REAL LIFE 5k/10k 2025

🏁 Race Overview

Experience a unique opportunity to run the same course as the horses - on the racetrack at Retama - with the option to support a local nonprofit.

Retama is one of only four live horse racing tracks in our great state of Texas, and you'll be running (or walking) where the horses do, on the turf track (see FAQs for terrain details)!

🏆 Event Details

• Course Certification: A certified 5k/10k course.
• Timing: Professional competitive timing by IAAP.
• Host: Announcements by MC Liz Longoria.
• Awards: 5-year Age Group awards by gender for the competitive divisions, plus custom finisher medals for all course finishers.

🎉 Post-Race Celebration

The event includes a great post-race party featuring DJ Paul!

❤️ Community Impact

The REAL LIFE 5K/10k exists to provide a high-quality annual running event, through which our community can come alongside Real Life Community Outreach in their mission to "Serve our community with compassion, providing support and opportunities which empower people to better their lives."

🍽️ About Real Life Community Outreach

Real Life Community Outreach is a tax exempt 501(c)3 whose charitable purpose is to share compassion through food assistance, vocational training, and kids camps in low-income neighborhoods. All proceeds from this event will go toward the charitable work of Real Life Community Outreach. Learn more and/or donate at www.reallifeco.org.

📦 Packet Pickups

• Date: Sunday Morning, 8/24/2025: 9:00am-12:45pm at River City Community Church foyer, 16765 Lookout Road, Selma, TX 78154 (Feel free to stay for service: English services at 9:00am and 11:00am, y River City en Espanol a las 2:00pm).
• Date: Tuesday Evening, 9/02/2025: 5:00pm-7:00pm at McAllister Park, Optimist Pavilion (Pavilion #3), 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio, TX 78247.
• Date: Race Day Evening, 9/06/2025: Starting at 5:00pm On-site at the Real Life Center (Home of Real Life Community Outreach), 16765 Lookout Road, Selma, TX 78154.

🚫 Important Notes

We're sorry but no strollers or dogs allowed.

📞 Contact Information

If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director, Agatha McRill, at rd@reallife.org.

🔗 Race Registration

For more information and to register, visit REAL LIFE 5K/10K 2025.