Halloween Trick or Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS

Halloween Trick or Trot Run is staged in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 31, 2026. Three formats leave together at 7:30 a.m.: a 10K of 6.2 miles, a 5K of 3.1 miles, and a family one-mile fun run. Sending everyone off at once keeps the morning short, so plan to be warmed up before the first wave moves.

The 10K is the interesting choice here. It is long enough that you cannot bluff your way through on a single hard week, but short enough to slot into a fall build without a taper: four to six weeks of consistent mileage, one weekly session at threshold effort, and a long run of eight to ten miles will cover it. Families can split the morning, with the shorter formats absorbing the kids while one adult races.