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The Empower Walk & 5K Run is for everyone who wants to make a difference in the autism community. Whether you choose to walk or run, participate as an individual or as part of a team — join us today to be a part of something truly impactful!

To register prior to April 9, or for more information, please visit our official Empower Walk & 5K Run site.

Schedule

• 7 a.m. - Registration begins

• 8 a.m. - 5K Run begins

• 9 a.m. - Walk Registration opens

• 9:30 a.m. Superhero Sprint

• 10 a.m. - Opening Ceremony

• 10:15 a.m. - Walk starts

To celebrate the iconic 40th anniversary of RAD The Movie, Rad Racing Company proudly presents... the RAD RACE & RAD FEST to kick off our 2026 Race Year!!

Featuring a 5k/10k/Kids Dash, Bike Race Experience & Rad Zone in partnership with H-Town BMX and Northside BMX Park - sign up NOW and don't miss this first of a kind event!!

So lace-up your kicks, pump up those tires and get geared up to come join us for the RADest race of the year!! Register the whole family, come early/stay late and enjoy all of the festive fun throughout the day!

Be sure to sign up by February 22nd to guarantee finisher shirt and size!

The event benefits: TBD

**you may also make a direct donation or create your own fundraiser

Top Donor/Fundraiser will receive a full refund of their registration as well as a thank you gift ($100+)

all individual donations of $25 or more will receive a discount on registration and be entered into a drawing for a FREE future RRC race

**EXCLUSIVE SWAG-PACK (LIMITED QTY) - benefits our charitable partners

~... available during check-out, packet pick-up and event until we run out!

ALL event participants will receive a Custom Race Shirt, Finishers Medal, Race Bib

~ Award winners will also receive Overall and Age-Group awards.

ALL overall award winners this year will get a FREE invite to Race with us again next year for any distance they choose… let’s see who’s coming back on RRC’s dime in 2026!

**RAD FEST (RAD Zone-update coming!) RAD Movie, Music, Vendors, Food) Bike Race Experience, Best Attire Contest, Drawings, refreshments and a lot of RAD FUN!! Come and join us!

RAD Movie Tickets Prizes!!

LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Get Ready b/c its gonna be RAD!!

Course & Site Map Here! (Coming Soon!)

"Volunteer then Run" is our highly discounted registration to help with Race Day and Pre-Race Day Packet-Pick-Up. After Packet Pick-Up is over, you can run and then after help with Award Distribution, Finishline photos and Finisher Tent needs. This option is only available to 5k participants. Simply show up an hour and a half before race start to help and before race starts, you can join everyone at the starting line for pre-race warmup. Then after you run the race and recover you help us hand out awards, refreshments and any post-race needs!!

Supporting/not running, but want to serve your running community and still get the swag? No problem, just click on volunteer on the above menu and choose from the available positions still available. These positions are filled on a first come first serve basis.

Full race volunteers will receive:

Race Swag

1 free entry to a future Rad Racing Company event

Get ready to have some 'RAD RACING FUN' and we'll see YOU at the on the course!!

Explore The Falls Race is the perfect balance of road and trail racing that navigates around Lake Holcomb and the streets of The Falls at Imperial Oaks community. Send the kids off and watch them finish their 1k run before you begin your own race. Whether you participate in the 5K or challenge yourself for a little more trail running on the 10K course, make the family proud and pick up one of the few hidden frozen turkeys for the upcoming holidays!

Kids 1K Course is an out and back, all on a safe, blocked off road.

The 5K Course is 1 mile road, 1 mile gravel/grass/trail, 1 mile road (out and back).

The 10K Course is 1 mile road, 4 miles trail, 1 mile road.

The 2 mile walk/run option will be only on concrete road (out and back).

The 5K and 10K run on the same roads and trails. The 5K race turns around at the 1.55 mile mark and the 10K continues on to run around Lake Holcomb then returns back on the same road (Imperial Promenade). See maps HERE.

7:30 - Kids 1K Race (12&Under)

7:45 - 10K Start

7:50 - 5K Start

7:51 - 2-mile walk Start

Included with your registration:

• Race Photos Included for 2025

• Event Shirt

• Finisher Medal

• On-course nutrition

• Race bib

• Age group awards

• "Swag Bag" with items and coupons from our sponsors

• Race Expo

Registrations after Thursday, October 16th will NOT be guaranteed shirt size*

Race Week Info:

Packet Pick Up #1

Thursday 11/6 5 P.M.- 7 P.M.

Location: Industrious Spring

4489 Riley Fuzzel Rd. Spring, TX 77386

Packet Pick Up #2

Friday 11/7 5 P.M-7 P.M.

Location: Lake Club (race start/finish at Falls Clubhouse)

31220 Birnham Woods Dr. Spring, TX 77386

Race Day Schedule:

6:30 Volunteer Meeting

7:30 Kids 1K

7:45 10K (or shortly after kids 1k clears the course)

7:50 5K

7:51 2-mile Walk

9:00ish Kids 1K Awards

9:05ish 5K & 10K Awards

10:00 Course Closes

10:00 Expo Closes

On course nutrition:

You will be able to access the hydration station twice on the 5K (mile 1.3 and 1.8) and three times on the 10K (mile 1.3, 2.5, 4.7). The biggest gap without water would be between mile 2.5 & 4.7 leaving roughly 2 miles without hydration. Plan your race accordingly.