Skip to content

Texas running, verified.

Affiliate disclosure
Lone Star Strides

Races in West Texas & El Paso

53 upcoming races in 17 cities, mostly 5K, 10K, Half, Marathon. Next up: Kick 4 Kenya: The Race to Save Orphans on Saturday, November 14, 2026in Midland. Updated Nov 12, 2026. Looking further afield? Browse all races in Texas, or our guide to running across Texas.

El Paso, Midland, Odessa, Abilene, and San Angelo. Dry air, elevation, wide-open roads, and desert and mountain trails around El Paso.

The busiest city in the region is El Paso: see all 27 upcoming races in El Paso, or the calendar of San Angelo races.

44 upcoming races include a 5K in West Texas & El Paso. For holiday runs and every other 5K statewide, see 5Ks in Texas. Running on Thanksgiving? See the Texas turkey trot calendar. 12 include a 10K; compare them on the Texas 10K calendar.

3 upcoming marathons in West Texas & El Paso. Compare them with the rest of the state on the full Texas marathon calendar. 6 upcoming half marathons here; see every half marathon in Texas.

City guides: El Paso races. Each picks out the biggest races in town, with current fees, where to train and an FAQ.

8 upcoming races here have a trail event and 5 have an ultra distance. See every trail race in Texasand every ultramarathon in Texas.

Some races here include an obstacle course. Compare them with the rest of the state on our list of Texas mud runs.

September races in West Texas & El Paso October races in West Texas & El Paso November races in West Texas & El Paso December races in West Texas & El Paso January races in West Texas & El Paso February races in West Texas & El Paso March races in West Texas & El Paso April races in West Texas & El Paso May races in West Texas & El Paso June races in West Texas & El Paso July races in West Texas & El Paso August races in West Texas & El Paso

Region All Texas Austin & Hill Country 168Dallas–Fort Worth 337Houston & Gulf Coast 243San Antonio & South Texas 149West Texas & El Paso 53Panhandle & Lubbock 21East Texas & Piney Woods 72Central Texas (Waco, Bryan–College Station) 88Coastal Bend & Rio Grande Valley 74
Distance All 5K 4410K 12Half 6Marathon 3Ultra 5Trail 81 Mile 14Kids 7Virtual 15
Month Upcoming November 2026 13December 2026 11January 2027 7February 2027 6March 2027 3April 2027 4May 2027 7June 2027 1September 2027 1

53 races

November 2026

13 races

December 2026

11 races

January 2027

7 races

February 2027

6 races

March 2027

3 races

Races by city in West Texas & El Paso

Gear up locally

Running stores in West Texas & El Paso

All 4 stores
El Paso, TX
Featured

Up & Running

Up & Running, a single-location running store on N. Mesa in El Paso, offers gait analysis, shoe fitting, and brands including Brooks, Hoka, and Saucony.

gait analysisshoe fitting 9 brands
Abilene, TX

Abilene Running Co.

Abilene Running Co. is a specialty running store on Industrial Boulevard in Abilene offering shoe fitting, group runs, and Asics and Newton Running shoes.

shoe fittinggroup runs 2 brands
Midland, TX

Midland Athletic Company

Midland Athletic Company on N Midkiff Rd in Midland offers shoe fitting and group runs and carries Hoka, On Running, Brooks, Saucony, Lululemon, and R.A.D.

shoe fittinggroup runs 6 brands
Odessa, TX

Midland Athletic Company

Midland Athletic Company's Odessa store on TX-191 offers shoe fitting and group runs and carries Hoka, On Running, Brooks, Saucony, Lululemon, and R.A.D.

shoe fittinggroup runs 6 brands
Blog & Dispatch

From the Dispatch

All stories
A wide gravel Trinity Trails path running along a grassy levee beside the Trinity River in Fort Worth, under summer clouds
News ·

Fort Worth Marathon 2026 results: San Antonio’s Ricardo Bonilla wins in 2:25:08, and Saleena Harner, 45, is sixth overall

Official 2026 Fort Worth Marathon results: Ricardo Bonilla won in 2:25:08 and Saleena Harner in 2:50:56. Half, 20-mile, 10K and 5K winners and finisher counts.

The arched glass entrance of the Gus S. Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston, hung with a giant holiday wreath, under a clear blue sky
News ·

Texas race weekend, Nov. 21–22: the Houston 25K, a sold-out Shiner Beer Run, the Pie Run and a backyard ultra

Texas races on Nov. 21–22, 2026, the weekend before Thanksgiving: the Houston 25K, Great Houston Pie Run, Shiner Beer Run, Turkey Trails Austin and more, with fees.

Side views of the ASICS Gel-Nimbus 29 in teal with a lime outsole, left, and the Brooks Glycerin Max 3 in white with a pink and light-blue midsole, right
Gear ·

ASICS Gel-Nimbus 29 vs. Brooks Glycerin Max 3: two max-cushion trainers, one Dec. 1 release date

The ASICS Gel-Nimbus 29 ($170) and Brooks Glycerin Max 3 ($200) both release Dec. 1, 2026 and are on preorder now. New foams, weights, drops, and which one fits a Texas winter marathon build.