Our purpose is to give everyone the opportunity to challenge themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually through professional events while exploring the world on their own two feet.
We are a genuine community of runners who are passionate about new experiences and overcoming obstacles from all backgrounds.
Briston Rains founded Texas Outlaw Running Company in 2020 from his college dorm room at Southern Arkansas University, where he competed as an NCAA Division II distance runner in cross country and track. What started as a personal passion for trail and ultra running quickly turned into a vision: build a running company unlike anything Texas had seen.
From day one, the goal has been to create a space where everything running lives under one roof—delivering unique experiences while growing the road, trail, and ultra running community across the state.
In 2025, Briston expanded that vision with the launch of Outlast, a six-hour endurance challenge in which runners complete a 5K on a trail every hour. Designed to test both physical stamina and mental grit, Outlast reflects the same spirit behind Texas Outlaw: show up, push your limits, and stay in it.
We are a Christian organization with Christian values that believe in serving others, loving people, and doing things right.
We are an environmentally sustainable company. All of our races have a “road to zero waste” policy. Our trail race events are cupless races (meaning runners must bring refillable cups) and we do not tolerate littering on the courses. From behind the scenes, we limit waste such as plastic, exhaust, and more as much as possible.
All of our events are unique and are made for runners who love great views, tough courses and stories to be made. As runners ourselves, we make sure we prioritize the experience.
If you an active duty member of the US Department of Defense we support you and thank you for your service. You get a big discount for all of our races, coaching, and merchandise. Contact us to get at any time to get your discount code.
If we mess up, we make it right, and put things in place to not let it happen again.
