Believe! champions the development journey of young people through programs that create transformative educational and leadership opportunities, cultivating the skills and confidence they need to shape tomorrow's world. This years' proceeds will go to benefit 2 great organizations in McKinney: Holy Family School and Aliance of Elite Youth Leadership (AEYL).
Holy Family School provides a safe, loving environment for culturally, economically and ethnically diverse children in the area. AEYL is dedicated to the development of a diverse population of teens (12-18) and young adults (19-24), including low-to-moderate geographic areas, to cultivate accessibility, exposure & opportunity to build positive perspectives of life with an emphasis on higher education, economic and community development.
Start your Holiday season off right with this run/walk through Historic downtown McKinney! Walkers will find the 1-mile course delightful and 5K runners can look forward to a challenging and beautiful course, beginning just steps away from McKinney's downtown square.
The Believe 5k race is a family-friendly way to spend the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and give back at the same time. Stay in historic downtown McKinney after the race and experience McKinney's Home for the Holidays event full of food and fun.
We are excited to see you at the starting line again!
The Believe Team
Nov 28, 2026
Distance — 100 Yards
Type — Running
08:00
$0.00
Nov 28, 2026
Distance — Long Winter Naps (donation)
Type — Running
08:00
$20.00
Nov 28, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
08:05
$20.00
Nov 28, 2026
Distance — 3 Miles
Type — Running
08:25
$30.00
Nov 28, 2026
Distance — 3 Miles
Type — Running
08:30
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Mckinney.
Learn more about the host city, Mckinney.
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about 32 miles (51 km) north of Dallas.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Believe! 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Lance Hulin | 17:07.4 | |
| 🥈 | Grady Jenkins | 17:19 | |
| 🥉 | Kieran Tyrrell | 17:23.1 | |
| 4 | Anonymous Anonymous | 19:34.3 | |
| 5 | Connor Cox | 19:51.8 | |
| 6 | Evan Stamaria | 20:01.9 | |
| 7 | Everett McKeller | 20:30.5 | |
| 8 | Kyle Adams | 21:09.2 | |
| 9 | Graham Jenkins | 21:23.8 | |
| 10 | Jace Jenkins | 21:31.8 | |
| 11 | Ermias Wolde | 21:33 | |
| 12 | Rhett Hulin | 21:52.2 | |
| 13 | Kathy Owen | 22:35.2 | |
| 14 | Jake Thornberry | 22:37.6 | |
| 15 | Calvin Haag | 22:40.9 | |
| 16 | Kailee Critchfield | 22:42.6 | |
| 17 | Meghan Gebke | 23:06.2 | |
| 18 | T. Summers | 23:39.7 | |
| 19 | Marissa Jacobs | 23:40.7 | |
| 20 | Bennett Burke | 23:51.9 | |
| 21 | Matthew Evans | 24:21.9 | |
| 22 | Trudy Haag | 24:41.9 | |
| 23 | Barrett Jesseph | 24:50.7 | |
| 24 | Noah Jesseph | 24:55.4 | |
| 25 | Michael Rader | 25:38.1 | |
| 26 | John Gannon | 25:51.2 | |
| 27 | Ellis Northup | 26:00.3 | |
| 28 | Derek Northup | 26:14.2 | |
| 29 | Jawaad Ali-Kparah | 26:15.3 | |
| 30 | Samuel Rader | 26:25.6 | |
| 31 | Aniaya Lugo | 26:32.9 | |
| 32 | Jared Critchfield | 26:48.2 | |
| 33 | Brooks Terrell | 26:52.9 | |
| 34 | Nicholas Perez | 27:04.2 | |
| 35 | Jennifer Valenciano | 27:06.5 | |
| 36 | Danielle Mathews | 27:18.4 | |
| 37 | Helen Hutton | 27:28.4 | |
| 38 | Paul Greywall | 27:39.5 | |
| 39 | L. Hinkebein | 28:05 | |
| 40 | Eric Heilers | 28:07.4 | |
| 41 | F. Cowan | 28:11.1 | |
| 42 | Brady OBorski | 28:25.6 | |
| 43 | A. Lugo | 28:26 | |
| 44 | Roland Towery | 28:43 | |
| 45 | Emily Christensen | 28:56.1 | |
| 46 | Andy Rowe | 28:59.8 | |
| 47 | Kimberly Baum | 29:32.7 | |
| 48 | Misty Young | 29:45.2 | |
| 49 | J. Northup | 29:53.3 | |
| 50 | Jessica Northup | 29:57.6 |
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