
From the Organizer
📅 Race Day: April 18, 2026
📍 Location: Mike Lewis Park, Grand Prairie, TX
⏰ Event opens: 8:00 AM
🏁 Race starts: 9:00 AM
The first 200 registrants will receive a party bag!
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
77°
Typical Low
53°
Chance of Rain
23%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Joe Pool Lake, 4 mi from the venue.
Host City
Population
198,564
as of 2023
Elevation
524 ft
Nearest Airport
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 14 mi
Time Zone
Central Time
From Endurance Grid
A mid-size host city. Enough lodging and amenities to keep race weekend easy, without big-city sprawl.
Race Location
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From Endurance Grid
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With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
Running is an endurance sport that rewards consistency, and showing up every week compounds in ways that will surprise you.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
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