Alex's 5K Run/Walk & Kids' K

Alex's 5K Run/Walk & Kids' K is held in Houston, Texas, on November 7, 2026. The Kids' K opens the morning at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K run/walk follows at 8:30 a.m., so a family can enter both events and still be finished well before nine.

Two starts half an hour apart is a practical arrangement: the children race first and then have someone of their own to cheer for. For adults, the 5K is the most forgiving race distance there is. You can train for it in six weeks, run it hard without wrecking the following week, and repeat it often enough to actually see progress. If you want a specific time, run the first mile a few seconds slower than goal pace and spend whatever is left over the final half mile.