2026 - AJ Howard Memorial 5K
2026 distances
Running
5K
You now have the opportunity for EARLY PACKET PICK UP: When: Thursday January 22nd Friday February 6th Where: Liberty Park under the pavilion (park at BCYC) Time: 5pm-7pm ON-SITE race-day registration starts at 7:00 am. Packet Pick up with BIB Numbers for pre-registrants who were not able to attend Early packet Pick up will occur from 7:00am-8:45am at the race site on race morning. Register online (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 Liberty, Yetti Polk and Harris 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, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 & 70+ T-Shirts guaranteed to all entries received through January 14th, 2026. Very limited quantities will be available after this date. Strollers & Pets are welcome! This is a chip-timed event!
Sleep-in 5K
If you want to support this amazing cause, get a great shirt, and not have to get out of bed and run on race day? The Sleep in 5k is for you! All registrations received through January 15 will receive a shirt.
Race-day weather
Conditions on February 7, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:10 PM local time (CST) in Belton on February 7, 2026 — 10h 53m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — AJ Howard Memorial 5K
5K · 241 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Carter | 16:33 | 5:20 /mi |
| 2 | Gabriel Allison | 17:09 | 5:31 /mi |
| 3 | Jose Perez | 18:06 | 5:50 /mi |
| 4 | Jorge Aviles | 18:18 | 5:53 /mi |
| 5 | Jon Carlos Castro | 18:19 | 5:54 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Belton
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- Belton 5K Races 5 races
- Belton Running Calendar 2026 6 races
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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