2026 Wood County, Texas - Ruck for the Fallen

Sponsorship Levels 

Title Sponsor - $1,500

Limited to one sponsor. 

Name/business name on a sign along the route, name/ business name on a banner sign and largest name and/or logo on the back of event t-shirt.  

Platinum - $1,000

Limited to two sponsors. 

Your name/business name on a sign along the route, your name/ business name on a banner sign and larger name and/or logo on the back of event t-shirt. 

Gold - $500

Your name/business name on a sign along the route and larger name and/or logo on the back of event t-shirt.  

Silver - $250

Your name/business name placed on the back of event t-shirt. 

Bronze - $100

Your name/business name on a sign placed along the route. 

If you are interested in sponsoring the 2026 Ruck, please contact Event Director James Attaway at 903-315-7789!

Packet Pickup will be the following:

5/14 - Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm (Honor Coffee - 103 N. Main St., Quitman) 

5/15 - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm (Honor Coffee - 103 N. Main St., Quitman)

5/16 - Jim Hogg Park Pavilion 7:00am to 7:25am (100 Gov Jim Hogg Parkway, Quitman)

This Ruck is to honor the men and women that made ultimate sacrifice defending American freedoms.   Participants will challenge themselves physically while remembering and celebrating the extraordinary heroes who served our nation. 

99% of the proceeds will go to the Veteran Non-Profit Boot Campaign. 

Boot Campaign's mission is to unite Americans to honor and restore the lives of Veterans and military families through individualized, life-improving care.  More information about Boot Campaign can be found here: https://bootcampaign.org 

1% of the proceeds will go to the Quitman Lake Country Charitable Foundation.  

The Quitman Lake Country Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the lives of people and animals of all ages living in the Quitman and surrounding Lake Country communities through charitable relief.

Purpose: Aid other organizations in funding projects, identify worthy projects that are beyond the capability of other organizations such as donations of property and other non-cash donations, help with needs of people and animals in distress, and accumulate larger funds for long term/large projects and endowment funds

Mission: To Promote the general improvement of the Quitman Lake Country and surrounding area, by improving quality of life and alleviating the effects of poverty and economic hardship through charitable relief and assistance.

More information about the Lake Country Charitable Foundation can be found here: https://www.quitmanfoundation.info/about 

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Participants may choose to run/walk the race with or without the ruck participation, however only Ruck participants will be eligible for podium awards.   

The following categories are eligible for podium awards: 

• Fastest time Male and Female 5K Ruck 
• Fastest time Male and Female 10K Ruck 
• Fastest time Battle Buddy 5K Ruck (Two participants must start together and finish within 10 meters of each other)
• Fastest time Battle Buddy 10K Ruck (Four participants must start together and finish within 10 meters of each other)
• Fastest time Fire Team 10K Ruck (Four participants must start together and finish within 10 meters of each other)

Rucks must weigh at least 35lbs and will be weighed prior to start and immediately after crossing the finish line.   Participants are responsible to ensure their rucks weight at least 35lbs.  Additional weight will NOT be provided by Event Staff.  

NOTE: This is a rain or shine event.  Event may be postponed several hours for weather, but will not be rescheduled to a different date.  If Ruck is cancelled due to weather, there will be NO refunds. 

Warning:  This is not a closed track and there will be vehicular traffic on the race route.  Participants are responsible to see and avoid all vehicular traffic! 

Join fellow runners on May 16, 2026 for the 2026 Wood County, Texas - Ruck for the Fallen. It's a fantastic 1.6K, 5K, 10K featuring a flat and fast course in Quitman.