La Cruda 5K
Join us on 01/01/2026
La Cruda 5K Race Description
January 1, 2026
14391 Old Bandera Rd.
Helotes, Tx 78023
Start 2026 doing what you love!
Join us for La Cruda (The Hangover) 5K
Don’t worry, we won’t get started until 10:00 am, and we’ll have plenty of “hair of the dog” remedies for you!
For your first race of the new year, we’ll have some awesome tech shirts and finisher medals for everybody!
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Want to purchase this race as a gift?
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Can't run but want to join us for the party? CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER!
AWARDS:
Overall Male/Female, Overall Masters (40+) Male/Female
1st, 2nd, 3rd in age groups 1-20, 21-29, 30-39,, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Finisher Medals to the first 800 to cross the finish line!
PRICING:
$35 until midnight 10/31/25
$40 until packet pick upR
$45 at packet pick up and race day
Kids Ages 4-12 - $10 with option to purchase shirt. Adult must accompany child. (Not eligible for awards)
Kids Ages 3 and under FREE with paid adult.
Gender specific tech shirts guaranteed if registered by midnight 12/16/25
*Please note, if you choose shipping for the Virtual Race, you may not receive your packet until after 1/1/26*
No refunds/deferrals are given for personal decisions not to attend, including injuries/sickness/work schedules. Please see your confirmation email with instructions on how to sell/transfer your registration, or contact Lisa@solerssports.com for help with this task.
Early packet pick-up:
TBD
ALSO
Race Day, beginning at 8:45 am at race site
CAN'T MAKE THE RACE BUT WANT TO PURCHASE THE HAT? CLICK HERE
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La Cruda 5K
Helotes, TX
Lisa Soler
lisa@solerssports.com
- Location: Helotes, TX 78023
- Race Date: 2026/01/01 10:00:00 AM (Thursday)
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Categories:
- 5K
- 1 Mile
- Ages 4-11 years with paid adult (Not eligible for awards)
- Age 3 and under with paid adult (Not eligible for awards)
- Virtual 5K
La Cruda 5K Where & When
Most Helpful Review
La Cruda 5K
Beautiful course, well organized race, lots of great food and drinks, fun after party. Will definitely be doing this again next year!
Joshua C.
6/7 found this review helpful.
La Cruda 5K
Beautiful course, well organized race, lots of great food and drinks, fun after party. Will definitely be doing this again next year!
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La Cruda 5k
Great race...great course, good food, plenty of beverages, great prizes, good music, awesome swag.
has attended 2 times
Great race to start a New Year. Again.
I greatly appreciated the food, drinks, pre-race snacks like fruit for those of us who has too much of La Cruda to eat breakfast, and the course was very well marked and had plenty of hyrdration and race official support. And the race was pretty much exactly 3.10 miles, or 5K. Other races struggle with precision. Only suggestion ... even with a long line, could the race still started at 10 and the late folks just allowed to pass the starting line a little late. I've been allowed to join in as late as
has attended 2 times
La Cruda 5k
The race had a great location, easy to find, and ample amount of parking. The race and course itself was well organized with markers everywhere.
La Cruda
Great race! Hope y'all have it again next year, I'll definitely sign up!
has attended 1 times
Great Race!
This was my first time participating in the race and I really enjoyed it. The route was enjoyable and it was very well organized! It was a great way to start off the new year and I look forward to participating again next year.
has attended 1 times
Best way to start the year!
I convinced 5 of my friends to run a 5K on New Years day. They agreed even though they would all be at my NYE party 😂 We showed up, froze, and ran. No regrets and we plan to do it again next year. Very fun event. Well organized and the course wasn't bad.
has attended 1 times
New Year race
This is a great run to start the new year. Good course,
has attended 2 times
1st La Cruda
Truly enjoyed everything about it! La Cruda 5K will definitely be an every year thing for me!
has attended 1 times
Educator
Great first time experience! Happy birthday Tony! My hope is to do one 5k a month.
has attended 1 times
Mrs
Fun race Great course Best after party Best food Best drink Great way to start new year..
has attended 2 times
La Cruda
Great race! The course was marked well. Love the vendors that come out for this race and the “swagâ€. The FB posts leading up to this race make it fun also! (Would only add that having water right at the finish without having to search for it would make it better.)
has attended 2 times
La Cruda Highly recommend
Love Hillotes!!!! Helotes is my favorite to run. Great course my only adjustment may have been the hilly part up Antonio first at the beginning of the course. Start on time and let the other runners catch up if late registering. Or separate pre from /late Lastly my time never showed up which is odd because I preregistered and my friend registered day of and hers did. No biggie. Not like I’m Boston competitive but curious how it matches my watch. Will definitely recommend to others and will run ag
has attended 1 times
Awesome
VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER AND VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE!
La Cruda 5K
What a way to start the new year! Well organized, nice course, great after party! Will run this race again!
has attended 4 times
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