Run Wild 5K & Kids run- 2025

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Join us Friday July 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM (sign up early! Last three years SOLD OUT!)

Run Wild 5K - - Hosted by: Runner's High Club --- Benefit: Special Olympics Texas & Girls on the Run Greater Houston

• Kids run: 12 and under, approx. 0.6 miles, starts at 7:10 AM
• All kids receive: medal, tank, sunglasses, socks, and custom bib - parents welcome to run/walk with child!
• NEW: All kids receive a superhero cape and mask!
• Check-in: Arrive early to ensure a smooth start!

🎽 Race Details

This year we offer:

• Finishers' perks: custom bib, awesome FINISHER medal, sunglasses, chip timing, cool tech tank (male/female cut), running socks, free finish video, and NEW Magnolia Brewing Co beer.
• Refreshments: Snacks, water & soft drinks provided!
• Note: Tanks ordered about 7 weeks before race: size not guaranteed.
• First 1125: To pick up packets receive a tech tank!

⏰ Start Times

• 5K run/walk: 7:30 AM
• Kids run: 7:10 AM
• Note: Due to City of Houston insurance requirements, no pets, baby strollers, or wheeled vehicles allowed in the 5K run/walk. Strollers okay in Kids run only.

📦 Packet Pickup and Registration

Location: 6590 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX 77057 (713) 465-0033

• Wednesday July 2: 3 PM - 7 PM
• Thursday, July 3: 10 AM - 3 PM
• Race day: 6 AM - 7 AM (OUT OF TOWN PARTICIPANTS ONLY)
• Group Pickup: Okay to pick up multiple runner packets. For more than four pickups, please send us a list of names and tank sizes and we will do our best to prepare them (no guarantees).

💲 Cost Information

Tech tank shirt: to the first 1125 to register. Size not guaranteed - shirts ordered about 7 weeks before the event.

Cost breakdown:

• Until March 31, 2025: $35
• April 1 - May 31: $40
• June 1 - June 25: $43
• June 26 - July 3: $45, Race day: $50 (register by phone only, 6 AM - 7:15 AM)

🤝 Volunteer Opportunities

Consider volunteering: Volunteer Sign Up

🏅 Awards

Overall Male & Female winners, Overall Master Male & Female winners, top 3 Male & Female in 5 year age groups from 14 and under to 70+. Awards start around 8:45 AM: all kids receive a finisher medal!

🅿️ Parking

FREE parking at Uptown Park Plaza. Please lock your car and keep valuables out of sight!

📍 Directions

FROM RIVER OAKS / WESTHEIMER ROAD:

Take Loop I-610 north and use the left lane. Take exit #10 (Woodway Dr./Memorial Dr.). Merge onto I-610 access road. Take U-turn before Woodway Drive and head south on the I-610 access road. Turn right on Uptown Park Boulevard (center is on the left) - OR - enter at the main entrance of the center from the West Loop.

FROM INTERSECTION OF I-610 AND I-10:

Head south on I-610. Take exit #10A (Woodway Dr./Memorial Dr.). Merge onto I-610 access road. The center is accessible via Uptown Park Blvd or main center entrance along I-610 access road.

📝 Additional Information

Consider training for the Houston marathon with us through Runner's High Club. Marathon and Half marathon programs start mid-August at Memorial Park. More information can be found at www.runnershighclub.com.

Participants under 18 must have a waiver statement signed by a parent or guardian. Signed waivers may be brought in on race day.

NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES!

NO BABY STROLLERS!

🔗 Links and Registration

Race Information: Run Wild 5K & Kids Run Registration