RACE PROFILE

WILLIE MCCOOL MEMORIAL HALF-MARATHON, 5K & 10K

Lubbock, Texas·Half Marathon

Next Race · Sep 2026

THE WILLIE McCOOL WILL BE BACK ON THE ORIGINAL COURSE IN 2025! The Silent Wings Museum provides the perfect backdrop to “imagine” your run taking you out of this world. Willie McCool was the Pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia (January – February 2003), a graduate of Lubbock’s Coronado High School (1979) and loved running. His legacy will inspire runners, both old and new and we are proud and honored to dedicate this race to his memory. The half marathon course will have you traveling into outer