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Willie McCool Memorial Half-Marathon, 5K & 10K

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

calendar_today 10 Oct, 2026

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sell $25.00 – $60.00

About the Event

The Silent Wings Museum provides the perfect backdrop to “imagine” your run taking you out of this world. Willie McCool was the Pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia (January – February 2003), a graduate of Lubbock’s Coronado High School (1979) and loved running. His legacy will inspire runners, both old and new and we are proud and honored to dedicate this race to his memory.

The half marathon course will have you traveling into outer space through the Lubbock Business Park, past the tree-lined Lubbock Country Club and re-entry through the Lubbock countryside west of the airport. Your mission on the 5K/10K course is to travel around the Galaxy and safely return to the Launch Pad/Finish Line at the Silent Wings Museum. As you run either course, you will discover the world according to Lubbock is, indeed, flat.

Races Offered

10K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$40.00

Half Marathon

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$60.00

Youth (12 and under) - 10K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$25.00

5K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:00

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$30.00

Youth (12 and under) - 5K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Lubbock.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 13.4° / 26.6°

wb_sunny 10.5° / 23.0°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.8 /

water_drop 47.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 13.4° / 26.6°

wb_sunny 10.5° / 23.0°

air 14.8 km/h

water_drop 47.8%

About Lubbock

Learn more about the host city, Lubbock.

Lubbock is the largest city in the Panhandle of Texas and serves as the area's agricultural and economic hub. Lubbock, commonly known as the Hub City, is in the center of the South Plains, an expansive cotton-growing region.