• kicking off the 2010 season in Cigar City again! Teams will find checkpoints, complete challenges and navigate the streets of areas like Ybor City, The Channel District and Downtown.
• $10,000 Grand Prize at the New Orleans National Championship!

5k & 10k - 7:30am

Also a 25k bike & 10k run duathlon

• Scenic course along 2 golf courses & intercoastal waterways; passing through beautiful homes in the neighborhood
• Well organized
• Free breakfast, prize drawings, bike raffle and tech shirt
  

• Course runs through the zoo and along Hillsborough River
• Free admission to zoo for the day for race participants
• Early bird registrants receive an extra park ticket

• Family friendly event

• Large crowd, good competition
• New start and finish line
• Chip timing!!!

• One of a kind trail run in the countryside
• Great crowd and competition
• Custom awards to top 25 males and top 25 females

• Trail run, not a race for fast times or PR's

• Great organization by Tampa Bay Runners
• Challenging course as it traverses through a couple rolling hills in Temple Terrace
• $5 pasta party the night before from Antonio Pasta Grille at the Woodmont Clubhouse
• Beer truck at post race party
• Unique winner gift and strawberry awards

• Rolling hills if you are not a hill runner

• One of a kind race
• Charity event for American Lung Association, fund raising beyond the $50 registration fee is encouraged but not required
• Free party at the BOA Plaza courtyard

• Climbing stairs, not as easy as you think

5k - 7:45am, starts at the Gill YMCA
3200 1st Ave South
St Petersburg, FL 33712

12k (8miles) - 8:15am, starts at Park Street and First Ave South (Near South Pasadena)
7400 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33707

1 mile - 9:45am at Pier

• Great course and race management
• Great crowd and support
• Post race behind the Pier, free for race participants ($5 all others)
• Entertainment by Sound Wave
• Post race free shuttles back to starting lines

• Race course is pretty much one long straightaway, not many turns

• New race this year - e-mail us your comment
• Predictable and flat course, perfect for setting PR

• Race through the roads of Ybor City
• Great post race party
• Proceeds benefit the Lions Eye Institute Foundation

• Great course around the lake at Tarpon Springs
• Great post race party and amenities

• Bayshore course
• Race for a great cause

• Predictable race course

• 10 mile course is out and back, paved trails, water front and flat
• Great crowd
• Perfect weather for a long distance race

• Quite a drive from Tampa

• USF course, with a couple rolling hills

• Challenging course over the Clearwater Memorial Causeway and back
• Great organization
• New 15k this year
• Freebies give-a-ways for runners
• Amazing post race breakfast; worth going through the pain of the 15k

• Competitive women field in the Tampa Bay area
• Get there early to get a parking spot

Noon

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• Tampa version of the popular reality series Amazing Race
• Get some exercises while trying to win prizes and a chance for the grand finale

• Great crowd
• Great course
• Great post race party, free beer & food and entertainment

• Limited parking near Centennial Park, may utilize garages in Ybor City

5k - 7:30am

Family fun run -7:40am

• Competitive field with prize money & great raffle prizes
• Flat course
• Great post race food
• Nice awards for top 3 age group winners

• None, well organized events

• Clothing optional race
  Well organized race

• One of a kind adventure race with stream crossing, jumping, crawling, trail running, etc.
• Great post race party
• Custom awards to top 40 men and top 40 women

• Not going to be a race for PR

• Limited to first 75 solo runners/teams
• Last 5 miles to be run along side the 5 mile event on Saturday

5 miles, 5k & 1 mile - time TBD

• Featuring Survivor Celebration & Health Fair with free skin screenings by Moffitt personnel
• Lots of parking
• New start at the Sun Dome
• Great cause - 100% of race proceeds go towards cancer research at Moffitt
• Early packet pickup on Friday, 11am - 7pm at the USF Sun Dome

• None, a well organized and one of the fastest growing 5k in the area

• Put on by the American Running Company
• Well organized
• All Women receive X-LOOP SUNGLASSES at the finish line
• Top 25 men receive a special award at the finish line
• Mothers Awards
  

• Strollers might be allowed on race course, call ARC for detail

• Bayshore course, flat
• Great crowd

• Predictable if you have done Bayshore numerous times

• Proceeds benefit Purplestride for pancreatic cancer research

• Running on the beach
• Well organized, very popular summer race
• Great crowd
• Accumulate series points to earn awards

• Not a race for PR

• Flat & predictable course at the park
• Great competition

• This event grew to over 1200 runners last year and they will limit the entry field to 1500, this year.
• Flat, fast 5k down the streets of Oldsmar on a Friday evening. It is a closd course.
• Craft Beer to all runners brought to you by the Oldsmar Tap House. There is not a better Friday night 5K.

• All proceeds benefit Youth & Family Alternatives' RAP House (Runaway and Youth Alternatives Project) serving Pasco County's runaway, abused, neglected and at-risk youth ages 10-17

• Flat & predictable course at the park
• 6 series race 2 Wednesdays in June, July & August

• One of a kind adventure race with stream crossing, jumping, crawling, trail running, etc.
• Great post race party
• Custom awards to top 40 men and top 40 women

• Not going to be a race for PR

• Running on the beach
• Well organized, very popular summer race
• Great crowd
• Accumulate series points to earn awards

• Not a race for PR

• Put on by the American Running Company
• Well organized
• Fathers Awards
  

• Strollers might be allowed on race course, call ARC for detail

5k - 7pm

Registration

• Well organized
• Awards in standard age groups
• Great post race party and raffles

1 mile - July 3 - 11pm
5k - July 3 - 11:25pm
10k - July 4 - 12:15am

• Great crowd, approx 1,000 participants
• Awards go 5 deep in age groups
• Competitive race
• 10k course is lined with candles

• Hope your body is still awake at that time of the night
• Timing of dinner is tricky

• Great crowd
• Other July 4th festivities follow, including a firefighter BBQ and parade

• Flat & predictable course at the park
• 6 series race 2 Wednesdays in June, July & August

• Running on the beach
• Well organized, very popular summer race
• Great crowd
• Accumulate series points to earn awards

• Not a race for PR

• More like adventure racing, combining trail running and swamp running

• Not your regular flat course at the Park

• One of a kind adventure race with stream crossing, jumping, crawling, trail running, etc.
• Great post race party
• Custom awards to top 40 men and top 40 women

• Not going to be a race for PR

5k - 7pm

Registration

• Well organized
• Awards in standard age groups
• Great post race party and raffles

• Flat & predictable course at the park
• 6 series race 2 Wednesdays in June, July & August

• Running on the beach
• Well organized, very popular summer race
• Great crowd
• Accumulate series points to earn awards

• Not a race for PR

• Awards to top finishers
• NEW - chip timing !!
• One of a kind trail race

5k - 7pm

Registration

• Well organized
• Awards in standard age groups
• Great post race party and raffles

Ace of Diamonds
Sun, Aug 22, 2010
Del Oro Park
401 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater

• Put on by the American Running Company, very well organized
• Part of the Aces are Wild series
• Top placing overall individuals in the series win $500 prize from American Running Company
• Top placing age group individuals in the series win $100 prize from American Running Company

• New race put on by the organization that brings you St. Anthony's Triathlon
• Proceeds from the race will be used to provide community screenings, education and counseling services. Free Prostate Cancer Screenings at Friday's packet pick-up.

• Inaugural race, e-mail us your comments

• Put on by the American Running Company, very well organized
• Part of the Aces are Wild series
• Top placing overall individuals in the series win $500 prize from American Running Company
• Top placing age group individuals in the series win $100 prize from American Running Company

• Fund raiser for the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office

• A bit of rolling hills

5k - 8am
Fun run - 9:15am

• Running in the zoo
• Free admission to the zoo for participants
• Running along the beautiful Hillsborough River

• Chip timing
• Also feature a cycling event with various distances
• The largest brain tumor fundraising event in the southeast

• Race for a great cause
• Great post race party
• Beautiful scenery along waterfront race course
• Attracts lots of walkers and beginning runners
• Not a women only race

• Parking is limited near race course so get there early

• Predictable Bayshore course
• Great post race raffle and awards presentation
• Lots of goodies at post race party
• Free massage for runners

• If you run the Bayshore course a lot this might bore you

15k & 5k - 7:30am
Click here for online registration

• Put on by the American Running Company, very well organized
• Part of the Aces are Wild series
• Top placing overall individuals in the series win $500 prize from American Running Company
• Top placing age group individuals in the series win $100 prize from American Running Company

• Might be a little hot for a 15k this time of the year

• The race day events include a live band, FREE beverages for all ages, exhibitors and of course great food.
• The event will be benefiting the SOCOM Warriors and Healthy Bones of Florida - National Osteoporosis Foundation and SOCOM Warriors.

• Inaugural event - e-mail us your comment

• Challenging, hilly course
• Great race for those that love cross country & hill racing
• Unique awards and great party

• Very hilly

The Great Westchase
Saturday, Oct 31, 2009
Westchase

5k - 8am
1 mile kid run - 9am

• Great crowd
• Great post race party

• Benefiting the Arthritis Foundation
• Race is dog friendly
• Family oriented, Halloween costumes welcomed
• Costume contest and drawings

• Ft Desoto Park is a flat course
• Inaugural race - e-mail us your comment

• No shade, could be hot that time of the year

• Large crowd - 500 + and competitive
  
• Great post race dinner from Columbia Restaurant
  
• Post race live music, beer and entertainment
  
• Unique awards
• 100% proceeds go to cancer research

• Night race if you are not a night runner
  
• Not a lot of places for warm up and cool down
  

• Flat course

• Some rolling hills on USF Campus
• Charitable Benefit Race, all proceeds will be donated to various charities of the James A. Haley VA Hospital

• Great tune up for fall marathons
• Put on by the American Running Company, very well organized
• Part of the Aces are Wild series
• Top placing overall individuals in the series win $500 prize from American Running Company
• Top placing age group individuals in the series win $100 prize from American Running Company

• E-mail us your comments for this race

• Tremendous success last year with inaugural event
• Great spectator support
• Very well organized
• Beautiful waterfront course
• Great competition

• $90 to run the half marathon, but you receive a pair of Crocs

• One of the area's largest road races, 10,000 runners/walkers
• Top 100 men and women in 5k & 10k receive mugs
• Competitive field

• Get there early as parking is extremely limited

• Long-sleeve shirt
• Award for best holiday costumes
• Benefiting Arthritis Foundation

• Also has a bike ride event with distances from 6 to 25 miles
• Event is great for the family
• Flat course at the park
• Silent auction and grand prize drawings

• Great course from Pier to North Shore Pool and back
• Course is lined with candles
• Great post race entertainment and party at the Pier

• Night race on a week day

Jingle Bell Run 5k
Saturday, Dec 12, 2009
Fishhawk Ranch, Lithia

• It's a cross counrty 5k run
• Great price - only $12 pre-registered

• Great T-shirt and
  Great post race party
• Register the entire family for the 1 mile fun run for one low price of $25

• Small crowd, not a lot of competition

• Great organization and pre-race communication
• Energy gel given out on course
• Mostly flat course, except Pinellas Trial overpass
• Great post race food

• Point to point race, may have to wait for the bus to take you back to the start in the cold

• Great post race pancake breakfast
• Great course support
• Challenging, going up the Memorial Causeway
• Lots of raffle prizes
• $2,000 in prize money
• New course this year - no more point to point and waiting for shuttle

• Challenging if you don't like running up this steep bridge