
Willie McCool Memorial Half-Marathon, 5K & 10K
Race Date
Oct 10, 2026
Location
Lubbock, TX
The Experience
The Silent Wings Museum provides the perfect backdrop to “imagine” your run taking you out of this world. Willie McCool was the Pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia (January – February 2003), a graduate of Lubbock’s Coronado High School (1979) and loved running. His legacy will inspire runners, both old and new and we are proud and honored to dedicate this race to his memory. The half marathon course will have you traveling into outer space through the Lubbock Business Park, past the tree-lined Lubbock Country Club and re-entry through the Lubbock countryside west of the airport. Your mission on the 5K/10K course is to travel around the Galaxy and safely return to the Launch Pad/Finish Line at the Silent Wings Museum. As you run either course, you will discover the world according to Lubbock is, indeed, flat.
Logistics
Race Day
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Start Time
7:30 AM
Giveaway
Long-sleeve technical t-shirt (unisex)
Start Location
Silent Wings Museum, Lubbock, TX, 79403
Course Info
Course Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
Quality Score
Standout639 years running
~117 finishers a year
growing or steady
20% returning runners
2 timing sources
runners from 4 states
winner 1:18:51
typical high 86°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
62°
Afternoon (High)
86°
Hot conditions — adjust pace expectations, prioritize hydration
0.0"
Precipitation
12 mph
Wind
43%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 1,319 finishers actually crossed the line across 9 years.
Most recent
2025
Total finishers
1,319
Median time
2:13:53
Latest turnout
136
States
9
Turnout by year
2014–2025
Hover the histogram to inspect specific finish times.
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