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Race the USA - Virtual 10k Race in Corpus Christi, TX

Known popularly by tourists as the “Sparkling City by the Sea”, Corpus Christi is a coastal city located along South Texas and encompassed by Neuces and Corpus Christi Bay. This lush thriving semitropical bay was named by the Spanish Explorers after its discovery on the feast day of Corpus Christi, Body of Christ. With diverse demographics today, the city offers a taste of many cultures to those who visit it. It is also home to many landmarks like the Texas State Aquarium on North Beach, Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center and the USS Lexington Museum. Its semitropical zone location gives it hot humid summers and short mild winters meaning, you can run all year round. A combination of amazing weather and a taste of history and culture gives every person reason to participate in the Corpus Christi races!

Corpus Runs

Corpus Christi is home to many parks that consist of amazing running trails. One such trail is the Seawall downtown trail that starts at the water gardens and stretches to Cole Park with a beautiful view of water fountains along the way. Try the TAMUCC (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) nature trail, a short 2 mile run from Ocean Drive at Island Boulevard looping around the campus back to Ocean Drive. If you are planning some 5k Corpus Christi runs, the Oso Wetlands Preserve is perfect, with winding sidewalk trails that pan out to a boardwalk lookout and a learning center. Another short route, the North Beach boardwalk is a 1.25-mile trail that starts at Lexington and runs along the shoreline to end with a water fountain and a platform for bird enthusiasts to have a lookout for their favorite birds. Finally, one can try the Bear Creek route, a sidewalk trail that starts at Yorktown and connects to the Bill Witt trail that allows runners to add distance to their runs.

To stay apprised of all the running groups and professional Corpus Christi running events, it is best to join groups like the Corpus Christi running club and the corpus christi roadrunners (CCRR) that have been doing this a long time. With training programs and group runs being organized, it is an amazing way to get your feet wet in the local running scene. Corpus Christi also hosts many professional events for the competition hungry like the Leave A Legacy 5k and 10k Marathons and the Runner of the Year (ROTY) CCRR Half Marathon. Represent Corpus Christi for a medal at the Race the USA Virtual 5k Race Series happening across the nation. This event comes with perks like being able to help fundraise for noble causes like the Feed the Children Organization. It is a two way street so either you could participate and contribute, or you could start an associated fundraiser. Either ways you do your good deed for the day all while getting your exercise. This Sparkling City by the Sea is the perfect running destination. With good hotels in the inner city and running store corpus christi to get your geared up, Corpus Christi is a runner ready destination.

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