Believe! 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
About this race
Believe! champions the development journey of young people through programs that create transformative educational and leadership opportunities, cultivating the skills and confidence they need to shape tomorrow's world. This years' proceeds will go to benefit 2 great organizations in McKinney: Holy Family School and Aliance of Elite Youth Leadership (AEYL).
Holy Family School provides a safe, loving environment for culturally, economically and ethnically diverse children in the area. AEYL is dedicated to the development of a diverse population of teens (12-18) and young adults (19-24), including low-to-moderate geographic areas, to cultivate accessibility, exposure & opportunity to build positive perspectives of life with an emphasis on higher education, economic and community development.
Start your Holiday season off right with this run/walk through Historic downtown McKinney! Walkers will find the 1-mile course delightful and 5K runners can look forward to a challenging and beautiful course, beginning just steps away from McKinney's downtown square.
Holy Family School
AEYL
The Believe 5k race is a family-friendly way to spend the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and give back at the same time. Stay in historic downtown McKinney after the race and experience McKinney's Home for the Holidays event full of food and fun.
Home-for-the-Holidays
We are excited to see you at the starting line again!
The Believe Team
Pick your distance
Running
Believe! 5K
Believe! 5K Handcycle
Believe! 1M Fun Run
Believe! Santa Chase
No t-shirts for Santa Chase event.
Long Winter Naps (donation)
T-shirts are only available if picked up on race day or locally in McKinney. No t-shirts will be mailed.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mckinney, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 5:19 PM local time (CST) in Mckinney on November 28, 2026 — 10h 10m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Believe! 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
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- Mckinney 5K Races 7 races
- Mckinney Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 8 Mckinney events
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