2022 - AJ Howard Memorial 5K
2022 distances
Running
5K
Packets pick-up and race-day registration will be from 7:45-8:45am at the race site on race morning. Registration will be on personal devices (phones, iPads); credit card only. This event is part of the Cen-Tex Series! All finishers will earn series points. This is an out and back course, mostly on the Belton hike & bike trail, with a short section at the start/finish on grass. Update: The race will have a chip start and finish. Awards to top overall male and female finishers, and top three male and female age-group finishers. No duplicate awards. Age groups: 11&U, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 etc to 70+ T-Shirts guaranteed to all entries received through February 3. Very limited quantities available after this date on a first-come, first-serve basis at packet pick-up. This is a chip-timed event!
Sleep-in 5K
Want to support this great cause, get a great shirt, and not have to get out of bed and run on race day? This is the event for you! All registrations received through February 3 will receive a shirt. If you would like to have your shirt mailed to you, you can select the optional extra shipping charge as you register. Otherwise, shirts can be picked up at the race site, on race morning, from 7:45-8:45am.
2-Person Relay
Pair up with a friend to run 1.55 miles each! The first team member will run a 1.55 mile loop to the exchange corral near the start/finish area, where their relay partner will be waiting. Tag hands and the second person runs the same 1.55 loop to the finish, for a total of 3.1 miles, or 5K. Packets pick-up and race-day registration will be from 7:45-8:45am at the race site on race morning. Registration will be on personal devices (phones, iPads); credit card only. Awards will be given for top male team, top female team, and top mixed team. This event is not part of the Cen-Tex Race Series. Shirts are not included with your registration, but you can purchase one as an optional add-on item as you register. These will only be available through February 3. This is a chip-timed event!
Race-day weather
Conditions on February 19, 2022 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 6:20 PM local time (CST) in Belton on February 19, 2022 — 11h 13m of daylight.
Course
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2022 results — AJ Howard Memorial 5K
175 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Stafford | 18:54 | 6:05 /mi |
| 2 | Devario Bell | 21:17 | 6:51 /mi |
| 3 | Thea Barragan | 21:19 | 6:52 /mi |
| 4 | John Anderson | 21:20 | 6:52 /mi |
| 5 | Leah Winkelmann | 21:44 | 7:00 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Belton events
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