Tricks & Treads 5k

Tricks & Treads 5k is held in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 31, 2026, and is organized by the Becoming Grace Foundation. The single format is a Halloween 5k fun run over 3.1 miles, starting at 8:00 a.m.

Fun-run 5Ks are the easiest entry point into racing: 3.1 miles asks for about a month of preparation rather than a season, and nobody minds if you walk part of it. Three runs a week, with one stretching a little longer each weekend, will get you around. If you want a time instead, add a weekly workout of 400-meter repeats at a pace you could hold for a mile, and arrive early enough on the 31st to jog for ten minutes before the gun.