Purple Dress Run - TX

Purple Dress Run - TX is held in Mansfield, Texas, on October 24, 2026, with four distances on the schedule. The Purple Dress Run Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and the Purple Dress Run 10K both start at 7:30 a.m., followed at 7:45 a.m. by the Purple Dress Run 5K and the Purple Dress Run 1 Miler. The staggered start keeps the shorter events clear of the longer ones while everyone shares the same finish area.

North Texas in late October finally hands runners cool morning air, which is why so many local goal races land on this weekend. The one-mile is genuinely useful, not just a novelty: run it hard and you get an honest read on your current speed. Building toward the half instead? Twelve weeks with a weekly long run and two quality sessions is the standard frame, and an early start means you will be done before the sun does much.