El Taco Loco
100k,50k,25k,10k and 5k
104k 4 Man Relay and Ruck
November 14th, 2026
Land Heritage Institute
1349 Neal Rd
San Antonio, TX 78264
500 RUNNER MAX CAP
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The trails at the Land Heritage Institute have been used over the years for trail running and horse endurance rides. They consist of mainly single track trails with soft footing and loose gravel. The trails run through scenic open meadows and along the Medina River.
100k Race, 6:00 am start, 4 loops
50K Race, 7:00 am start, 2 loops
25K Race, 8:00 am start, 1 loops
10k Race, 8:30 am start, 1 loops
5k Race, 9:00 am start, 1 loop
SCHEDULE
Friday November 13th
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Packet Pickup @ Start/Finish LHI
Saturday November 14th
5:00 am - 9:00 am Packet Pickup @ Northwoods Pavilion
100k Race, 6:00 am start
50K Race, 7:00 am start
25K Race, 8:00 am start
10k Race, 8:30 am start
5k Race, 9:00 am start
CUTOFFS
4:00 am is the hard cutoff for all races (22 hours)
You CANNOT start another loop after 10PM NO EXCEPTIONS
DROP DOWNS AND DISTANCE CHANGES
Once your race begins that is the distance you must finish to receive a medal for that distance. There is no dropping of distances during the race and you will be listed as a DNF no matter what the reason.
Online Distance Changes Until Wednesday of Race Week. All other changes must be in person and may not be changed due to sold out distances.
Go to UltraSignup.
Log into your account.
Under your name and “Account Into” towards the upper right of the screen select “Registration History”
On the "name of this race" , to the right of the date select “Edit”
Under “Switch Event?” select distance to change
Select “Checkout” to go through the process of paying the additional $ or changing lower. There will be a small UltraSignup fee if moving up in distance. During this process you will be dropping from the old distance, so you will need to immediately finish the checkout process to be added back into the the new distance.
AID STATIONS
100k/50k/25k-
Aid 5.1, Aid 10.5 Finish Loop 15.5
10k Aid at 3.0 Miles
5k no aid on course
WHAT'S ON THE TABLE
All aid stations (3) are FULL AID STATIONS and will be full stocked with Texas Style goodies.
Drinks - Gatorade, Water, and Electrolyte Mix
Sodas - Coke, Ginger ale, and maybe some orange as well.
Sweets - Cookies, Candy, Peanut Butter, Nutella
Salty - Pringles, Trail Mix, Chips
PB&Js, Bean burrito rolls, fruit (bananas, oranges, seasonal fruits)
Medical - bandages, vasoline, band aids, etc. ( NO NSAIDS e.g. ibuprofen) , Feminine Care Products
PM Foods- Quesadillas, Soups, Ramen, Potatoes, and fun concoctions
We will have everything you need at our aid stations and we usually throw in something to make it fun.
We have had sheet cake, pies, watermelon, etc… You never know what the surprise will be!
CUPLESS RACING
We DO NOT have cups at the aid stations for water. We do our best to limit the footprint we leave at races and on the trails, so we will not have any cups for you. We encourage all of our runners to have reusable cups, bottles, and hydration packs to carry water in.
DROP BAGS
There will be a large area with a tarp at the main aid station for drop bags. We will take drop bags out in the am for the mile 5 and 10 aid stations. Drop bags must be in at 5am.
PACERS/CREW
Pacers only allowed in the 100k race on the last loop.
COURSE MAP
50k gpx file https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3138393
25k gpx file https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3138394
PARKING
All parking will be at The Land Heritage Institute. There is a $10 fee per person for entering in the park. Children 12 and under are free. Tent/Car Camping is INCLUDED with your $10 fee.
LODGING
Only tent/car camping is allowed for this event and included in the $10.
Here is a listing of hotels nearby: https://www.google.com/maps/search/Hotels/@29.2394157,-98.5965524,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!2m7!3m6!1sHotels!2sLand+Heritage+Institute,+1349+Neal+Rd,+San+Antonio,+TX+78264!3s0x865c567f6e7148bf:0x6b4af957aaf16a6c!4m2!1d-98.5265116!2d29.2392748
DIRECTIONS TO PARK
Land Heritage Institute Address: 1349 Neal Rd, San Antonio, TX 78264
From Interstate 10: Follow I-10 E and I-35 S to Interstate 35 Access Rd. Take exit 150A from I-35 S. Turn left onto S Zarzamora St. Turn left onto Applewhite Rd. Turn left onto Neal Rd. LHI will be on your left.
AIRPORTS
The closest airport to this race would be San Antonio International Airport 9800 Airport Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78216
RACE SWAG
Shirts are for all distance except 100k
Hoodies are for the 100k
(coming soon)
FINISHER AWARDS
(coming soon)
Medals and Buckles will Open to hold a taco.
You will get a taco when you finish.
WINNERS AWARDS
100k/50k/25k/10k/5k
Top 3 Each Distance
Top 3 Relay Teams
Top 3 Ruckers In Each
Top 2 Masters 50+ Each Distance
All Awards are Male, Female and Non Binary
COSTUME CONTEST
Top 3 Costumes and Top Relay team win a free race credit.
VOLUNTEERING
With any race comes a small army that works behind the scenes to make it all happen. We think volunteers are the MOST important part of any race and we do our best to provide them with the best as well. If you have never been on the other side of the table, give it a shot!
Volunteer Shifts Range from 4-8 hours depending on the event.
All of our volunteers will receive:
Free park entry, an area to camp, race merchandise, and a provided meal on race day.
In Addition to this:
*If you volunteer for (1) Shift at any race you will get 50% off registration for any of our events in the future.
** If you volunteer for (2) Shifts at one race you will receive A FREE 100% comped entry into any one of our races in the future.
If you would like to volunteer please visit https://signup.com/Group/333678346050/ if you have any issues
please email me at rob@riseracingco.com
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