Name: 2026 MRTC Frank Horton Memorial Winter Off-Road Series
Start: 2026-01-11
End: 2026-02-22
Location: Memphis, Tennessee

About the Event

Kick off the new year on the trails! The MRTC Frank Horton Memorial Winter Off-Road Series features four races on some of the Memphis area's best courses. Each race brings a new challenge, unpredictable winter weather, and plenty of trail-running fun.

There will be no onsite race day registration. You can register on race day but you will need to do that on your own device.

Packet & Shirt Pick-up-
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We will also have race day pickup available.

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THE 2026 RACE DATES (Start time for each distance will be 2pm)

3K - Jan 11 - Overton Park

5K - Jan 25 - Johnson Park, Collierville

8K - Feb 8 - Nesbit Park, Bartlett (aka Stanky Creek)

10K - Feb 22 - Shelby Farms

REGISTRATION FEES
Register for the series or any of the single races!
Remember all registration fees increase $10 on/after the first race of the series.

Fees for individual races - members and non-members $22.20 ($2.20 Fee included)

REGISTRATION
If you register by December 21st, you'll be sent your chip and bib in the mail before the first race. Be sure to watch our website OR like us on Facebook for registration announcements. We will be mailing out packets in the first week of January.

We WILL NOT have our laptops set up for onsite registration this year as we normally do. The online registration site will remain open, so please register online before leaving your house or you can register on your own personal device at the race.

All participants of the full series will receive a long sleeve t-shirt. Single race day registrants will not get a shirt.

AWARDS
Results will be posted via email and posted online and the awards will be distributed once the full series is complete.

A points system will be used for both Overall and Age Group awards for the 4-race series. There are no awards for individual races. To be eligible for an award you must run at least 3 of the 4 races. Those runners who complete all 4 races will receive an extra point. Age groups are calculated off the age at the last race of the series.
The awards go 3-deep in Overall Open, 3-deep in Masters, 1-deep in Grand Masters, 1-deep in Senior Master and 3-deep in age groups. Fast runners can miss a race and still (possibly) qualify for an award, depending on the competition. Anyone found sending a substitute to run for them will be completely disqualified from the series. Ties will be broken based on the best performance in the longest race. All decisions made by MRTC will be final.

The awards ceremony for the 2026 Winter-Off Road Series will take place a week or two after the last race. The location and date will be announced later.
Contact information
Event contact Memphis Runners Track Club
Email aflanigan@memphisrunners.com

Races Offered

WORS 3K

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — 3K

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Type — Road running

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14:00

WORS Full Series

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — WORS Full Series

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Type — Road running

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14:00

WORS Full Series - MRTC Members Only

Jan 11, 2026

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Distance — WORS Full Series - MRTC Members Only

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Type — Road running

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14:00

WORS 5K

Jan 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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14:00

WORS 8K

Feb 08, 2026

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Distance — 8K

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Type — Road running

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14:00

WORS 10K

Feb 22, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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14:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Memphis.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 1.2° / 10.3°

wb_sunny -3.6° / 6.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.1 /

water_drop 71.2%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 1.2° / 10.3°

wb_sunny -3.6° / 6.7°

air 14.1 km/h

water_drop 71.2%

About Memphis

Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000 (2019), is also the county seat for Shelby County. The city's claims to fame include Graceland, the mansion Elvis Presley lived in during his later years. Perhaps more importantly, Memphis is considered by many to be the home of blues music.