2026 Back the Blue 5K

Join the Deer Park and La Porte, Texas communities for the 6th annual 5K. Whether you're running, walking, or crawling, come start the day with this 5k Fun Run before heading inside for the main Back the Blue BBQ & Festival! We are so excited for this year being held at the NEW Jimmy Burke Activity Center. This annual event aims to bring together local officers with their community, and provide support for the men & women in blue. Wear Blue!

You do not have to be law enforcement to participate! (current law enforcement officer's: please email us ahead of time for your discount code).

Registrations after Sept. 28th are first come first serve sign-ups in regards to getting a race t-shirt. (at this time we do not have extras).

Terrain is level roadway. Interactive route map click here

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PACKET PICK-UP*:

Thursday October 15th, 3pm-7pm at the Jimmy Burke Activity Center

Friday, October 16th, 3pm-6pm at the Jimmy Burke

*Please avoid picking up race packets for anyone outside of your household.

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PARKING ON SATURDAY:

Arrive with plenty of time before the run and except traffic delays. Please fill up the TechStar (802 W 13th) parking lot first, which is across 13th St, on the other side of the street from the Jimmy Burke. After TechStar is full, you can park at the Jimmy Burke Activity Center. Be aware some parking spots may be blocked off due to BBQ cook teams and a Car Show.

The Start/Finish line will be on the drive located in front of the entrance of the Ella & Friends Dog Park, which is part of the Jimmy Burke.

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PARTICIPANTS LINE UP AT 8:15am

NATIONAL ANTHEM AT 8:20am

FUN RUN STARTS AT 8:30am

All participants must begin the fun run by 8:45am

Post-fun run waters & snacks provided by UPS Industrial Services.

We will have finishers medals until we run out

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AWARDS: approximately 9:30am inside the Jimmy Burke building (in that nice A/C!)

-Overall 1st Place Male and 1st Place Female (cannot double dip and also win your age group)

-Age Group Winners: given to first place Male and Female of each group: 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.

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TIMING RESULTS:

https://sites.chronotrack.com/event/95262/results?raceId=253197&divisionId=2842206

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RUN PICTURES (uploaded after race): Click Here

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Fun Run Facebook Event FB Page

Deer Park Police Association FB Page

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There's more after the race! Stay for the annual BBQ Concessions, Kids Zone, Classic Car Show, Small Business Vendors (inside in the A/C!), Live Entertainment & more. For main event info click here

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All 5k race proceeds go to the Deer Park Police Officer's Association (501c4). The 5k race is presented by and ran by the Deer Park Police Officer's Association.