Pioneer Pace 5K Run/Walk
About this race
Together to reduce local hunger and food insecurity!
The Food & Nutrition Network is proud to present the 32nd annual, Pioneer Pace 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 3rd, 2027 at 8:30 am. All proceeds will support the Tarrant Area Food Bank which serves over 146,000 households every year, and the North Texas Food Bank which provides over 70 million meals every year to local hungry and food insecure people.
The race takes place around the beautiful TWU campus. It starts and finishes at the Old Main Circle.
Winning Categories Awarded Trophy for 1st place, 2nd & 3rd place receive medals!
Top 3: Under 18 (5k)
Top 3: Male (Ages 18+, 5k)
Top 3: Female (Ages 18+, 5k)
Please plan to arrive by 7:30 am to pick up your race day runner bag and/or register if you didn’t do so before. Before the race you may want to check out our sponsors, stretch, socialize, and take pictures. Race announcements and dynamic warm-up will start by 8:15 am, so everyone is ready to start the 5k or 2-mile run, fun run/walk by 8:30 am. Stay tuned after for winners and more!
Race schedule:
7:15 am - 8:00 am _______ Runner bag pick up & Race day registration
8:00 - 8:15 am __________Race Announcements
8:15 - 8:30 am __________Dynamic warm-up
8:30 am __________Race will officially begin
9:45 - 10:30 am__________Results Announcements, Giveaways, and Awards Ceremony
Pick your distance
Running
Under 18 5K Run/Walk
Male 5K Run/Walk
Female 5K Run/Walk
Pet 5K Run/Walk
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Denton yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 7:50 PM local time (CDT) in Denton on April 3, 2027 — 12h 36m of daylight.
Course
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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, 18 Denton events
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