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Purple Heart

Name: Purple Heart
Start: 2026-08-09
End: 2026-08-09
Location: Kilgore, Texas

location_city Kilgore

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calendar_today 09 Aug, 2026

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About the Event

Join us is celebrating those who have earned one of, it not, the most prestigious honor anyone could receive - The Purple Heart! Participate in either or 5K, 10K, or Half-Marathon and earn your ALL-AMERICAN FINISHER MEDAL! Place top four in your age group and win an ADDITIONAL MEDAL!

Registration Includes:

- Event-themed participation t-shirt (5K | 10K | HM | 1M ONLY) **REGISTER BY 07/25 TO GAURANTEE YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE**

- Finisher Medal (5K | 10K | HALF | 1M ONLY)

- Eligibility for Age Group Awards (5K | 10K | HALF ONLY)

Age groups will be awarded 4 deep in the following divisions: M/F 0-4, M/F 5-9, M/F 10-14, M/F 15-19, M/F 20-24, M/F 25-29, M/F 30-34, M/F 35-39, M/F 40-44, M/F 45-49, M/F 50-54, M/F 55-59, M/F 60-64, M/F 65-69, M/F 70-74, M/F75-79, M/F 80+. Our OVERALL MALE, OVERALL FEMALE, MALE MASTERS (40+), FEMALE MASTERS (40+), MALE GRAND MASTERS (60+), & FEMALE GRAND MASTERS (60+) will receive OVERALL MEDALS!

**AWARDS WILL BE DISTRIPUTED AT THE EVENT. WE WILL NOT SHIP AWARDS. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK ON YOUR RESULTS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE EVENT.**

Races Offered

Other

Aug 09, 2026

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Distance — Other

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Type — Road running

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5K

Aug 09, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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10K

Aug 09, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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Half-Marathon

Aug 09, 2026

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Distance — Half-Marathon

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Type — Road running

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Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Kilgore.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 25.2° / 36.1°

wb_sunny 27.6° / 38.0°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.4 /

water_drop 59.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 25.2° / 36.1°

wb_sunny 27.6° / 38.0°

air 9.4 km/h

water_drop 59.7%

About Kilgore

Kilgore is in the Central Piney Woods region of East Texas. Home to slightly less than 14,000 residents (2025), Kilgore is often identified as the "Oil Capital of East Texas", due to its proximity near the center of the vast East Texas Oilfield. Residents are proud of their heritage, and evidence of the city's prominence in petroleum production is widespread and accentuated throughout Kilgore.