Willie McCool Memorial Half-Marathon, 5K & 10K
About this race
The Silent Wings Museum provides the perfect backdrop to “imagine” your run taking you out of this world. Willie McCool was the Pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia (January – February 2003), a graduate of Lubbock’s Coronado High School (1979) and loved running. His legacy will inspire runners, both old and new and we are proud and honored to dedicate this race to his memory.
The half marathon course will have you traveling into outer space through the Lubbock Business Park, past the tree-lined Lubbock Country Club and re-entry through the Lubbock countryside west of the airport. Your mission on the 5K/10K course is to travel around the Galaxy and safely return to the Launch Pad/Finish Line at the Silent Wings Museum. As you run either course, you will discover the world according to Lubbock is, indeed, flat.
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
MANDATORY PACKET PICKUP! To help race day go as smooth as possible – we appreciate everyone picking up their race day packet before race day! PICKUP LOCATION: QUARTER FOUR, 6524 Slide Road, Lubbock PICKUP DATE/TIME: Friday - October 9, 2026 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm *if you are unable to pick up your packet in advance, please email team@westtexasendurance.com by October 5, 2026. We will hold your packet for race day pick up.
10K
PICKUP DATE/TIME: Friday - October 9, 2026 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm *if you are unable to pick up your packet in advance, please email team@westtexasendurance.com by October 5, 2026. We will hold your packet for race day pick up.
5K
PICKUP DATE/TIME: Friday - October 9, 2026 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm *if you are unable to pick up your packet in advance, please email team@westtexasendurance.com by October 5, 2026. We will hold your packet for race day pick up.
Youth (12 and under) - 5K
PICKUP DATE/TIME: Friday - October 9, 2026 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm *if you are unable to pick up your packet in advance, please email team@westtexasendurance.com by October 5, 2026. We will hold your packet for race day pick up.
Youth (12 and under) - 10K
PICKUP DATE/TIME: Friday - October 9, 2026 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm *if you are unable to pick up your packet in advance, please email team@westtexasendurance.com by October 5, 2026. We will hold your packet for race day pick up.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lubbock, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:48 AM and sets at 7:20 PM local time (CDT) in Lubbock on October 10, 2026 — 11h 31m 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, 20 Lubbock events
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