2026 MRTC Frank Horton Memorial Winter Off-Road Series

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PO Box 17981, Memphis TN

Sunday, January 11th, 2026

🏃‍♂️ Kickoff 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 Registration 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

THE 2026 RACE DATES (Start time for each distance will be 2pm):

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

💲 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: Fees for individual races - members and non-members $22.20 ($2.20 Fee included)
Mailing Packets: If you register by December 21st, you'll be sent your chip and bib in the mail before the first race.
Online Registration: We will NOT have our laptops set up for onsite registration this year. Please register online or on your own 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 and Recognition

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

Points 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.
Awards Breakdown: 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.
Tie-Breaker: Ties will be broken based on the best performance in the longest race.
Disqualification: Anyone found sending a substitute to run for them will be completely disqualified from the series.

📅 Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony for the 2026 Winter Off-Road Series will take place a week or two after the last race. The location and date will be announced later.