Live Race 5 Mile and 5K information below:
Date: July 4, 2024
Start Time: 5K, 5-Mile Start – 7:00 am
Schedule: (Note: We recommend that you arrive early!)
Race Start/Finish Location: Wismer Distributing 13827 I-10 East Frontage Road, Mont Belvieu (or enter GPS Coordinate 29.829033, -94.840950)
Direction from Houston: I-10 Heading East. Take exit 803 toward Farm to Market Rd 565/Cove/Old River-Winfree. At stop sign make a U-turn heading west on the frontage road, stay on frontage road for about 2 miles. Wismer Distributing is on your right (Do not get back on I-10)
Direction from Beaumont: I-10 Heading West. Take exit 803 for Farm to Market 565/Cove toward Old River-Winfree, stay on the frontage road for about 3 miles. Wismer Distributing will be on your right.
Race Time Limit: 90 minutes
Parking: Parking is at Wismer Distributing (follow the volunteers’ directions). Parking Map
Note: PARKING IS LIMITED. PLEASE CARPOOL IF POSSIBLE!
Bib and Timing System: All participants must wear their bib on the front in a way that it can be seen by course officials. The timing tag is attached to the back of your bib. Do not bend or fold your bib, this can interfere with getting a correct time. Do not forget your bib on race morning. NO BIB, NO TIME. If you forget your bib, you will need to pay $10 to replace it. Non-registered runners and/or bandit runners will be removed from the course. No one will be allowed to finish the race without a bib.
Switching Races: We can switch up until packet pickup free. It’s $10 to switch you before the race start (the earlier the better). If you start the race and decide to switch to a different distant, we can switch you after you finish. However, runners with after-race start switches will not to be in the results on race day and will not be eligible for any awards. Final results will be corrected.
Course Description: Both courses are out and back. The 5K and 5 miles races will proceed on the same course with the 5K turnaround point at approximately 1.5 miles and the 5 miles turnaround point at about 2.5 miles.
Race Etiquette: Starting line: Runners will start four at a time a few seconds apart. Line up at the starting line according to how fast you plan to run or walk the event. Slower runners and walkers should move to the back of the race pack. Also strollers to the back as well.
Water Stations: There will be water stations approximately every mile along the race course (5K two water stops and 5 miles four water stops). These will offer water, Gatorade and/or sponges/towels, and/or water hoses.In addition, a cooling station with cold towels will be located prior to the last water stop. Medical aid will be available at the finish line and a sag wagon will monitor the race.
Course Markers: Visible mile markers will be positioned along the course. Volunteer course monitors will be positioned to provide help and directions along the course.