2026 MRTC Frank Horton Memorial Winter Off-Road Series

🏃‍♂️ Kick Off the New Year

Kick off the new year on the trails! The MRTC Frank Horton Memorial Winter Off-Road Series features four races on some of the Memphis area's best courses. Each race brings a new challenge, unpredictable winter weather, and plenty of trail-running fun.

📅 Race Day Details

• No Onsite Registration: There will be no onsite race day registration. You can register on race day but you will need to do that on your own device.
• Packet & Shirt Pick-up: TBA. We will also have race day pickup available.
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📅 2026 Race Dates

• 3K: Jan 11 - Overton Park (Start time 2 PM)
• 5K: Jan 25 - Johnson Park, Collierville (Start time 2 PM)
• 8K: Feb 8 - Nesbit Park, Bartlett (aka Stanky Creek) (Start time 2 PM)
• 10K: Feb 22 - Shelby Farms (Start time 2 PM)

💰 Registration Fees

Register for the series or any of the single races! Remember all registration fees increase $10 on/after the first race of the series.

• Fees for Individual Races: Members and non-members $22.20 ($2.20 Fee included)
• Mailing Registration: If you register by December 21st, you'll be sent your chip and bib in the mail before the first race. We will be mailing out packets in the first week of January.
• Online Registration: The online registration site will remain open, so please register online before leaving your house or you can register on your personal device at the race.
• T-Shirt: All participants of the full series will receive a long sleeve t-shirt. Single race day registrants will not get a shirt.

🏆 Awards

Results will be posted via email and posted online and the awards will be distributed once the full series is complete.

• Point System: A points system will be used for both Overall and Age Group awards for the 4-race series. To be eligible for an award you must run at least 3 of the 4 races.
• Extra Points: Those runners who complete all 4 races will receive an extra point.
• Awards Breakdown: The awards go 3-deep in Overall Open, 3-deep in Masters, 1-deep in Grand Masters, 1-deep in Senior Master, and 3-deep in age groups.
• Tiebreaker: Ties will be broken based on the best performance in the longest race. All decisions made by MRTC will be final.

📍 Contact Information

Event contact: Memphis Runners Track Club

Email: aflanigan@memphisrunners.com