Miles for Meals 5K Run benefiting Meals on Wheels of Eastland
About this race
Formerly Old Rip 5K
Entry Fees:
5K - $25 before 9/01/26
$30 after 9/01/26
Teams of 5 or more - $20 per person (by 9/1/2026)
Kids’ Run - $10
ONLY early registrations by 9/01/26 will receive a t-shirt.
The Old Rip 5K and Kids’ Fun Run/Walk is part of the Eastland Chamber of Commerce “Ripfest – 2026," a festival celebrating the city’s famous horned toad. This race will benefit the Eastland Meals on Wheels.
Join us for our 9TH Annual Miles of Meals 5K Run benefiting the Eastland Meals on Wheels! The Meals on Wheels mission is to service healthy meals to seniors and homebound residents. Your support of this event will enable MOW to deliver over 60,000 meals annually. Come support your local Meals on Wheels! Register to walk or run; or just come for the fun!
5K: Medals will be awarded to age group winners.
Kids’ Fun Run/Walk: All finishers will win ribbons.
Teams: Special awards will be given to the school and the business that have the largest registered team. Deadline for team registration is Sunday, Sept. 1. All team forms must be received in the same envelope. Teams of 5 or more people: $20 per registration
After the race, stay for Ripfest, including a parade, Bryan’s Car Show, live music, kids’ games, crafts, and food booths.
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Running
5K
Kids Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Eastland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 7:17 PM local time (CDT) in Eastland on October 3, 2026 — 11h 46m of daylight.
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2026 results — Miles for Meals 5K Run benefiting Meals on Wheels of Eastland
5K · 38 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMMY HERRERA | 19:25 | 6:15 /mi |
| 2 | Cristian Herrera | 24:04 | 7:45 /mi |
| 3 | Zackary Clawson | 24:12 | 7:47 /mi |
| 4 | Brysen Hash | 24:30 | 7:53 /mi |
| 5 | Chris McCormick | 25:21 | 8:10 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 3 Eastland events
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