Texas' Largest Independence Day-Themed Races - 2015

In doing a review of last year's Independence Day-themed races around Texas, I was a little surprised that there weren't many, many more than what is listed below.

A couple of races - such as one in Stephenville, for example - I couldn't locate results for; however, I don't think that they would have affected the top ten races.

The largest number of finishers in any race at a single distance goes to the Baytown Bud Heatwave 5-miler as they set an all-time high for their race.  In fact, three of the largest races in Texas are in the greater Houston area.

The largest event with the most number of official timed finishers is the 30th annual Liberty By The Lake 5K with a combined number of 981 with both their 10K and 5K.

Just a few weeks when we find out who the new King in Texas is.

Until then, here is last year's list:

789 - Baytown Bud Heatwave 5M, Baytown
787 - Run Wild 5K, Houston
753 - 30th annual Liberty By The Lake 5K, The Colony
714 - Freedom 5K, Sugar Land
445 - Liberty Run 5K, Denton

444 - SanAntonio Roadrunners Fourth of July 4-Miler, San Antonio
410 - Patriot Run 5K, Trophy Club
402 - Hotter 'n Firecrackers Glow Run, Frisco
354 - Firecracker 5000, Fort Worth
335 - Rowlett Freedom 5K on Main, Rowlett

308 - Up and Running Fourth of July 5K, El Paso
304 - Red, White and Blue Race 5K, McKinney (273 + 31 Run 'n Pump)
288 - DRC Independence 5K, Dallas (July 11)
288 - Freedom 5000, Austin
275 - Four For The Fourth 4M, Corpus Christi

261 - Cox Running Club 4th 5K, Fort Worth
256 - DRC Independence 10K, Dallas (July 11)
243 - Firecracker 4, Lake Jackson
238 - 30th annual Liberty By The Lake 10K, The Colony
218 - Let Freedom Run! 5K, Schertz

216 - Popsicle Run 4M, Kyle
180 - 25th annual Joey Munoz 4th of July Memorial 5K, Laredo
176 - Firecracker 5K, Lago Vista
146 - Dallas 7K
140 - Star Spangled Salute Freedom Run 5K, Midland

137 - Firecracker Run 3M, Brownfield
136 - Lake Granbury Kiwanis Firecracker 5K, Granbury
128 - Firecracker 5K Evening Run, San Marcos (July 2)
102 - Shiner Half Moon Holiday 5K, Shiner
94 - Old Jo's Firecracker Run 5K, Saint Jo

88 - Firecracker 5K, Mexia
85 - Coolest 5K in Texas, Fort Davis
71 - Star Spangled Salute Freedom Run 10K, Midland
70 - Freedom 5K, Nacogdoches
59 - Firecracker 5K, Greenville

54 - Firecracker Run 10M, Brownfield
42 - Dallas 4K
38 - Shiner Half Moon Holiday 10K, Shiner