A Time 2 Read Storybook 5K
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Event details
A Time 2 Read Storybook 5K and Fun Run takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025 in Huntsville, TX at 2400 Sycamore. The race begins and ends in the parking lot of University Heights Baptist Church. This is the event's sixth annual Storybook Character 5K and Family Fun Run. Distances offered include:
- 5K (character 5K)
- 1 Mile fun run
Virtual options are available for both the 5K and the 1 Mile fun run. Registered participants receive a T-shirt; finishers receive a finisher medal. Judges will select costume prizes in three categories: Best Family, Best Adult, and Best Child.
Packet pickup is scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at the back portico of University Heights Baptist Church. Race day registration is available and can accept cash or check; online registration by credit card is also available on race morning. To help secure requested T-shirt sizes, early registration is recommended.
Logistics, rules and purpose
Race rules state that all age groups are welcome, baby joggers and strollers are allowed (participants with strollers should assemble at the back of the pack), and participants must stay on the official course using sidewalks where available and the street only for passing. The event serves as A Time 2 Read’s largest annual fundraiser to support its volunteer literacy coaching program.
A Time 2 Read reported for the 2024-2025 school year: over 140 coaches, 194 first and second grade students coached in HISD, an average gain of 318 sight words for second graders, and an average gain of 235 sight words for first graders in the pilot program. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.