Mardi Gras Madness - Corpus Christi

Mardi Gras Madness - Corpus Christi is held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on February 6, 2027. The Kids Dash opens proceedings at 8:55 a.m., then the one-mile run, the 5K (3.1 miles) and the 10K (6.2 miles) all start together at 9:00 a.m.

A shared start line for three distances means the opening half mile will be crowded and faster than it should be. If you are running the 10K, let the mile and 5K fields go and hold your own pace — you will pass a good number of them in the second half. If you are running the mile, the opposite applies: go out hard, because the distance is over before any mistake can be corrected. Having the children's dash five minutes earlier lets parents watch it and still make their own start.