Texas' Oldest Footraces - 35 Years And Older

This list was created in support of a January 2017 Texas Runner and Triathlete article being written by editor Lance Phegley:

49th -- Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot 8M and 5K (2017 - 50th on Thanksgiving)
49th -- LP Run, Houston (2017 - 50th in April)
47th -- Firecracker Fun Run 10 and 3-Milers, Brownfield (2017 - 48th on Fourth of July)
46th -- BMW Dallas Marathon (2017 - 47th in December, 1971)
44th -- Buffalo Wallow Race Half Marathon and 2-Miler (2017 - 45th in November)
44th -- Chevron Houston Marathon (2017 - 45th in January)
44th -- Run In The Sun 8K, San Angelo (2017 - 45th in June)
42nd -- San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (2017 - 43rd in December)
41st -- Beach To Bay Relay Marathon, Corpus Christi (2017 - 42nd in May)
41st -- Dallas Running Club Half Marathon (2017 - 42nd in November)
41st -- Germanfest Fun Run 15K and 5K, Muenster (2017 - 42nd in May)
41st -- Paris Turkey Trot 5K, Paris (2017 - 42nd on Thanksgiving)
41st -- San Antonio Road Runners Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 4M (2017 - 42nd on Thanksgiving)
40th -- Charro Days Classic 5K, Brownsville (2017 - 41st in February)
40th -- El Paso YMCA Turkey Trot 5K (2017 - 41st on Thanksgiving)
39th -- Amarillo Mayor's Half Marathon, Amarillo (2017 - 40th in September)
39th -- Austin Runners Club, Austin (2017 - 40th in May)
39th -- Bayou City Classic 10K, Houston (2017 - 40th in March)
39th -- CapTex 10K, Austin (2017 - 40th in April)
39th -- Dime Box Mini-Marathon 10K, 5K, 2M (2017 - 40th in October)
39th -- Don Zetnick Winter Run 10K, Arlington (2017 - 40th in December)
39th -- Joe Nisbett 5K, Dalhart (2017 - 40th in August)
39th -- Westfest Kolache 5K Challenge, West (2017 - 40th in September)
38th -- Decker Challenge Half Marathon, Austin (2017 - 39th in December)
38th -- Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville (2017 - 39th in October)
38th -- Linden Wildflower Trails 5K, Linden (2017 - 39th in April)
38th -- Lone Star Stampede 10K/5K, Houston (2017 - 39th in April)
38th -- Lunar Rendezvous Run 5K, Clear Lake (2017 - 39th in July)
37th -- Cowtown Marathon, Fort Worth (2017 - 38th in February)
37th -- Cross Country Trail Run 5M, Waco (2017 - 38th in March)
37th -- Half Moon Fun Run 5K, Seguin (2017 - 38th in July)
37th -- San Antonio Road Runners Women's 5K Run (2017 - 38th in July)
37th -- Wild Bill Cowboy Gallop 5K, Pleasanton (2017 - 38th in February)
36th -- Great Texas Mosquito Chase 5K, Clute (2017 - 37th in July)
36th -- Guajolote Run 10K, Laredo (2017 - 37th on Thanksgiving)
36th -- Toughest 10K in Texas, Lampasas (2017 - 37th in July)
36th -- Brazosport College Gator Gallop 5K, Lake Jackson (2017 - 37th in April)
35th -- Azle Lake Run 5K, Azle (2017 - 36th in November)
35th -- Cross Timbers Trail Runs 50M, 26.2M, 13.1M (2017 - 36th in February)
35th -- Fort Worth YMCA Turkey Trot 10K/5K (2017 - 36th on Thanksgiving)
35th -- Red Raider Road Race 10K, Lubbock (2017 - 36th in September)
35th -- Southland Shuffle 6M/2M, San Angelo (2017 - 36th in August)
35th -- Turkey Chase 4-Mile Run, Corpus Christi (2017 - 36th on Thanksgiving)
34th -- All-American City 10K, Edinburg (2017 - 35th in February)

Annual runnings are self-reported by the events and included on their race shirts, websites, Facebook pages and printed material.  Races that are held in conjunction with festivals older than 35 years that did not have an indication that the race itself was produced that long were not included.

If you see a race that might have been missed, please let me know!