Day of the Dead Race - Talent

Day of the Dead Race - Talent is held in Talent, Oregon, on October 25, 2026, and puts all three of its distances on the line at 2:00 p.m.: a 10K, a 5K and a 1-mile fun run. The afternoon start is the defining feature, and the name signals a themed event tied to the season.

Racing in the afternoon suits anyone who dislikes dawn alarms, but it does require a different routine. Eat your main meal about four hours out, keep anything after that light, and stay on top of fluids through the day rather than drinking everything in the last hour. With the mile, the 5K and the 10K all going off together, a group can spread across the distances and still be done at the same time.