Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a 5K (3.1 miles) in San Antonio, Texas, on November 8, 2026, run on city streets in tribute to military veterans. The route passes through the historic center of San Antonio, which keeps the whole event compact and easy to spectate.

City 5Ks are the most forgiving races on the calendar to prepare for. Six weeks of three or four runs a week gets a beginner comfortably to the finish, and a walker can cover the distance without any specific training at all. Faster runners can turn the same morning into a workout by racing the 3.1 miles hard and adding a few easy miles afterward. If you want a time to be proud of, spend the last two weeks doing short repetitions at 5K effort and arrive early enough for a real warm-up.