Big Texas Ultra - 5th of 5 in Texas Series

4/5
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ThE 2025 "TEXAS ULTRA series" spans all across Texas. FEB 8th - NORTH TEXAS ULTRA APRIL 4-5th - WEST TEXAS ULTRA MAY 17-18TH - EAST TEXAS ULTRA OCT 4TH - SOUTH TEXAS ULTRA NOV 15TH - BIG TEXAS ULTRA CHAMPIONSHIP ​ All the finisher medals from each race combine to make the State of Texas. Anyone who finishes all the races will receive a special wooden case for all the finisher medals. THE SERIES MEDALS WILL CHANGE STARTING 2026.
Date:  2025-11-15
Distance:  15k, 50k, 100K, 100K Championship
City:  Johnson City
Registration Cost:  Varies per distance
State:  Texas
Hosted By:  Texas Outlaw Running
Pros
  • Adaptable race directors as they had to make a change in venue due to things out of their control
  • Communicative race directors
  • Great support
  • Great runners
  • Nice gear
  • Nice set of medals for the series
  • fair pricing
  • Challenging course (could be a negative for some)
  • Easy efficient check in
  • Very well marked course
  • Recommendation to use Caltopo app in conjunction with their mapping worked brilliant
  • Great Volunteers
Cons
  • Should consider beefing up the medical aid knowledge/availability
  • Should consider formalizing requirements/helps for volunteers

4/5

Summary

The 5th run in a series of 5, culminating in the Championship event. My original plan was not to be in the 100K for this run, but I found myself in it anyway. The question is, how did things go?
Posted Nov 17, 2025
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Scott Hilton
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