HMSA Classic 25K
Houston, TX
- 25K, 10 Miler, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The annual Houston 25K is the third of three races in the Houston Marathon Warm-up Series, which gives runners who are planning to run the Houston Marathon checkpoints to gauge their training status. HMSA hosts the Houston 25K, 10 Mile & 5K to support runners of all ages and paces. … MORE
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Highway Hills
If you ran the Houston Marathon and struggled with the "hills" of Allen Parkway, this 25k is a perfect training. While not on Allen itself but on Memorial, this is … MORE
If you ran the Houston Marathon and struggled with the “hills” of Allen Parkway, this 25k is a perfect training. While not on Allen itself but on Memorial, this is the left bank of the same Bayou so you get the same hills and are doing them 6 times (3 back and forth).
If you are not training for Chevron, I would discourage you from running this except if you love running on a debris-filled highway with no shadow and very sparse aid stations. Also, a very small field with a very wide range of running skills, from the sub 90 25k runners to the walkers (walking all 25k!), so the third loop feels really alone, not really motivating when it gets hard.