Houston Stars and Stripes Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Houston, TX
- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Houston Stars and Stripes Half Marathon, 10K & 5K offers flat & fast courses to chase a PR. Finish with the American Flag, finisher medals & finish line bomb pops!
Local Historical Weather (Jun 20):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 92 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 99 |
| L (°F) | 81 | 79 | 77 | 83 | 80 |
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No Sleep, No Breakfast, No Excuses
This was an interesting race, my second 10K since knee surgery. The day before the event, I drove four hours to attend a two hour conference. After the conference, I … MORE
This was an interesting race, my second 10K since knee surgery. The day before the event, I drove four hours to attend a two hour conference. After the conference, I got back on the road and drove another four hours to return to the county where the race would take place.
That night, I managed to get only two to three hours of sleep. On race morning, I didn’t have time to eat breakfast or even drink coffee, so I started the race completely fasted. The heat and humidity were intense throughout the event, making the conditions especially challenging.
Despite the lack of sleep, long hours of driving, physical and mental fatigue, and difficult weather conditions, I was able to finish the race faster than my previous 10K the month before. Overall, it was a solid performance and a rewarding race, considering everything working against me that day.