The Best 5K on the Brazos
About this race
The racecourse for the Best 5K on the Brazos is a flat and scenic course that runs along the Brazos River from Indian Spring Park.
Take this opportunity to possibly set a personal record for the 5K.
This is the target race for the Waco Women's Training Program. So, please come out and support them as this will be the first 5K race for many of them.
The 5K awards will include medals for the top overall male and female and for the first 3 male and female finishers in 5 yr. age categories from 14 and under to 70 and over.
Note: Dogs are not allowed on the course for insurance and safety reasons.
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Running
5K Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Waco, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 8:18 PM local time (CDT) in Waco on May 16, 2026 — 13h 47m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — The Best 5K on the Brazos
5K Run · 272 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Salas | 18:28 | 5:56 /mi |
| 2 | Jeremiah Olvera | 18:40 | 6:00 /mi |
| 3 | L. Espinosa | 19:01 | 6:07 /mi |
| 4 | A. Osborne | 19:26 | 6:15 /mi |
| 5 | A. Ford | 19:40 | 6:19 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Waco 5K Races 33 races
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- Waco Running Calendar 2026 43 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, 49 Waco events
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