Rowlett Holiday 5K & Fun Run

About the Event

RACE INFORMATION

Get in the holiday spirit and join us for the SECOND annual Holiday 5K & Fun Run; a celebration of fitness, community, and giving back! Whether you're running, walking, or cheering from the stands, your participation supports our local Rowlett cross country team and strengthens the bonds that make our community special. Dress in your favorite holiday gear and hit the course around our high school campus and nearby park. Let’s come together, get active, and make this a holiday tradition!

2024 Holiday 5K Video

AWARDS

EVERY 5K PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE A FINISHER MEDAL

Awards in the 5k to Top 3 M/F Overall and in age groups: 18 & under, 19-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61+

SCHEDULE

7:15 Check-in/Packet Pickup and registration opens. Packets and Registration will be at the entrance to the RHS football field

8:30 5k Run (Starts on the track)

9:30 Fun Run (Starts on the track)

10:00 Awards Ceremony

RACE SHIRT

Everyone who registers by December 1st will be guaranteed a shirt of their selected size. Everyone who registers after December 1st will have the opportunity to receive shirts until stock runs out. Shirts are red Sport-Tek Performance Competitor long sleeve dri-fit tees. 5k sponsors will be printed on the back in white ink.

COURSE & PARKING

The course is combined concrete and field, with some spots being narrow for traffic. We do not recommend a stroller, but if you are up for the adventure the choice is yours! Please, no pets on the courses. It will be an out and back course that starts on RHS campus and goes through the Pecan Grove Park trail behind the Rec. Click the hyperlink on the left side of the menu to view the course.

Parking will be available in the back of Rowlett High School before 8:00am; there will be Saturday School traffic same day. Limited parking will also be available in the front of the school close to PGBT.

SPONSORS

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Coach Shelton at sshelton@garlandisd.net or hit the "Questions" button below!

Races Offered

Shirt Only

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — **Shirt Only**

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

5K Run

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:30

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$30.00

Kids and Adult Fun Run/Power Walk

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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09:30

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Rowlett.

thermostat Temperature

6.9° / 15.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

3.4° / 13.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:21

nightlight Sunset

18:22

About Rowlett

Learn more about the host city, Rowlett.

Rowlett is a city in Dallas and Rockwall Counties in Texas, United States, and an eastern suburb of Dallas. It is a growing, upscale community with nearly $1.5 billion in development in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, located on Lake Ray Hubbard.