Dalmatian Run Fest & Dizzy Dalmatian 101
Fort Worth, TX
- 101 Miler, 54K, Marathon, 19.7 Miler, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Road (Paved), Trail (Unpaved)
- Official race website
The Dalmatian Run Fest features 3 DAYS OF IN-PERSON RACES! Run 1, 2 or 3 races on an easy loop course! The course roughly follows the shores of Marine Creek Lake, except for a 1/2-mile out and back at the northern tip that is done each lap. Most of it … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Feb 14):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 69 | 52 | 66 | 69 | 70 |
| L (°F) | 56 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 38 |
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I Triple Dog Dare you!
Multiple loops on a mostly concrete trail around a man-made lake. I did the 3-day half series, Triple Dog Dare, to get extra swag. I assumed it would be an … MORE
Multiple loops on a mostly concrete trail around a man-made lake. I did the 3-day half series, Triple Dog Dare, to get extra swag. I assumed it would be an extra medal, but it turned out to be a hat. I was a bit disappointed, but the hat was fine. If you signed up for each race individually, you’d get a shirt for each race. Signing up for the challenge, you only get one shirt, and I don’t think the discount was enough to account for that… but at least the proceeds go to animal charities. I attended with 5 other people who were doing the 3-day Ultra challenge. There was a 45-minute delay before I could start my half each day. The first day, they let us all start together because the weather was expected to turn bad. The second day, I started at my normal time. On the third day, one of my group requested on my behalf to allow me the same start time, simply because it’d be easier for our group. The RD was short and even a bit rude, because she said people have abused early starts in the past and that I didn’t have a medical need to start early. Current participants shouldn’t be punished by past participants. This is a VERY small race, so it really doesn’t even make sense for separate starts… except MAYBE the day there is a 5K. Also, there was an option for a Fireman’s Ladder Challenge, which was actually the one I wanted, but it wasn’t available for registration. I emailed the RD but never saw a response. In person, she said she would have let me sign up for that, but she’d removed it from registration because of lack of participation. I’d already completed 2 halfs by then, so I just finished. Overall, this run was decent… very generous finish times, individual homemade wooden medals for each race, great snacks, and adequate aid stations. Coolers spaced throughout the race even.
Small race with many options
Easy to get to and ample parking. Loops around a lake with many different distances. Well managed. Not a lot of extras, but this is a fund raising event. MORE
Easy to get to and ample parking. Loops around a lake with many different distances. Well managed. Not a lot of extras, but this is a fund raising event.