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2021 - Velvet Hammer 5K & 10K

Dallas, Texas, United States View on map
Apr 16, 2021 – Apr 17, 2021 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

2021 distances

Running

Velvet Hammer 5K TO GO - Wave 1

Please make note of the wave that you are registering for and the window of time that you have to pick up your TO GO packet. At the end of the wave time, all participants must leave to allow for the next wave of participants.

Apr 16, 2021 5K 5:00 PM
$50.00
Closed

Virtual Velvet Hammer 5K

Use this event if you want the completely virtual Velvet Hammer 5K. You only receive the race shirt and finisher medal and it will be mailed to you!

Apr 16, 2021 5K 7:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Velvet Hammer 5K TO GO - Wave 2

Please make note of the wave that you are registering for and the window of time that you have to pick up your TO GO packet. At the end of the wave time, all participants must leave to allow for the next wave of participants.

Apr 16, 2021 5K 7:00 AM
$50.00
Closed

Velvet Hammer 5K TO GO - Wave 3

Please make note of the wave that you are registering for and the window of time that you have to pick up your TO GO packet. At the end of the wave time, all participants must leave to allow for the next wave of participants.

Apr 16, 2021 5K 10:30 AM
$50.00
Closed

Velvet Hammer 5K TO GO - Wave 4

Please make note of the wave that you are registering for and the window of time that you have to pick up your TO GO packet. At the end of the wave time, all participants must leave to allow for the next wave of participants.

Apr 16, 2021 5K 5:00 PM
$50.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on April 16, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 11.1° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 16.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 9.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 16.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
23.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
10.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
75.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 16, 2021 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 16, 2021 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 02m

The sun rises at 6:55 AM and sets at 7:58 PM local time (CDT) in Dallas on April 16, 2021 — 13h 02m of daylight.

Course

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2021 results — Velvet Hammer 5K & 10K

312 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Velvet Hammer 5K TO GO - Wave 1

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Leading finishers of the 2021 Velvet Hammer 5K & 10K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Dane Batzel 19:36 6:18 /mi
2 Matthew Baade 27:29 8:51 /mi
3 Brent Burrows 27:33 8:52 /mi
4 Suzy Escalante 28:46 9:16 /mi
5 Andrew Hryekewicz 29:07 9:22 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • 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, 108 Dallas events

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