Dirt in Your Shoe Events weekend featuring: Duathlon, Kids Duathlon & Adventure Race

Join us for the 18th Annual BUFFALO STAMPEDE 5K Race & 1 Mile Fun Run designed for runners of ALL ages! These Chrono timed races use disposable bib tags on USATF Certified courses benefitting the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History. All Sports Timing is conducting the race and race results will be available at www.allsportstiming.com.

The 5K course is gently rolling, scenic, relatively flat, fast, and takes you through open country and past neighborhoods and parks. It has a downhill finish, and offers you a great chance for a PR and a tune-up for marathons. Courses are out and back and offer a safe route well marked by Area Wide Protective. Two Cheer Stations will be along the route to encourage you. The first 2 cheer stations to sign up will be chosen and receive a cash prize, free t-shirts and snacks! The Course closes at 9am. A course map is available on our website. https://www.brazosvalleymuseum.org/buffalo-stampede

This is a beautiful course, well organized safe runs with a water stop, great running music, cool T-shirts for all, fabulous 5K Race custom trophies and metals in all age groups, and finisher medals for both races. There will also be delicious post-race refreshments. Meet our celebrity starter and look for our Bison mascot! AFTER the race, you and your family and friends can enjoy Boonville Days, a heritage festival with booths of frontier skills, art, and music. Festive Boonville Days activities are from 9-4 inside and outside the Museum and are free to runners and their families.

RACE START TIMES - 5K- 7:30 am; 1 Mile Fun Run - 7:45 am

Registration & Packet Pick-Up - Runners' packets and late registration will be available on Thursday, October 8, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday, October 9, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Museum. Packets may also be picked up on race day beginning at 6:00 am. Race Day registrations will be accepted from 6:00- 7:00 am, but prior registration is STRONGLY encouraged. Online registration closes October 9 at 5 pm, paper registration is available through race day. Directions to the Museum are available at: www.brazosvalleymuseum.org. Entry fees are non-refundable; NO exceptions.

Event details and schedule

RACE START TIMES - 5K- 7:30 am; 1 Mile Fun Run - 7:45 am

Registration & Packet Pick-Up - Runners' packets and late registration will be available on Thursday, October 8, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday, October 9, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Museum. Packets may also be picked up on race day beginning at 6:00 am. Race Day registrations will be accepted from 6:00- 7:00 am, but prior registration is STRONGLY encouraged. Online registration closes October 9 at 5 pm, paper registration is available through race day. Directions to the Museum are available at: www.brazosvalleymuseum.org. Entry fees are non-refundable; NO exceptions.

Parking - The entrance to the Brazos Center from Briarcrest will be closed. You must enter the Museum's parking lot from the back of the Target shopping center. Follow us on facebook.com/brazosvalleymuseumofnaturalhistory or facebook.com/bcsbuffalostampede.

Awards - Overall male and female finishers in the 5K recieve beautiful unique buffalo sculpture trophies. First, second, and third place awards are given in the 5K for each 10-year age group. Age-group awards are buffalo head trophies for first place and custom buffalo medals for second and third places. Age-groups are: 12 and under; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80-85; 86+. 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run finishers will receive finisher medals. Age group awards will not be given in the 1 Mile Fun Run.

Awards Ceremony - 5K Awards will be presented at 9 am (sooner if all runners are in).

Cheer Stations - Tell your friends and family that they can create a cheer station to cheer you on the course! The course will have 2 Cheer Stations and the first 2 to sign up will be chosen and receive $150 each. All entries receive free tshirts and snacks! Contact the Museum for more details.

T-Shirts - All registrants will receive a T-shirt, however sizes and availability are guaranteed by race day only for registration made on or before September 16. You may also purchase an additional race t-shirt for $18 until September 16 as supplies last. You may call to see if we have extras available after that date.

Weather- Event will be held RAIN or SHINE! If the event is cancelled due to dangerous weather, entry fees will NOT be refunded.

Course Regulations - Strollers are allowed. No skateboards, bicycles, other devices with wheels, or dogs will be allowed on the course with runners.

The Snapping Tortuga presents the Snapping Tortuga Open Water Swim. Distances; 1250m, 2.5k, 3.8k and 5k. The Snapping Tortuga is the oldest continuosly held Open Water Swim in Montgomery County, Texas. It is held on beautiful Lake Conroe and is a 1250m triangular course in a protected cove. Safety is out primary concern with this event and we go to great lengths to ensure that there are a large number of safety assets on the water to keep the athletes and volunteers safe. The Snapping Tortuga is held twice a year in April and October and attracts some of the top open water swimmers in the area to a fun and exciting event.

In an effort to reduce the entry fee of the Snapping Tortuga, we will no longer provide an event t-shirt. Event t-shirts will be available for purchase. Please indicate during sign up if you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt. If you don't indicate your interest in a shirt during sign up, a limited number of t-shirts will be available for purchase on race morning.

The 1250m, 2.5k, 3.8k & 5k will start at 9:00am (NOTE in the event there is a large field, we reserve the right to send the 1250m and 2.5k off 15min after the 3.8k and 5k start).

All fees are non-refundable. Due to the nature and complexity of this event, there will be no refunds, discounts on future races or transfers including, if the event were to be cancelled.

Event details and schedule

Course:

5k is 4 loops, 3.8k is 3 loops, the 2.5k will be two loops and the 1250m is one loop.

START TIME IS 9:00AM for all events.

Check in time starts at 7:45AM

Check in closes at 8:30AM No Exceptions!

*In order to register for the 5k all participants must show proof they can swim a mile in 35min or less. Listed below are equivalent times from other distances.

Half Distance Triathlon (1.2 miles) - 43 minutes or faster

Full Distance Triathlon (2.4 miles) - 1 hour 25 minutes or faster

Awards are given for the Top 3 Overall Male & Female in each distance.

WETSUIT DIVISION- No awards will be given for this division

Registration is Live!

We are excited to be hosting year 4 of a sprint triathlon in the Bryan/College Station area benefiting the local nonprofit First Win in honor of John C. Webb. For more information about The Active Texan and the triathlon, visit theactivetexan.com.

The race will consist of a 400m swim, 14 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run at Lake Walk and in the surrounding Traditions neighborhood in Bryan, Texas. This will be a great race for both seasoned triathletes and those looking to complete their first multisport race.

We also have a relay option for those who want to compete, but do not (or feel they can not) complete all 3 events. Each member on the team of 3 must sign up individually, enter their team name, and select the event they will complete for the race.

This will be a USAT sanctioned race. As such, all participants are required to be USAT members in order to participate. USAT offers a single day membership or if you would like to research their annual options you may do so here. All annual members will be required to provide proof of membership prior to racing.

The first 10 participants to make a $75 or greater donation to First Win during registration will receive expedited packet pick up, reserved parking on race morning, and priority transition placement.

All registrations are final and are non-transferable and non-refundable.

FAQs:

Will I be able to wear a wetsuit for the race? - At this time we do not expect the water temperature to be low enough to permit wetsuit use. The water temperature will be communicated prior to race day.

When does the race start? - BOTH RACES start Sunday, October 11th, at 8am. We will utilize a self seeding rolling start. Athletes will enter the water off a floating pier, and entering feet first is strongly recommended.

Can I check my bike in the night before? - Transition will open the morning of the race, and there will be NO OVERNIGHT BIKE STORAGE for this event. Only participating athletes will be allowed to access the transition area.

The 23rd Annual Oilman Texas Triathlon is southeast Texas' favorite locally-produced Half Iron Distance Triathlon. New last year was the Sprint distance triathlon, offering more options to more athletes.

Saturday 5K and Kids Du athletes will enjoy a taste of the Sunday course, with a mix of roads and golf cart paths, with the same transition and finish line celebration.

Come for the race, stay for the weekend! Resort guests and Day Pass holders will be able to join in our brand new "5 O'Clock Somewhere" Fun Tri, the most amazing triathlon-themed pool party ever.

On Sunday, Half distance athletes will enjoy a 1.2 mile swim in Lake Conroe, 56 mile bike in scenic Montgomery County, and a 13.1 mile run all starting and ending at the beautiful Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe! The Sprint distance will include a 500 meter swim, 11 mile bike and a 5k run through the Margaritaville neighborhoods and golf course.

Come Join Us!