Too Hot To Handle
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Too Hot To Handle 5K, 10K & Half - 2026
Too Hot To Handle is scheduled for September 12, 2026 at Norbuck Park on North Buckner Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, using scenic, fairly flat courses around White Rock Lake. The event offers multiple distance options.
- Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
- 10K (6.2 miles)
- 5K
- Virtual Run
Courses are USATF certified. The half marathon will have hydration and gels available on course, pace groups, and bag check. The event provides a custom tech tank or tech shirt, custom finisher medal and custom bib for registered participants. A Run Project Half Finisher Medallion program awards a die cast medallion to those who complete any of five designated half marathons.
A post race area includes a beer garden restricted to those 21 and over and an after party with music. Packet pickup is scheduled on September 8 at Fort Worth Running Company, September 9 at Dallas Running Company Southlake, September 10 at Dallas Running Company Plano, September 11 at Norbuck Park, and the morning of the event at Norbuck Park.
Discounts of $5 apply automatically for youth 8 and under and seniors 65 and over. Groups of four or more in the same transaction receive a $5 discount per registration; this age and group discount does not apply to virtual runs. Virtual participants may upload results between July 11 and October 17, 2026 and virtual packets will ship starting the week of July 13, 2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
