Pumpkin Run 10K, 5K & 1Mile 2026 — Grand Prairie, TX

Join us on Saturday, October 10th for our 40th Anniversary PUMPKIN RUN 10K, 5K & 1Mile run/walk event through the beautiful Lynn Creek Park surrounded by Joe Pool Lake. Enjoy a FREE pancake breakfast, a special warm-up activity, face painting, pumpkin decorating, vendors, and more! Proceeds donated to local charities, such as, Grand Prairie United Charities, Children First, Lifeline for Families, Relay for Life, HUHH, TD Foundation and other local charities that support our community! Local K-12 schools welcome- make it a Fundraiser! We encourage all attendees to be on time. Once the 1 mile race starts, Lynn Creek gates will be CLOSED at 8AM and OPENED ONLY AFTER the last race has finished and runners are off the course. Please note that the 1 mile is UNTIMED. RACE LOCATION: Lynn Creek Park 5610 Lake Ridge Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Time: 8am EARLY PACKET PICKUP LOCATION: PICK UP DAYS WILL BE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 FROM 4PM - 7PM EACH EVENING. LOCATION IS EPIC NUTRITION 3154 S SH 161 FRONTAGE ROAD SUITE 630 GRAND PRAIRIE 75052 RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP: Location: At the Registration table under the BIG white tent TIME: beginning at 6:45 am NEW THIS YEAR: 5K RACE IS TIMED OR UNTIMED. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE WHEN REGISTERING. 10K IS RUN ONLY TO AVOID COURSE CONFUSION, THE 10K AND 5K WILL HAVE A STAGGERED START. 10K STARTS AT 8:30 AM AND 5K STARTS AT 9:00. Note: The park gates CLOSE at 8am and do not reopen until after the 5K/10K ends. T-SHIRT DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 25 TO GUARANTEE A PUMPKIN RUN FREE T-SHIRT WE HAVE A NEW TIMING COMPANY THIS YEAR!! Feel free to bring pom pom, horns, music, instruments, signs etc. to encourage and cheer on runners. Bonus for creative costumes! Park entry is FREE. AWARDS Male and Female Overall Top 3 Male and Female for the following: 1st 2nd and 3 place awards. 5K Female 5K Male 10K Female 10K Male AGE GROUP DIVISIONS under 19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, over 60 REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY Cancelation Policy All Lace Up Running events proceed rain or shine or snow or cold. For that reason, we have a strict no refund policy. In the event of extreme weather, the start time of this event may be delayed by up to an half hour. Past this time, the even course may be shortened or altered to protect the participants. If conditions turns into lightning, ice or become unsafe, the event may be cancelled. Event changes and cancellations are at the discretion of the Race Director. We always strive to produce a full and safe sporting event, but sometimes the weather conditions can affect those plans. A lot of hours, days and even months goes into planning a sporting event and we do so with the best intentions. Unfortunately, no one can control the weather and race directors are not the exceptions. Our goal is to always produce a full event as scheduled and only modify these plans due to safety concerns some of which can be caused by weather conditions. Thank you for your understanding of these policies and we appreciate your participation. If you are unable to participate in the event, or the event is canceled, you can still receive your packet, shirt, and medal and you simply run the race on your own time on your own course. See our virtual race information for complete details.