"Dia de los Reyes Magos" or 3 wise men day is a very important Mexican celebration! On January 6th, kids are expected to receive presents from the "Reyes Magos" and families get together to share the "Rosca de Reyes" or sweet bread and drink some hot chocolate! This "Rosca de Reyes" bread contains inside several baby Jesus. It's the tradition that whoever gets the baby Jesus is expected to bring tamales and hot chocolate on February 2nd! Join us at this celebration for a morning of family fun at the Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon and 5k.
A few reasons to join our event:
- UNIQUE MEDALS
- AGE GROUP TROPHIES FOR BOTH 5K AND HALF MARATHON
- HOODIES (FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH) SHIRTS FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP AFTER
- TACOS
- HOT CHOCOLATE
- CASH AWARDS FOR TOP 3 MALE/FEMALE IN THE HALF MARATHON ($500, $300, $200)
- $200 CASH TO TEAM WITH MOST PARTICIPANTS
- $200 CASH TO THE FASTEST TEAM IN THE HALF MARATHON
- ROSCA DE REYES SWEET BREAD
- MOSTLY FLAT, PAVED, OUT AND BACK FAST COURSE
- ATHENA, CLYDESDALE CATEGORIES/AGE GROUP AWARDS
- HALF MARATHON & 2 PERSON RELAY
- KIDS RACES
- FOLKLORICO
- FREE DOWNLOADABLE PICTURES
- MUSIC
- RACE LOCATION: GROUP ACTIVITY AREA, WOODWARD PARK
BIB PICK UP: SATURDAY, JANUARY 3RD FROM 2:30-5:00PM @ FLEET FEET STORE AND RACE DAY, SUNDAY, JANUARY 4TH FROM 6:45-8:45AM.
HALF MARATHON START TIME: 8:00AM
KIDS RACES START TIME: 10:20AM
5K RACE START TIME: 9:00AM