# Lone Star Strides

> Lone Star Strides, operated by Radical Runs LLC, is a Texas running site: a statewide race calendar synced daily from RunSignup, a directory of specialty running stores verified against each store's official website, and Texas running guides and news.

AI assistants, search engines, and answer engines are welcome to read, cite, and link to this site. Race dates, locations, and distances come from RunSignup as entered by race directors; registration links go to RunSignup and carry an affiliate referral code. Store addresses, phone numbers, hours, and services are copied only from each store's official site, and each listing shows the source page and the date it was checked. Please cite the page URL when you use our information.

## Race calendar

- [Texas race calendar](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races): every upcoming Texas race, filterable by region, city, month, and distance
- [Running in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/running-in-texas): statewide hub for races, stores, and guides
- [Marathons in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/marathons-in-texas)
- [Half marathons in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/half-marathons-in-texas)
- [10K races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/10ks-in-texas)
- [5K races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/5ks-in-texas)
- [Trail races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/trail-races-in-texas)
- [Ultramarathons in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/ultramarathons-in-texas)
- [Triathlons in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/triathlons-in-texas)
- [Mud runs in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/mud-runs-in-texas)
- [Halloween races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/halloween-races-in-texas)
- [Veterans Day races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/veterans-day-races-in-texas)
- [Turkey trots in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/turkey-trots-in-texas)
- [Christmas races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/christmas-races-in-texas)
- [New Year's races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/new-years-races-in-texas)
- [Valentine's Day races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/valentines-day-races-in-texas)
- [St. Patrick's Day races in Texas](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/st-patricks-day-races-in-texas)
- [Austin half marathons](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/austin-half-marathons): every upcoming 13.1 in Austin and the Hill Country
- [Houston 5K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/houston-5k-races): every upcoming 5K in Houston and its suburbs
- [Dallas 5K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/dallas-5k-races): every upcoming 5K in Dallas and its suburbs
- [San Antonio 5K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/san-antonio-5k-races): every upcoming 5K in San Antonio and nearby towns
- [San Antonio half marathons](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/san-antonio-half-marathons): every upcoming 13.1 in San Antonio and South Texas
- [Dallas half marathons](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/dallas-half-marathons): every upcoming 13.1 in Dallas and its suburbs, plus the BMW Dallas Marathon half and Cowtown
- [Austin 5K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/austin-5k-races): every upcoming 5K in Austin and its suburbs
- [Houston 10K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/houston-10k-races): every upcoming 10K in Houston and its suburbs
- [Fort Worth 5K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/fort-worth-5k-races): every upcoming 5K in Fort Worth and Tarrant County
- [Fort Worth 10K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/fort-worth-10k-races): every upcoming 10K in Fort Worth and Tarrant County
- [Fort Worth half marathons](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/fort-worth-half-marathons): every upcoming 13.1 in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, plus the Cowtown half
- [Dallas 10K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/dallas-10k-races): every upcoming 10K in Dallas and its suburbs, plus the Dallas Marathon and Cowtown 10Ks
- [Austin 10K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/austin-10k-races): every upcoming 10K in Austin and its suburbs, plus the Cap10K
- [San Antonio 10K races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/san-antonio-10k-races): every upcoming 10K in San Antonio and South Texas

## Races by region

- [Austin & Hill Country races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/hill-country)
- [Dallas–Fort Worth races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/dfw)
- [Houston & Gulf Coast races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/houston-gulf-coast)
- [San Antonio & South Texas races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/san-antonio)
- [West Texas & El Paso races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/west-texas)
- [Panhandle & Lubbock races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/panhandle)
- [East Texas & Piney Woods races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/piney-woods)
- [Central Texas (Waco, Bryan–College Station) races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/central-texas)
- [Coastal Bend & Rio Grande Valley races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/races/coastal-bend-rgv)

## Cities

- [Austin races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/austin-races)
- [Dallas races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/dallas-races)
- [Fort Worth races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/fort-worth-races)
- [San Antonio races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/san-antonio-races)
- [El Paso races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/el-paso-races)
- [Waco races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/waco-races)
- [Lubbock races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/lubbock-races)
- [Corpus Christi races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/corpus-christi-races)
- [Tyler races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/tyler-races)
- [Galveston races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/galveston-races)
- [Sugar Land races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/sugar-land-races)
- [Katy & Cypress races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/katy-races)
- [Rio Grande Valley races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/rio-grande-valley-races)
- [Temple & Killeen races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/temple-killeen-races)
- [Arlington, Irving & the Mid-Cities races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/mid-cities-races)
- [Plano, Frisco & McKinney races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/plano-races)
- [Denton, Lewisville & Flower Mound races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/denton-races)
- [Round Rock, Pflugerville & Georgetown races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/round-rock-races)
- [The Woodlands & Spring races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/the-woodlands-races)

## Houston

- [Run Houston guide](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/run-houston): routes, clubs and group runs, the Run Houston! series, upcoming races, and heat tips
- [Houston race series](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/houston-race-series)
- [Houston half marathon](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/houston-half-marathon)

## Running stores

- [Texas running store directory](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores): specialty running stores, each verified against its official site
- [Austin & Hill Country running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/hill-country): 9 stores
- [Dallas–Fort Worth running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/dfw): 21 stores
- [Houston & Gulf Coast running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/houston-gulf-coast): 13 stores
- [San Antonio & South Texas running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/san-antonio): 10 stores
- [West Texas & El Paso running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/west-texas): 4 stores
- [Panhandle & Lubbock running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/panhandle): 4 stores
- [East Texas & Piney Woods running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/piney-woods): 3 stores
- [Central Texas (Waco, Bryan–College Station) running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/central-texas): 1 store
- [Coastal Bend & Rio Grande Valley running stores](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/stores/coastal-bend-rgv): 3 stores

## Blog & Dispatch

- [Blog & Dispatch](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog): Texas running news, race guides, gear reviews, and training
- [Texas Running News & Race Guides](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/category/news): Texas running news: race weekend roundups, registration deadlines, sold-out races, marathon guides and results, with official sources.
- [Running Shoe & Watch News for Texas Runners](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/category/gear): New running shoes and GPS watches compared: prices, release dates and specs from the brands, and where to try them on in Texas.
- [Running Training for Texas Heat](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/category/training): Running training for Texas: heat and humidity, zone 2, run-walk and running in the dark, grounded in published research.
- [Texas race weekend, Nov. 7–8: a half marathon over the new Harbor Bridge, El Paso’s Transmountain climb, the Cypress Half and a Hill Country marathon with pie](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/texas-race-weekend-november-7-8-2026): The best Texas races on Nov. 7–8, 2026: Corpus Christi’s Harbor Half over the new Harbor Bridge, El Paso’s Transmountain Half, the Cypress Half, the Mustang Marathon in Marble Falls and more, with fees and deadlines.
- [Chicago Marathon 2026 results: Kipruto finally wins, Feysa repeats, and Hurley runs the fastest U.S. women’s debut](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/chicago-marathon-2026-results-kipruto-feysa): Amos Kipruto won Chicago in 2:01:09 and Hawi Feysa repeated in 2:13:33. Top 10s, the American records, the wheelchair world record, and how Texas A&M’s Natosha Rogers did.
- [Fort Worth Marathon 2026: the 20th festival is Nov. 7–8, and the 20-miler is in its final year](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/fort-worth-marathon-2026-guide): The Fort Worth Marathon runs Nov. 7–8, 2026 from Farrington Field. Start times, fees before the Nov. 2 increase, the BQ course, cutoffs, pace groups and pickup.
- [Four marathons in four days, or 250K in one go: Texas’s toughest Thanksgiving-weekend races](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/texas-quad-colorado-river-run-thanksgiving-2026): The Texas Quad runs a marathon or half every day Nov. 26–29 at Bachman Lake; the Colorado River Run adds a 250K and 100-miler near Bastrop. Spots, fees and cutoffs.
- [Texas race weekend, Oct. 17–18: a 50K down Galveston’s beach, a Wichita Falls marathon that builds homes for veterans, Inks Lake trails and the Huntsville Half’s return](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/texas-race-weekend-october-17-18-2026): The best Texas races on Oct. 17–18, 2026: the Galveston Ultra Trail beach 50K, the Home For Freedom Marathon in Wichita Falls, Inks Lake trail marathon, Midland’s Energy City Half and the revived Huntsville Half, with fees and deadlines.
- [Veterans Day races in Texas 2026: 15 runs and rucks from Nov. 1 to Nov. 14, and where veterans run free](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/veterans-day-races-texas-2026): Every Veterans Day run and ruck march in Texas for 2026, from Denton’s free-for-veterans half to Temple’s 6-mile food-drive ruck, with dates, fees, military discounts and where the money goes.
- [Brooks Adrenaline GTS 26 vs. GTS 25: what changed for Nov. 1, and why the 25 on sale may be the better buy](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/brooks-adrenaline-gts-26-vs-25): The Brooks Adrenaline GTS 26 arrives Nov. 1 at $155 with reworked DNA Loft v3 foam, a flat-knit tongue and a heel loop. The GTS 25 is marked down to $124.95. Specs, changes and which to buy.
- [Garmin Forerunner 70 vs. 170: the $50 difference, and which first running watch to buy](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/garmin-forerunner-70-vs-170): Garmin’s Forerunner 70 ($249.99) and 170 ($299.99) share the same screen, coaching and heart-rate sensor. What the extra $50 buys, battery life, and which fits a first race.
- [Pink October in Texas: 16 breast cancer awareness runs from Oct. 10 to Oct. 31](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/breast-cancer-awareness-runs-texas-october-2026): Every breast cancer awareness 5K and walk in Texas this October, from Houston and Tyler to McAllen and Laredo, with dates, fees and who the money helps.
- [Garmin Enduro 4 is out: 320 hours of GPS, a flashlight and grade-adjusted pace for Texas ultra season](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/garmin-enduro-4-texas-ultra-trail): Garmin’s Enduro 4 launched Oct. 6 at $899.99: battery life, grade-adjusted pace, the flashlight, ruck tools, and how it compares with the fēnix 9.
- [Chicago Marathon 2027 applications are open. Texas runners have until Oct. 29](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/chicago-marathon-2027-application-texas): The 2027 Chicago Marathon application window runs Oct. 8–29, 2026, with the drawing on Dec. 8. Fees, the full time-qualifier table, legacy and charity routes, and which Texas marathon results can still count.
- [Día de los Muertos races in Texas: 19 runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, from Galveston to El Paso](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/dia-de-los-muertos-races-texas-2026): Every Día de los Muertos and Day of the Dead run on the Texas RunSignup calendar this fall: a six-city half marathon series, a 100K trail race at LLELA, free and untimed 5Ks, a community altar in Lubbock, and current fees.
- [Clocks fall back Nov. 1. Texas evening runners lose an hour of light; here is the plan](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/daylight-saving-time-ends-running-in-the-dark-texas): Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, and sunset in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso jumps an hour earlier. Sunset times by city, what TxDOT and GHSA crash data say about walking at night, and a visibility checklist for runners.
- [Oct. 25 in Texas: a Boston-qualifying Lubbock Marathon and the UTHealth Houston Half, whose price jumps Oct. 11](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/lubbock-marathon-uthealth-houston-half-october-25-2026): Two Texas races share Oct. 25, 2026: the Boston-qualifying Lubbock Marathon and the UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K. Packet pickup, cutoffs, parking, prices and which one fits your goal.
- [Day of the Dead Half Marathon series: four Texas stops this weekend, two more next, and prices that tick up tomorrow](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/day-of-the-dead-half-marathon-series-texas-2026): Bigfoot Running Company's Day of the Dead Half Marathon visits Dallas, Galveston, Waco and Corpus Christi on Oct. 10–11, then Houston and Fort Worth. Dates, venues and current prices for each stop.
- [Texas race weekend, Oct. 10–11: a Columbia astronaut’s half in Lubbock, Sugar Land’s flat half, Space City 10 and a Bastrop trail weekend](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/texas-race-weekend-october-10-11-2026): The best Texas races on Oct. 10–11, 2026: the Willie McCool Memorial Half in Lubbock, the Sugar Land Half, Houston’s Space City 10 Miler and Bastrop’s Autumn Harvest trail weekend, with current fees and deadlines.
- [Saucony Space Cowboy is live: five shoes from $140 to $290, with a Texas try-on plan](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/saucony-space-cowboy-texas-running-shoes): Saucony’s limited-edition Space Cowboy page lists five shoes from $140 to $290. Here is the model-by-model price list and how Texas runners can shop the drop without guessing on fit.
- [Thanksgiving is 53 days away. Texas turkey trots still leave time for a 5K plan](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/texas-turkey-trots-2026-53-days-5k-plan): The 2026 Texas turkey-trot list is up to 91 RunSignup events from Nov. 13 through Nov. 29. With 53 days until Thanksgiving, runners can still build a practical 5K plan.
- [Austin Marathon wants local bands on the 2027 course; apply by December 14](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/austin-marathon-bands-2027-application-deadline): Austin Marathon organizers are taking applications from local bands for paid on-course spots at the Sunday, February 14, 2027 race. The deadline is Monday, December 14, 2026, and nearly 40,000 registered runners are forecast across the marathon, half and 5K.
- [Austin Marathon 2027 guide: Valentine’s Day race, fees, course, cutoffs, and the Spurs Austin International Half](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/austin-marathon-2027-guide): The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon, half and 5K are Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027, from 2nd & Congress to 9th & Congress. Current prices, field caps, wave times, the 7-hour cutoff, expo, pacers, and the net-downhill Spurs Austin International Half on Jan. 17.
- [Berlin Marathon 2027 lottery is open. What Texas runners need before Nov. 12](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/berlin-marathon-2027-lottery-texas-runners): The 2027 GENERALI BERLIN-MARATHON lottery runs through Nov. 12, 2026, with results due Dec. 3. Here is what Texas runners should know about the fee, proof rules and local backup planning.
- [Cowtown Marathon 2027 guide: dates, price tiers, the Stockyards course, cutoffs and the Dec. 31 transfer deadline](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/cowtown-marathon-2027-guide): Cowtown is Feb. 27–28, 2027, from Will Rogers Memorial Center: 5K and 10K Saturday; half, full and 50K ultra Sunday. Current tier prices and the Dec. 4 increase, the Stockyards-to-Sundance course, 7.5-hour cutoff, BQ status, expo and the no-refund fine print.
- [Halloween race guides are live. Texas runners have an Oct. 31 trail pick in Waco](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/halloween-races-texas-october-31-waco-2026): Outside's national Halloween-race roundup shows the costume-race season is here. Texas runners can start with the Oct. 31 Chupacabra Trail Run in Waco and a statewide Halloween calendar.
- [Trail detours this fall: Lady Bird Lake reroutes, Memorial Park closures, and White Rock is back](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/texas-running-trail-detours-fall-2026): What’s closed on Texas’s busiest running loops this fall: the Butler Trail’s Waller Beach reroute and I-35 detour in Austin, Memorial Park’s Outer Loop closure and race-day trail closures in Houston, and the reopened White Rock Lake Trail in Dallas.
- [UIL state cross country meet 2026: schedule, parking tickets, how to watch, and the Texas college season](https://www.lonestarstrides.com/blog/uil-state-cross-country-meet-2026): The 2026 UIL Cross Country State Championships are Nov. 6–7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Race times by classification, the $25/$40 per-car parking tickets that go on sale Oct. 26, the NFHS Network stream, how teams qualify, and where Texas college runners stand.

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