Texmas Trail Run
104k, 57k, 21M, 14M, 7M and 1M
RUN, 104k 3-4 Man Relay and Ruck
December 13th, 2025
Buescher State Park
1606 State Park Road 1E
Smithville, TX 78957
500 RUNNER MAX CAP
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The trails are a good mix of narrow paths and single track trails. There are some smaller inclines and rocky trails. spots along the way as well. Each Loop has 450 ft gain/decent.
Below for route, gpx and elevation
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3105818
104k Race, 6:00 am start, 9 loops
57K Race, 7:00 am start, 5 loops
21M Race, 7:30 am start, 3 loops
14M Race, 8:00 am start, 2 loops
7M Race, 8:30 am start, 1 loop
1M Race, 9:00 am start, out & back (untimed)
SCHEDULE
Friday December 12th
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Packet Pickup @ Group Picnic Pavilion (start/finish)
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Race Meeting @ Group Picnic Pavilion (start/finish)
Saturday December 13th
4:45 Shuttle Starts from Rocky Hill Ranch
5:00 am - 9:00 am Packet Pickup @ Northwoods Pavilion
6:00 am 104K starts
7:00 am 57K starts
7:30 am 21M starts
8:00 am 14M starts
8:30 am 7M starts
9:00 am 1M starts
CUTOFFS
2:00 am is the hard cutoff for all races.
You CANNOT start another loop after 11:45PM 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
Aid Station Locations
3.60 mi - North 1C
7.20 mi- Start/Finish
WHAT'S ON THE TABLE
All aid stations (2) 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. This is the only location for drop bags.
PACERS/CREW
Pacers only allowed in the 104k SOLO race and only after loop 5 has been completed.
There are no pacers for any other distances.
All pacers MUST have signed a waiver and have a pacing bib. You may pick those up on Friday or Saturday at the pavilion.
Crew is ONLY allowed at main aid station. NO Crewing at North 1C Aid (will result in a DQ)
COURSE MAP
TRAIL PHOTOS/VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6hKOrdTwNQ
PARKING
The only parking for runners, crew etc is at Rocky Hill Ranch 578 FM 153, Smithville, Texas 78957
If you DO NOT have a campsite, rv rental etc through the park you MUST shuttle in.
The cost of park entry is $5 per person unless they are under 13 years old. We, Rise Racing, will collect the money for the park when you pick up your bib so that there are no lines at the gate on race morning. You CANNOT use your Texas Parks Pass for the $5 as its for a special event, you may use it that day for the folks with you and or the preceding days.
SHUTTLE
There is NO PARKING inside the park unless you have a campsite, rv site or reservation.
ALL runners, crew, pacers MUST use the Shuttle Service.
The Shuttles will run from Rocky Hill Ranch (1 mile away, see map) to the Race start and Back.
The shuttles will run from 4:45am until 2am.
Rocky Hill Ranch Address
578 FM 153, Smithville, Texas 78957
LODGING
Buescher State Park
100 Park Road 1E Smithville, TX 78957
512.237.2241
Camping is available at Buescher State Park. https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/buescher/
Additional Camping Just Down 1C at Bastrop State Park.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/bastrop
Closest Hotels:
Pine Point Suites, Smithville, Tx
Super 8, Bastrop, TX
Days Inn, Bastrop, TX
DIRECTIONS TO PARK
The park is located two miles northwest of Smithville. Take State Highway 71 to FM 153; then travel north on 153 for 0.5 miles to enter Park Road 1.
Park Address:
100 Park Road 1E
Smithville, TX 78957
The Park HQ is located at:
Latitude: 30.039098
Longitude: -97.158295
AIRPORTS
The closest airports are:
RACE SWAG
Shirts are for all distance except 104k
Hoodies are for the 104k
FINISHER AWARDS
WINNERS AWARDS
104k/57k/21M/14M/7M
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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