2500 Research Park Dr, Davis CA
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
The Davis Stampede takes place each year in February, and includes 5K, 10K and Half Marathon routes. We also offer a family friendly 2K (1.24 mile) fun run/walk division that is perfect for younger athletes, families, and pups. Starting and finishing at Davis’ Playfields Park, the Davis Stampede is a great way to kick off 2025 with a commitment to fitness. Courses are mostly flat and take runners and walkers through east and south Davis’s greenbelts and neighborhood streets. Race amenities include finisher’s medals, half marathon pace groups, t-shirts, a post-race expo, and course water stations stocked with water and electrolyte replacement along the course.
Registration will open on October 31, 2024.
Please register early! Last year's Half Marathon sold out.
You can pick up your packet (bib and shirt) on Saturday, February 22 from 1pm to 4pm at Playfields Park (race venue). We allow you to pick up for friends, and ID is not required. You can also pick up on race day (Feb. 23) starting at 6:30 a.m. If picking up on race day, we suggest arriving at least one hour prior to your race start. If you have your QR code available at check-in, it will speed up the process for you.
Overall awards will be presented to the top male, female and nonbinary finishers based on gun time. Age group awards will be determined by net time and will be awarded to the top three male, female, and nonbinary registrants per age group. Registrants may decline to state their gender and/or age: however, those entrants will not be eligible for age group or overall awards or results ranking in those categories. Award pick up is available on race day: unclaimed awards are not mailed.
Those who are unable to attend on event day or who would prefer to participate on their own schedule may register as a virtual participant. Virtual packets will be mailed on or about 2/28/25 and will include a bib, finisher medal for the division you designate upon entry, and t-shirt (if selected). Virtual participants are welcome to pick up their packets at the Saturday Packet Pick Up if preferred. The deadline to sign up as a Virtual Participant is Thursday, February 20.
Half Marathon course cut-off time is 3.5 hours or 11:30 a.m. Those on a pace to finish after this time will be offered a ride back to the finish line. Minimum age to participate in the Half Marathon is 15. Consideration will be made on a case by case basis for youth 14 and under to participate in the Half Marathon who are sufficiently trained: must be accompanied by an adult (who must be registered).
Wheelchair entrants may participate in all divisions. Racing wheelchairs should start at the front and coordinate with event official: pushed or casual wheelchair entrants should start toward the back. In the 2K, strollers, dogs, wagons (for children or dogs), and wheelchairs are permitted.
Because this event utilizes chip timing for all events, we remind participants that there is no need to crowd the start line when the race starts: your time does not start until you physically cross the mats at the starting line. All age group awards and results placements are determined by chip/net time.
If you are a sighted guide for a visually impaired participant, or a support runner/walker for an entrant in an adaptive category, please do not enter the adaptive division. Support runners must be registered for the event either as a standard paid entrant or as a support runner.
The event will benefit Cancer Champions. Read more about their mission at https://cancerchampions.org.
Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks on race day, as well as at Packet Pick Up. Sign up on the volunteer tab. For more information about the opportunities we have available for interested volunteers, or to sign up as a group, please see the volunteer tab on our website here.
Entries are non-refundable and non-transferable to other events in the case of illness, injury, or change of plans: event happens rain or shine. You must be registered for the distance for which you intend to participate. Read complete details here: Refund Policy.
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