** 10th Annual Cox Running Club Hell's Half Acre Half Marathon & 5K**
Event Date
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Location
Trinity Park Pavilion #3
2401 University Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Courses
5K – Out-and-back course
Map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6142721902/
Half Marathon – 4-loop, 3.275-mile circuit
Map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6091596799/
Start Times
Registration & Pricing
Total field limit: 500 entries for each race.
Pricing follows a tiered system—register early for the best rate!
5K
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Tier 1 (first 150): $35
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Tier 2 (next 150): $40
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Tier 3 (final 200): $45
All 5K finishers receive a custom 3-inch medal and a unisex technical race shirt (shirt guaranteed only for preregistered participants).
Half Marathon
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Tier 1 (first 150): $80
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Tier 2 (next 150): $90
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Tier 3 (next 150): $100
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Tier 4 (final 50): $110
All Half Marathon finishers receive a custom 5-inch finisher medal and a technical race shirt (shirt guaranteed only for preregistered runners).
Half Marathon – Two-Person Relay
Each team member completes two laps (3.275 miles each) and receives a shirt, medal, and timing chip-baton. Partners alternate laps.
Packet Pickup
Race Day Only
Saturday, July 18, 2025
6:00 PM – 9:45 PM
(at race site)
Awards
5K
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Overall Male & Female
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Masters Male & Female
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Top 3 in age groups:
12 & under, 13–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49,
50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80+
Half Marathon
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Overall Male & Female
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Masters Male & Female
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Grand Masters Male & Female
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Top 3 in age groups:
19 & under, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70+
Half Marathon Relay
Results will be chip-timed by Cox Racing Services.
Event Overview
Join the Cox Running Club for our 10th annual Hell’s Half Acre Half Marathon & 5K! Whether you're running, walking, meeting up with old friends, or making new ones, everyone is welcome. Bring your family and enjoy the community atmosphere, music, and fun.
About Hell’s Half Acre (Historic Fort Worth)
A famed district of the Old West, Hell’s Half Acre was a rowdy, notorious area of Fort Worth in the 1870s. Located between 10th and 15th Streets and bordered by Houston, Main, Rusk, Throckmorton, and Calhoun, it thrived thanks to the Chisholm Trail and the Texas & Pacific Railway.
The district was filled with saloons, brothels, gambling halls, hotels, and boarding houses. It was frequented by legendary figures such as Bat Masterson, Butch Cassidy, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Sam Bass, the Sundance Kid, and more.
Attempts to clean up the area persisted for decades, but it wasn’t until World War I—thanks to local officials and leadership from Camp Bowie—that the district was finally shut down in 1919.
Today, the area is home to the Fort Worth Convention Center, City Hall, Omni Fort Worth, the Water Gardens, and the Sheraton Hotel—far removed from its Wild West roots.