- Turkey Shuffle, Corpus Christi (Sun.): 10K, 5K and 1 mile at Heritage Park at 9 a.m., with a kids dash and a Thanksgiving costume contest. The 10K and 5K go from $50 to $55 on Nov. 17. See Corpus Christi races.
- Summit Backyard Ultra, Marble Falls (starts Sat.): a 4.17-mile lap every hour until one runner is left. Entry is $175 and registration closes Nov. 14. Our ultra season preview has what comes after it.
Next up: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26. Turkey trot prices keep climbing until race day, so check our turkey trot price deadlines and the full Texas turkey trots calendar. Missed last week? The Fort Worth Marathon results are in, and the Nov. 14–15 weekend is this Saturday. For anything else, try races this weekend.
