Ponte las Pilas 5k and Fun Run/Walk

Ponte las Pilas 5k and Fun Run/Walk takes place in Dallas, Texas, on December 5, 2026, with the 5K race starting at 9:30 AM. Alongside the timed race, the event is set up as a fun run and walk, so the same distance works whether you are chasing a time or covering it at conversation pace.

The mid-morning start is the friendliest part of the format. You have time for breakfast and a calm drive, and by the time you line up your legs are genuinely awake. New runners can approach the 5K with a simple month of preparation: three outings a week, one of them building toward 30 continuous minutes. Anyone racing it should treat the opening half mile as the discipline test, holding slightly under goal pace before committing over the last kilometer. Bring a layer for the wait at the start.