Britta's Chase 5K @ SA Zoo
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Britta's Chase 5K @ SA Zoo

San Antonio, Texas, United States View on map
Sep 26, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Goya Foods is your presenting sponsor for the fourth annual Britta's Chase 5K in the Wild - a race run inside San Antonio’s award winning Zoo! This 5K celebrates Meant to Soar, a non profit 501 (c)(3). The animals are normally more active during this time of the morning because it isn't so hot!

Serious runners grab serious cash! Walkers and joggers, enjoy animals in their morning routines! We will award beautiful customized finisher medals, along with special medals for different age groups and the top three performers in both male and female categories. Britta's Chase is a unique event. Few races receive approval to run through the zoo. Also, back by popular demand is our "cash chase challenge!" $100 bills will be handed out during the race at the 1 and 2 mile markers to the male and female runners who are currently in the lead.  Additionally, the winner of the race will win $300 if the male runner finishes under 15:15 and the female runner finishes under 18:15. Come have some fun while you chase down some cash!

This year we return  our fun race called the "Fun Kids Dash" for little ones who are 5 and under. This quarter mile loop dash will be a perfect way for your little ones to have a great experience with lots of people wildly cheering them on! There will be gold, silver, and bronze medals given to the first three finishers and finisher medals to everyone else!  The entry fee for this "dash" is $10.

Meant To Soar supports children - who through no fault of their own, have experienced trauma from parental drug / alcohol addiction, or scarring from human trafficking. At Meant To Soar, our mission is to see these children not only survive the critical developmental years, but to be over-comers and to soar in the fullness as they were created. Just as kites are meant to soar, every child has been created by God to soar in life. Every participant in Britta's Chase will receive a Meant to Soar high flying kite! 

There will be plenty of signage and course marshals inside the zoo to make sure that you stay on course! This is a really fun course with music, water misters, animals watching you run, lights in the trees, and elite runners passing the recreational ones to collect the cash first!

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Running

5K Run

Britta's Chase 5K is a unique event to be run in the zoo. Also, we are introducing a "cash chase challenge!" $100 bills will be given out to the male and female runners who are in the lead at the 1 and 2 mile markers. Additionally, $300 will be given to the male winner who runs under 15:15 and the female winner who runs under 18:15. Come have some fun while you chase down some cash!

Sep 26, 2026 5K 7:30 AM
$35.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in San Antonio.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 21.3° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 32.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 21.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 36.3°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
17.0
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
0.4mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
51.2%

Course

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