Coach Cox's Kids Race by the Lake
About this race
The Colony Parks and Recreation Department and The Colony Roadrunners Club present the 25th annual Coach Cox's Kids Race by the Lake. Children ages 9 and under will compete in a half mile race, while children ages 10-12 run a one mile course. All participants will receive a ribbon and goody bag. Race t-shirts are guaranteed to the first 250 registered participants.
The races will begin promptly at 8 a.m. We recommend that ALL participants arrive at Stewart Creek Park no later than 7:30 a.m. Vehicle access to the park will be closed at 7:45 a.m. There will be an organized warm-up for all participants at 7:30 a.m. Results will be calculated and presented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the last race.
Packet pick up will be Thursday 4/8 and Friday 4/9 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at The Colony Recreation Center, 5151 N Colony Blvd The Colony. Any packets not picked up will be available on race day for pickup.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in The Colony, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 7:54 PM local time (CDT) in The Colony on April 10, 2027 — 12h 50m of daylight.
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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, 5 The Colony events
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