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Alamo City Ultra

5K Saturday2027-01-23

Alamo City Ultra is a 5k ruck organized by Alamo City Ultra in San Antonio, TX: San Antonio. A solid choice for runners of all levels.

RegisterOpen signupultrasignup.comWebsiteOfficial race siteriseracingco.comLocationSan Antonio, TXRace start area

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Course format

Trail race with mixed terrain

Surface, footing, and terrain changes are likely to matter more than one exact split-by-split route line.

Elevation profile

0 ft net

155 ft up and 132 ft down across the 5K Saturday.

Pressure point

Race-morning execution

This looks more like a race where calm logistics and disciplined pacing matter more than one famous course feature.

Weather bias

Usually weather-dragged

Typical starts are around 45F, so even manageable mornings can still get more expensive later.

Free training plan

Build a free 5K Saturday plan for this race.

Keep race research first. When you want it, open a quick planner that uses the selected distance, the selected race date, and the course itself.

Course Profile

Alamo City Ultra 5K Saturday course overview

Summary course view

This course section is built from a lighter course overview so you can understand how the race is likely to run.

Synced course focus

Mid-course

Mile 1.0 · 0 ft · Course intelligence will improve as GPX and logistics data land.

Course trace

This course view focuses on the best route information currently available.

Pressure model

Pressure points highlight where pacing or effort may change during the race.

What comes next

Use the course, weather, logistics, and reviews together to build your race-day plan.

Difficulty Meter

5K race demand

Planning read
73/100
Course detail
Moderate
Weather detail
Historical + forecast
Race-day detail
Detailed
Weather view
Forecast preview

Weather read

Strong tailwind assist

Route-aligned wind gives you a quick feel for how the day may race before you dig into the full weather section.

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Weather Analysis

Alamo City Ultra 5K Saturday weather outlook

Forecast + history

Weather blends the live forecast with the race's historical weather patterns to help you plan.

Route-aligned wind

+9.2 mph

Interpretation

Strong tailwind assist

NOAA race-window forecast is not available yet, so this shows the current route anchor sample and the fallback pre-race state.

Course bearing 0.0 degAverage wind 10.0 mphDominant direction SSE

Estimated weather effect

+2.33%

Heuristic read

Major weather drag

Help score

-42

Historical profile

Historically weather-dragged

Based on 7 years of race-weekend weather in the archive.

Avg start temp 45.3FAvg wind 7.0 mphAligned wind N/A

Tailwind years

0%

Headwind years

0%

Helpful weather

0%

Forecasts use current race-area weather, and history looks at past race-weekend conditions to show what runners have typically faced.

Weather history

2025 race-weekend conditions

Race date

Jan 25, 2025

Avg temperature

52.0F

Avg wind

1.9 mph

Aligned wind

N/A

Historical weather pending

+0.48% estimated finish-time effect · 21 hourly observations

Race zone

86F

Mostly Clear

10.0 mph · SSE

City center

86F

Mostly Clear

10.0 mph · SSE

Finish area

86F

Mostly Clear

10.0 mph · SSE

Course Breakdown

Where the 5K shifts

Course rhythm

Active segment

Settle

This is a deterministic pacing band built from the available course trace and race distance.

Avg grade n/aFocused mile 1.0Pacing watchpoint

Race-Day Logistics

Alamo City Ultra 5K Saturday race-day logistics

Race-day detail

Past editions

8

Multiple race years are tracked for this event.

Distance offerings

7

The main race distances for this event are available on this page.

Race-day details

1 items

Planning details such as policies, swag, and logistics are available for this race.

Entry type

Open registration

Use this to understand how the field is organized before race day.

Course Map

Route shape, city context, and key course moments in one view.

Map + course context

Map overview

This map gives you a race-area view and course orientation even when the full route is not available.

Highlighted point

Mid-course

Course intelligence will improve as GPX and logistics data land.

Mile 1.00 ftStart

What to watch

Use this map to get your bearings before race day and understand the general shape of the course area.

Course coverage

Detailed route geometry and extra overlays may still be limited for this race.

Why it matters

San Antonio, TX should still be easy to plan around, even when some course details are lighter than others.

Planning

Use the 5K Saturday at Alamo City Ultra as a planning target rather than a qualification race.

Open entry

Entry posture

Open entry

There is no qualification signal in the current event record.

Race framing

5K Saturday planning

The page emphasizes course, logistics, and weather rather than qualification standards.

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Race History

Race history overview

Some history available

Past editions tracked

8

Recorded race years

Archive

Current route view

Available

5K Saturday

Current

Benchmarks

Growing archive

More historical context will be added here as the archive grows

In progress

Review Radar

Runner signal for Alamo City Ultra 5K Saturday

Runner reviews live
CourseCourseLogisticsLogisticsCrowd supportCrowd supportAid stationsAid stationsFinish areaFinish areaRecommendRecommend

Course

73/100

Logistics

43/100

Crowd support

67/100

Aid stations

100/100

Finish area

67/100

Recommend

87/100

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Common questions

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