2021 Houston Heights Fun Run

Registration runs through Wednesday, September 15th (at 11:59 PM) for the Annual Houston Heights 5K, 10K & Kids 1K Fun Run, which will feature both an in-person AND virtual option this year!

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Get out, enjoy our wonderful neighborhood, and support the Houston Heights Association via our first EVER hybrid event! Since we all need to remain mindful of social distancing and keeping our community safe, the annual Fun Run will be a hybrid event with an in-person AND virtual option!

• The IN-PERSON option will be mindfully spaced out with multiple starting waves and limited people per wave. This will be done ON race day (September 18) on Heights Boulevard with the option of a 10K run, 5K run or walk, or a Kids 1K.
• The VIRTUAL option can be done from time of registration up until race day (September 18) on any Heights trail that you choose! Virtual runners can simply track their own 10K or 5K race at their leisure and turn in their results to event organizers. All participants, in-person and virtual, will be recognized.

Houston Heights Boulevard Blitz: Hybrid Fun Run
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Marmion Park – 1800 block of Heights Boulevard 77008

Race Day Info (for in-person option):

The family-friendly in-person option provides a great opportunity for a new personal best on this fast out-and-back course along beautiful, scenic, and historic Heights Boulevard. The in-person option starts and finishes in Marmion Park in the 1800 block of Heights Boulevard, and includes a 10K Run, 5K Run, 5K Walk, and a Kids Fun Run (about 1K).

Schedule:

Saturday, September 18, 2021

6:00 AM – Last minute packet pick up @ Marmion

7:00 AM – Pre-Race Stretching begins @ Starting Line hosted by a Special Guest!

7:30 AM – Wave 1 for 10K, 5K Run begins @ Starting Line

8:25 AM – Pre-Walk Stretching begins @ Starting Line hosted by a Special Guest!

8:30 AM – Wave 1 for 5K/1K Walk begins @ Starting Line

9:00 AM – After Party starts @ Marmion with LIVE music!

9:30 AM – Awards

Wave Information:

Start times of each event are subject to change based upon how many people register for the event since we are limiting the number of people per wave start. Start times will be communicated as early as possible and will only be moved later than posted (not earlier).

You will be assigned your wave AFTER registration closes via email with an estimated Start Time. Go to the start line approximately 5 minutes before your Starting Time and an AIR HORN will sound at the start of every wave. Please do not crowd starting line until it is time for your Wave to start.

Feel free to fill the streets and side streets BEHIND 18th Street — we have the roads closed to 20th Street – so that is TWO BLOCKS to spread out.

There will be PRE-RACE Stretching for every wave offered by QUAR Fitness at the Start Line!

Course:

NOT SHOWN – the Porta Johns that will be on Heights Boulevard North Bound near 19th Street (far behind the race finish).

The course will go as follows:

10K – Start behind 18th, Turn at 5th, Turn at 18th, Turn at 5th, To Finish

5K – Start behind 18th, Turn at 5th, To Finish

1K – Start behind 18th, Turn at 15th, To Finish

Timing:

Your timing will not start until you cross the Start Line. So, whatever you do – DO NOT cross over the timing pad at the Start Line until your wave begins. Timing will end once you cross the Finish Line. There are only (2) timed events: 5K Run & 10K Run

Awards & After-Party:

Post-race, we will have a mindfully spaced After-Party at Marmion Park with local community vendors/sponsors! Awards will be handed out at the After-Party, starting at 10 AM.

Awards will be given to the top 3 male & top 3 female finishers in each age group (under 30, 30-39, 40-49, and 50+) for the 10K Run & 5K Run. There will also be OVERALL Winners Awards for the top 3 male/female finishers in both the 10K Run & 5K Run. In addition, ALL Kids 1K finishers will receive a medal!

Those who can’t attend the award ceremony can pick up up their award at the Historic Houston Fire Station (107 W 12th St, Houston, TX 77008) at a later date (to be released).

Bibs

Your bib looks like the image below! They come with removable TABS that will be used in the After-Party!

Registration:

All participants (virtual & in-person) may sign up here.

All registered participants will receive an official Boulevard Blitz t-shirt.

***PRICES TO INCREASE AFTER AUGUST 30, 2021*** Race shirts will be subject to availability for registrations after August 30!

Register for the distance & pace that’s best for you!

• 10K Run – $35 ($40 after August 30)
• 5K Run – $30 ($35 after August 30)
• 5K Walk – $25 ($30 after August 30)
• Kids 1K – $15 ($20 after August 30)

Registration closes on Wednesday, September 15 at 11:59 PM. No walk-up registrations will be allowed!

Shirt pick up times:

• Thursday, September 16th | 3 PM – 6 PM at the Historic Houston Fire Station (107 W 12th St, Houston, TX 77008)*
• Friday, September 17th | 11 AM – 1 PM at the Historic Houston Fire Station (107 W 12th St, Houston, TX 77008)*
• Friday, September 17th | 3 PM – 6 PM at the Historic Houston Fire Station (107 W 12th St, Houston, TX 77008)*
• Saturday, September 18th (Race Day) | Starting at 6:00 AM at Marmion Park (1800 block of Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77008)

*JuiceLand will be providing refreshments to those picking up before race day!

Pre-Race Offers:

Carbon38 is offering a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky race runner who signs up for their email here. You can also use code KINZIEVER for 30% off your order.

Road iD is offering the HHA $0.10 for every VIEW on this page! Please give it a view (and ask all your friends to view it as well!) so that we can earn some extra money to continue to host awesome events & keep the Heights beautiful.
They are also offering $10 off any Road iD you decide to purchase through that link!

Additional Info:

Proceeds benefit HHA community projects. The HHA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and proceeds from the Boulevard Blitz go directly into the community for beautification, restoration, maintenance and education.

We greatly appreciate your patience and support as we pivot one of our favorite neighborhood events to be unlike any other before. We can’t wait to see everyone out and running in June!

You can search for past Fun Run results & times by clicking here.

Keep up with the race and PLEASE help us spread the word by joining and sharing on Facebook.

If you would like to volunteer, sponsor, or have any questions/concerns, please email funrun@houstonheights.org.

Thank you to Fun Run Chair Kinzie Verdell for all her work on this reimagined version of the Fun Run!