2025 - AJ Howard Memorial 5K
2025 distances
Running
5K
Race-day registration, check-in, bib #'s, & t-shirt pick-ups for pre-registrants will occur from 7:45-8:45am at the race site on race morning. Register ahead of time (preferred), or on-site with personal devices (phones, iPads, etc.); credit card only. This event is part of the Cen-Tex Race Series! All finishers will earn series points. The course runs through Yettie Polk, Liberty, Harris, and Lions Parks in central Belton, TX. Awards are given to the top overall male and female finishers, and also the 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 January 10. Very limited quantities will be available after this date. Strollers & Pets are welcome! 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 January 10 will receive a shirt. Race personnel will contact you about the best way to get your shirt to you on or after race day.
Race-day weather
Conditions on January 25, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:25 AM and sets at 5:59 PM local time (CST) in Belton on January 25, 2025 — 10h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — AJ Howard Memorial 5K
5K · 169 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Matta | 16:21 | 5:16 /mi |
| 2 | Brian Knight | 16:33 | 5:20 /mi |
| 3 | Jose Cantu | 16:56 | 5:27 /mi |
| 4 | Tom Mayfield | 17:08 | 5:31 /mi |
| 5 | Emanuel Cantu | 17:08 | 5:31 /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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