2026 Veterans Day 5K, 10K & Ruck
- Date Sat 7th November 2026
- Time 8:00AM CST
- Location Midland, Texas
- Price Free
- Races 4 races
- Distances 10km, 5km
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Event summary
Join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, for the uplifting Veterans Day 5K, 10K, and Ruck event at the beautiful Midland College campuses. This year’s race is particularly special as it celebrates America’s 250 years of independence, honoring the brave men and women who have served to protect our freedoms. Participants can choose to run or walk a 5K or 10K, or take part in the 5K Ruck, while kids can enjoy a fun-filled 1K race designed just for them.
This event is more than just a race; it's a heartfelt tribute to our veterans and a reminder of the responsibilities that come with freedom. As we gather to run, walk, and ruck, we foster health, resilience, and community spirit. Join fellow participants, veterans, families, and neighbors as we commemorate the sacrifices made for our freedom and prepare for the next 250 years. Together, we can create a powerful movement of support and appreciation. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to honor our heroes while embracing an active lifestyle!
This event is more than just a race; it's a heartfelt tribute to our veterans and a reminder of the responsibilities that come with freedom. As we gather to run, walk, and ruck, we foster health, resilience, and community spirit. Join fellow participants, veterans, families, and neighbors as we commemorate the sacrifices made for our freedom and prepare for the next 250 years. Together, we can create a powerful movement of support and appreciation. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to honor our heroes while embracing an active lifestyle!
Organiser's Description
HONOR THE PAST. PREPARE FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.
Join us Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Midland College campuses for the Veterans Day 5K, 10K, 5K Ruck and Kids 1K.
This year's event carries special significance as America celebrates 250 years of independence.
For 250 years, America's freedom has been preserved because generations of men and women voluntarily accepted the responsibility to serve, protect and defend it.
Veterans Day gives us the opportunity not only to remember that sacrifice, but to ask what responsibility freedom places on the rest of us.
The standard is not simply knowledge. It is readinessthe discipline to recognize what is required, respond when called, and execute with purpose.
That is part of what this morning represents.
We run.
We walk.
We ruck.
We gather.
We serve.
We practice health, resilience, discipline and community because freedom and independence are not merely ideas to understandthey are responsibilities to exercise.
As America enters its next 250 years, we are preparing ourselves and those around us to serve, protect and preserve freedom for another 250 years.
Come run beside our veterans, families, neighbors and community.
USA 250
Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families
Join us Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Midland College campuses for the Veterans Day 5K, 10K, 5K Ruck and Kids 1K.
This year's event carries special significance as America celebrates 250 years of independence.
For 250 years, America's freedom has been preserved because generations of men and women voluntarily accepted the responsibility to serve, protect and defend it.
Veterans Day gives us the opportunity not only to remember that sacrifice, but to ask what responsibility freedom places on the rest of us.
The standard is not simply knowledge. It is readinessthe discipline to recognize what is required, respond when called, and execute with purpose.
That is part of what this morning represents.
We run.
We walk.
We ruck.
We gather.
We serve.
We practice health, resilience, discipline and community because freedom and independence are not merely ideas to understandthey are responsibilities to exercise.
As America enters its next 250 years, we are preparing ourselves and those around us to serve, protect and preserve freedom for another 250 years.
Come run beside our veterans, families, neighbors and community.
USA 250
Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families
Races
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10K Run/Walk
Sat 7th November 2026 (8:00AM CST)
Free
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5K Run/Walk
Sat 7th November 2026 (8:00AM CST)
Free
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Official 5K Ruck
Sat 7th November 2026 (8:00AM CST)
Free
Carry the Weight. Give the Weight. The Official Veterans Day 5K Ruck is a free event with one additional requirement: your weight serves someone else. Instead of traditional ruck weight, participants will carry canned goods. Men carry a minimum of 30 pounds. Women carry a minimum of 20 pounds. Bring your canned goods packed inside the backpack or ruck you intend to carry. Report between 7:00 and 7:30 AM for official weigh-in before joining the 8:00 AM start. Complete the full 5K carrying your qualifying weight. When you cross the finish line, the weight comes off your shoulders and goes directly toward helping another family. All canned goods will be donated to the West Texas Food Bank. Every qualifying finisher receives a finisher medal and commemorative USA 250 Veterans Day Ruck Patch for their pack. Carry the weight. Finish the mission. Leave the weight behind for someone who needs it. -
1K Kids Run
Sat 7th November 2026 (8:00AM CST)
Free
Veterans Day Kids 1K The next generation gets to participate too. The Veterans Day Kids 1K is a free, family-friendly run held as part of the morning's Veterans Day activities. Approximately 100 medals from the 2025 Veterans Day event have been reserved specifically for our Kids 1K participants. Our goal is simple: give children an opportunity to move, participate and experience a community gathered around service, responsibility and gratitude.
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3600 N Garfield St, Midland, 79705, TX, United States
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