Coastal Bend Blood Center Run for Blood 10K
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Event
The Coastal Bend Blood Center Run for Blood 5K & 10K takes place on October 11, 2025, at The Water's Edge Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event offers the following distances:
- 1 km
- 5 km
- 10 km
The event includes age categories: the 1K run is for participants 10 and under; the 5K has separate categories for 17 and under and 18 and over; the 10K is an open distance.
Organizer and logistics
The event is organized by the Coastal Bend Blood Center, an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) established in 1969. The Blood Center provides donor recruiting, drawing, processing, distribution, and community education to 22 medical facilities across a 10-county service area: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio. Bloodmobiles operate seven days a week in the region. This run is the Blood Center’s only fundraiser during the year.
Packet pickup is available October 10 at Fleet Feet Sports (1412 Airline Road) from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, and on race day at the event from 6:30 am to 7:30 am. Sponsorship materials note a sponsorship deadline of August 1, 2025. Registration prices increase by $5 on October 10, 2025. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.