Running With Giants: Leashes and Laces
About this race
Running With Giants: Leashes & Laces
A Virtual Half Marathon for Great Danes
Big strides. Big hearts. Big impact.
Join us for Running With Giants: Leashes & Laces, a virtual half marathon created for runners who want to go the distance—while making a real difference for Great Danes in need.
Taking place April 20th through early May 24th, this event challenges participants to complete 13.1 miles on their own schedule, in their own community, and at their own pace. Whether you’re chasing a personal record, checking off your first-ever half marathon, or running alongside your favorite four-legged training partner, every mile supports rescue, care, and second chances for gentle giants.
This race is about commitment, purpose, and showing up—one step at a time. You’ll have the full race window to log your miles, build momentum, and cross your finish line knowing your effort directly helps Danes on their journey to forever homes.
Lace up your shoes, grab the leash if you’ve got a canine co-pilot, and get ready to run with giants—both on the road and in heart.
How It Works
Register Online
Sign up, receive your digital race materials, and officially commit to 13.1 miles for Danes.
Run Your Race
Complete your half marathon anytime during the event window. Run it all at once or break it up—your race, your rules.
Track & Log Your Miles
Use your favorite fitness app, watch, or manual entry to log your progress on our website and celebrate each milestone along the way.
Whether this is your first half marathon or one of many, Running With Giants: Leashes & Laces is about pushing forward with purpose and finishing strong—for yourself and for the Danes who need us most.
🎁 What’s Included
All participants receive:
Digital race bib
Finisher certificate upon completion (via your RunSignUp portal)
Access to our online community of runners and Great Dane supporters
(Optional finisher medals and merch available)
💵 Registration
Early Bird (through April 13th): $25
Standard Registration (April 27th–May 24th): $30
📸Run Store!!
We have some awesome merch available for this too! Show off your support by sporting our commemorative T-shirt or Medal.
Running With Giants: Laces & Leashes Medal: +$25
Running With Giants: Laces & Leashes T-shirt: +$34
Bundle (Medal + Shirt): +$54
🏆 Prizes!
🥇🥈🥉 1st, 2nd, and 3rd to finish their half marathon will also win a Winner's commemorative T-shirt along with one of the awesome prizes below!
-A stained glass Great Dane night light
-A crocheted Great Dane plushie
-A pair of custom print socks with your dog's face
✨ Why We Run
Great Danes may be known as gentle giants, but far too many find themselves without the care, safety, and love they deserve. Proceeds from this race directly support rescue efforts, medical care, and the journey to forever homes.
When you run this race, you’re not just logging miles—you’re helping change lives.
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Running With Giants: Leashes and Laces
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bullard, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 7:54 PM local time (CDT) in Bullard on April 20, 2026 — 13h 08m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Running With Giants: Leashes and Laces
Running With Giants: Leashes and Laces · 9 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Trzebiatowski | 20:44:00 | 33:31 /mi |
| 2 | Melanie Keefe | 3:37:02 | 12:33 /mi |
| 3 | Niki Ham | 6:59:00 | 21:49 /mi |
| 4 | Nichole Martino | 13:00:00 | 45:21 /mi |
| 5 | Jean Shirley | 3:40:00 | 16:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Bullard
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Bullard 5K Races 2 races
- Bullard Half Marathons 2 races
- Bullard Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 4 Bullard events
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