2025 Lane Purser Memorial Road Race Series
Presented by the Memphis Runners Track Club
Join us for the 43rd annual Road Race Series! The Road Race Series is:
- Two 5ks in July, Cancer Survivors Park
- Two 5 Milers in August, WJ Freeman Park
- Two 10ks in September, Shelby Farms Park
- Two 10 Milers in October, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park
- Two Half Marathons, Martyrs Park
Click HERE for specifics on race dates and locations. All of the races take place on Sunday mornings with a start time of 7:00 AM with the exception of our 2nd Half Marathon (& Big River Crossing), which will be on a Saturday at 8:30 AM.
Complete all ten races and you will be a ROAD WARRIOR!! If you finish one race of each distance OR 6 total races, you will be a Series Finisher. Finishers will receive a special item once the series is complete. Road Warriors will get the Finisher's Item plus a personalized trophy.
BIG RIVER CROSSING HALF MARATHON/2nd Half Marathon
For our 2nd Half Marathon and final race of the series, we will combine forces with Peer Power's Big River Crossing Half Marathon. This means that when you sign up for the full Road Race Series you are also automatically signed up for the Big River Crossing Half Marathon. You do not need to register for that race separately and it will count as your first half marathon of the series. If you are looking to only sign up for the Big River Crossing Half or 5k you can do that here.
MRTC is proud to partner with the beneficiary of this race, the Peer Power Foundation. Peer Power's mission is to empower and inspire scholars through their innovative student-to-student tutoring program. Peer Power is active in schools throughout Memphis, serving more than 1,000 students every year. Since its inception in 2005, the program has resulted in significant increases in test scores, scholarship awards, and graduation rates for students involved in the program.
***Please note that the BRX Half/2nd Half Marathon of the RRS is on a SATURDAY (11/15) and not a Sunday like the other races in the series. The first half marathon will be on Sunday 11/2 - business as usual for the RRS participant.
Packet Pickup for 2nd Half/BRX - All Road Race Series participants MUST pick up a Big River Crossing Half race bib. If you aren't wearing a BRX bib, you will not get a time in RRS or BRX results.
This year MRTC will partner with Peer Power for the final race of the Road Race Series (2nd Half Marathon). This means that the Big River Crossing (BRX) Half counts as the 2nd Half of the RRS. You do not need to register separately for the BRX Half, however there are a few things of importance to note with this race that differ from our norm:
- This race takes place on SATURDAY, November 15th with a start time of 8:30 AM.
- You MUST pick up a Big River Crossing Half race bib. If you aren't wearing a BRX bib, you will not get a time in RRS or BRX results.
- Since the BRX Half is the final race of our series this year, we will be giving out the BRX Half race bibs at the 1st Half Marathon (November 2nd) as well as on the race morning of the 2nd Half.
- If you purchased a BRX shirt during registration for the RRS you can pick that up at either half marathon.
Packet Pickup for the Road Race Series- Saturday, July 12th at Breakaway Running in Midtown. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
We will also have race day packet pickup.
REGISTRATION
If you register by June 20th, your bib and chip will be mailed right to your house. It's a great way to skip those packet pick-up lines! Be sure to watch our website OR like us on Facebook for registration announcements. We will be mailing out packets after June 25th.
We WILL NOT have laptops set up for onsite race day registration. The online registration site will remain open, so please register online before leaving your house or you can register on your own personal device at the race.
All participants of the full series will receive a shirt. Single race day registrants will not get a shirt.
