Danny Ray Sanchez Memorial 5K Run / Walk & 1 Mile Walk
About this race
16th Annual Danny Ray Sanchez Memorial
5K Run / Walk & 1 Mile Walk
In person & virtual events available!
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Race starts promptly at 8:00 a.m.
Montwood High School
12000 Montwood, El Paso, TX 79936
REGISTRATION FEES
Individual registration: $30.00
If 5 of your friends sign up using your referral code, you receive a $5 refund. Sign up another 5 friends and receive an additional $5 refund! (Expires midnight 9/02/2026)
REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
AWARDS & PRIZES!!!
FIRST 300 RUNNERS & WALKERS TO REGISTER RECEIVE RACE T-SHIRT.
AWARD FOR LARGEST TEAM!
Medals to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place 5K runners in the following age categories:
14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Packet pick up:
Friday, September 4, 2026
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Up and Running
3233 N. Mesa Ste. 205
Race day pick up:
Saturday, September 5, 2026
7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m
At the Start Line!
*Packets can be mailed for Virtual participants ONLY, and will incur a fee of $10 to cover the cost of mailing. Packets will be mailed beginning 9-12-2026.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT Danny Ray Sanchez Memorial
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Post your results between 9-5-2026 to 9-15-2026
Virtual 1 Mile Walk
Post your results between 9-5-2026 to 9-15-2026
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in El Paso, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 7:24 PM local time (MDT) in El Paso on September 5, 2026 — 12h 40m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Danny Ray Sanchez Memorial 5K Run / Walk & 1 Mile Walk
5K Run / Walk · 74 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monte Strong | 18:08 | 5:51 /mi |
| 2 | Elijah Velasquez | 20:01 | 6:27 /mi |
| 3 | Tyler Wenglikowski | 20:09 | 6:30 /mi |
| 4 | Robert Sears | 20:11 | 6:31 /mi |
| 5 | Cristian Velasquez | 20:24 | 6:35 /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, 85 El Paso events
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