Mission Waco Race ONE 5K and Fun Run

About the Event

Annual Chip-Timed 5K and Untimed 1 Mile Fun Run
Race ONE began in 2012 and supports programs of Mission Waco Mission World 501c3 non-profit!
Fun neighborhood course with nice mix of flat and rolling hills
Sponsorships available - email TheHub@missionwaco.org for more info!
Teams available - organizations, corporate, family/friends

WHY REGISTER BY APRIL 20? Register for 5K or Fun Run by Monday April 20 and receive a ballot in your packet to "vote" on race day for a Mission Waco Mission World program to receive $15 of the Race ONE proceeds. Our program directors provide a list on the ballot of specific needs in their program areas. Ballots will only be accepted at Jubilee Park on race day from 7am-9am. Recruit your friends to also register by April 20 and come out on race day to "vote" their support for your favorite program of Mission Waco Mission World! Our Door Prizes are drawn at 8:40am from all the ballots received that morning -- so that's another reason to vote!

WILL I GET A T-SHIRT? ATO (fraternity at Baylor) designs our t-shirt each year - so you know you are going to want one! There are two ways to guarantee you'll get a t-shirt: If you sign up for PAID Registration by Monday 4/6 here through RunSignUp. OR you'll have an option to purchase a shirt ($15) by Monday 4/6 when you sign up for Free Registration or Virtual Runner. PAID Pre-Registrations April 7-20 will be receive a shirt if we have extras (based on date/time that you registered). Anyone can stop by the tshirt table after 9am on Race Day to see if we have any extras for purchase.

PRICE INCREASES: 5K is $25 thru 4/6, $30 starting 4/7, and $35 from 4/21 thru race day. 1 Mile Fun Run is $18 thru 4/6, $23 starting 4/7, and $28 from 4/21 thru race day. Virtual Runner is $10 thru 4/6, and $30 thru race day.

Races Offered

FREE Registration 5K - Chip-timed (ONLY For Brook Oaks or Sanger-Heights Neighbors, or MWMW program participants)

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$0.00

PAID Registration 5K - Chip-timed

Apr 25, 2026

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$25.00

Virtual Runner

Apr 25, 2026

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$10.00

FREE Registration 1Mile Fun Run - untimed (ONLY For Brook Oaks or Sanger-Heights Neighbors, or MWMW program participants)

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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$0.00

PAID Registration 1 Mile Fun Run - untimed

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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09:00

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$18.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Waco.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.5° / 26.5°

wb_sunny 13.0° / 24.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 17.8 /

water_drop 65.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 15.5° / 26.5°

wb_sunny 13.0° / 24.1°

air 17.8 km/h

water_drop 65.6%

About Waco

Learn more about the host city, Waco.

Waco is a city in the Blackland Prairie region of north central Texas. Waco is best known in Texas for being the home of Baylor University, the largest Baptist university in the world, chartered during the Republic of Texas.