Student Foundation Bearathon Half Marathon & 6k

March 29, 2025

Waco

Trail

Distances

Half-Marathon, 5k

Starting Time

8:00 AM

Fees

$60+

Perfect For

Ready to sign up?

1,000-10,000

Challenging

Park Run

High: 72°

/ Low: 48°

During the course of the race, runners cross a pair of bridges and make their way into Cameron Park, whose more than 400 acres of forests and river bottomlands overlook the waters of both the Brazos and the Bosque Rivers, which meet near the northern edge of the park.

Following a circuitous out-and-back loop through the city and the park, the 13.1-mile course for the race starts at McLane Stadium, along the banks of the Brazos River on South MLK Jr. Boulevard. After a quick run across the river, runners embark out onto 5th Avenue heading southeast, and make their first turn left onto Bagby.

Runners then follow the course up along Bagby and then left onto University Parks Drive, which they take for a long straightaway for the next couple of miles until they reach Washington Avenue and the Waco Steel Bridge. The course crosses the bridge to the right here, taking runners over onto the northern side of the Brazos and along the riverside park areas just below Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Participants follow the trails through the park all the way to Herring Drive, where they cross back over the river and head into the wooded areas of Cameron Park, following a winding trail through the park all the way to the loop road known as “Lover’s Leap.” There is the half-way turnaround point, and once runners reach it they begin their trek back toward the finish along much of the course they’ve just run. Participants should note that the organizers seek to make this race as environmentally responsible as possible by promoting a cup-free event — you can learn more here. Organizers added a 5K (now a Sic ’em 6K) run for the first time in 2009 to the race they bill as “the hardest half-marathon in the state of Texas.” We’d be interested to hear from those who’ve run the race — as well as those who’ve run other halfs around Texas — how does that claim hold up?

Student Foundation Bearathon Half Marathon & 6k Results

Overview

Around 2,000 runners cross the finish line each year at the annual spring running of the Bearathon Half Marathon & Sic ‘Em 6K, for a race that takes runners from the stately, tree-lined campus of Waco’s Baylor University on a tour of the city along the Brazos River. During the course of the race, runners cross a pair of bridges and make their way into Cameron Park, whose more than 400 acres of forests and river bottomlands overlook the waters of both the Brazos and the Bosque Rivers, which meet near the northern edge of the park. Following a circuitous out-and-back loop through the city and the park, the 13.1-mile course for the race starts at McLane Stadium, along the banks of the Brazos River on South MLK Jr. Boulevard. After a quick run across the river, runners embark out onto 5th Avenue heading southeast, and make their first turn left onto Bagby.

Course Description

Past Results

Student Foundation Bearathon Half Marathon & 6k Results