Cycling & running events in College Station, 2026

College Station-Bryan Training Notes

Running: Locals run College Station-Bryan like a steady base-mile town, with Lake Walk, Sandstone Park, and the old USAFit BCS routes doing a lot of the work. Lake Walk Run Club meets every Friday at 6:30 am at the Lake Walk Pavilion, then the group rolls into coffee at POV Coffee House. They run a 28 km route with 14 m of gain when easy Z2 is the plan. The longer route covers 5 miles and gains 66 m when you want more time on feet. Millican Summer Series, Firecracker 5K, Bryan/College Station Marathon, and the 2026 Oktoberfest Half Marathon/10K presented by CC Creations anchor the calendar.

Cycling: Brazos Valley riding starts with farm-to-market roads, gravel options, and enough route names to keep a group chat busy. The route runs 4 miles of gravel. The route runs 8 miles and gains 1,157 ft, and locals use it to explore the rolling hills of Independence and William Penn. The route runs 7 miles with 810 ft of gain. Brazos Valley Cyclists handles road energy, BVMBA keeps singletrack alive at Lake Bryan and Millican Reserve, and Brazos Valley Bike Polo meets at Anderson Park on Tuesdays at 7pm.

Season: Summer owns the local rhythm because Millican Reserve hosts Thursday night 5k racing through the Millican Summer Series. Kids run at 6:45pm, the main event follows, and each $10 race includes chip timing and a finisher medal. Runners treat the series like weekly intervals with a bib, while cyclists still chase morning starts before longer gravel or road miles stack up. Winter changes the clock more than the attitude. The Saturday Banker Ride starts at 7:30am in the winter, and locals keep the pace honest with steadier Z2, shorter loops, and the same coffee-after logic that works all year.