Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Aggie Park - College Station, TX
The second annual Maroon & White Fun Run is slated for the weekend of May 3. Race begins at 8 a.m.
Community expo in the park from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Runners, walkers, and the community are invited to stay in Aggie Park and participate in the expo. We are actively recruiting sponsors and vendors.
Created to help members of the Aggie family in need, the Staff Emergency Fund provides limited financial assistance to Texas A&M University staff members experiencing a temporary hardship due to a significant life event. The Maroon and White Fun Run is a fundraising event and the net proceeds will go to support the Staff Emergency Fund, an account held at Texas A&M Foundation.
Race Entry
- $30 per 5K participant
- $20 per 1-mile run for kids (12 & under)
All ages are welcome. Service dogs and wheeled devices are allowed for those with disabilities and small children. Bikes, scooters, skateboards, roller blades, and similar items are not permitted on the course.
Participants who register by April 16 will receive a commemorative T-shirt and finisher's medal. Limited quantities may be available for purchase on-site.
Course Maps
NEW! 2025 Kid's Mile Course Map
New This Year: Kid's Mile!
This year, the Maroon and White Fun Run introduces a kid's mile for participants aged 12 and under! The course map features a half-mile route entirely within Aggie Park, avoiding busy roads while keeping them in eyesight. Participants can complete the mile by lapping the route twice.
Packet Pickup
Volunteers will be on-site and ready to assist with packet pick-up leading up to and on race day. Packet Pickup days/times:
- Thursday, May 1: Noon - 6 p.m. - location TBD
- Friday, May 2: Noon - 6 p.m. - location TBD
- Pickup times will also be available on race day at Aggie Park
Race Day Itinerary
6:30 a.m.: Packet pick-up in Aggie Park
7:45 a.m.: Staging of participants
8:00 a.m.: Race begins
9:30 a.m.: Race concludes
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Vendor booths open
Race Day Parking
Parking will be available to registered participants and volunteers at lots 48, 60 and 62, as well as the Texas A&M Foundation and The Association of Former Students lots. The University Center Garage and Gene Stalling Blvd Garage will be available for hourly paid parking.
What Do You Run For?
2025 Race Swag
Run for the swag! Register by April 16 to receive a commemorative T-shirt and finisher's medal.
2025 Fun Run Sponsors
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Platinum Level Sponsors
Gold Level Sponsors
Volunteer Opportunities
Looking to give back? Submit a Volunteer Application! The USC is seeking volunteers, including employees, students, and community members, to assist with packet pick-up, staff water stations along the race route, provide general wayfinding, and more. Applications will close on May 1.
Sponsor/Vendor Opportunities
Interested in promoting your organization at the expo in Aggie Park on race day? Applications for sponsors and vendors are being accepted.
View Sponsor/Vendor Options and Register
Can't join us on May 3rd? No worries! You can still help out Staff Emergency Fund by donating a gift at anytime. Please select 'TAMU Administration' for Unit or College, then select 'Staff Emergency Fund' for Department or Account. Minimum of $25 required to gift. Donations are tax deductible to the extent that no goods or services were given in exchange for the donation. No refunds will be issued. Your contribution will be net the fair market value of the benefits received.
Hosted by the University Staff Council at Texas A&M University, proceeds generated at the second annual Maroon and White Fun Run will benefit staff members who experience financial hardships due to a catastrophic life event.
Your contributions have a profound and lasting influence.
Staff Emergency Fund Recipient Testimonial:
"Thanks to the Staff Emergency Fund I was able to get my son a surgery he desperately need. I was in a tough place and didn't know where to turn for help. Then I remembered Texas A&M offered this. If it wasn't for them I would have had to put off his surgery again and he would have been in constant pain. I will be forever grateful for this fund.
Staff Emergency Fund Recipient Testimonial:
"2023 has not been a friendly year for me with encountering one disaster after another, after another, and another. Anyone that has had something bad happen knows what it does to your esteem, work life, and home life; like a permanent dark cloud parked on your head. Imagine having two in a two-month period and shudder….now imagine four in three-months. I felt like I was drowning in quicksand.
There was no light in my tunnel until a co-worker recommended that I apply to the Staff Emergency Fund. I shrugged my shoulders and thought, 'Sure, why not? The worse they can do is say no.' I was approved and it gave me a 'hand up', not a 'hand out'. Tah Dah! Light! A little pinpoint of shininess peeping through the dark.
It was enough to let me believe that there is goodness, that it will get better, and that I will be ok. Without the Staff Emergency Fund being available to me when I needed it, I couldn’t tell you any of those things. Thank you sincerely!”
Staff Emergency Fund Recipient Testimonial:
"This Staff Emergency Fund was used to cover parking fees and food for 2 months while my husband was in the hospital at MD Anderson in Houston. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer on Nov. 30, 2021 and developed what MD Anderson was calling 'Super Pneumonia' in mid-February 2022 and was in their hospital until early April 2022. He came home on hospice care around April 6 and passed away on April 18, 2022. This fund really helped me out during a very difficult time in my life and I greatly appreciate the assistance."