• Trail run
• Great crowd
• Great organization
• Custom embroided hats to top 30 men and women

• Limited parking at the park, get there early

• Scenic course along 2 golf courses & intercoastal waterways; passing through beautiful homes in the neighborhood
• Well organized

• Course runs through the zoo
• Free admission to zoo for the day for race participants

• Small crowd

• Great organization by Tampa Bay Runners
• Challenging course as it traverses through a couple rolling hills in Temple Terrace

• Rolling hills if you are not a hill runner

• A one-day Amazing Race adventure
• Solve clues to find checkpoints, take photos
• Typically covers 5 - 7 miles within 3 - 4 hours
• A race where smart may win over speed

• E-mail us your comments about this one of a kind race in Tampa

• 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

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 brunch at Columbia restaurant free for race participants ($5 all others)
• Post race free shuttles back to starting lines

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

• Race through the roads of Ybor City
• Great post race party

• Looks like a new race
  Race contact: M & E ROAD RACES
  207-522-2800
• Predictable and flat course, perfect for setting PR

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

• Climbing stairs, not as easy as you think

• 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

• Challenging course over the Clearwater Memorial Causeway and back
• Great organization
• Freebies give-a-ways for runners
• Winners of age groups receive Ryka products
• Amazing post race breakfast; worth going through the pain of the 10k

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

• USF course, with a couple rolling hills

• Challenging if you are looking for some rolling hills
• Well organized and supported

• A couple rolling hills along the course, may not be a PR race for you
• Small crowd

Urban Dare Team Race
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008
North Shore Park
Downtown St. Petersburg

• A one-day Amazing Race adventure
• Solve clues to find checkpoints, take photos
• Typically covers 5 - 7 miles within 3 - 4 hours
• A race where smart may win over speed

• E-mail us your comments about this one of a kind race in the Tampa Bay area

• Great crowd
• Great course
• Great post race party and entertainment

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

• Starts at the stadium and run a loop inside Al Lopez and back to the stadium
• See yourself finish on the giant big screen TV inside the stadium
• Fun for the entire family

5k - 7:15am

Family fun run - 8:20am

• Competitive field with prize money & great raffle prizes
• Pre-race pasta dinner
• Flat course
• Great post race food
• Nice awards for top 3 age group winners
• Hats to top 50 men and top 50 women

• None, well organized events

• Clothing optional race
  Well organized race

5k & 1 mile - 7:30am

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• Lots of parking
• New start at the Sun Dome
• $2,000 of prize purse for top 3 male and top 3 female overall
• 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

5k - 8am
1 mile - 9am
Kid's fun run - 9:15am

• An all women race put on by the Tampa Bay Runners
• Free health screenings by St. Joseph Women's Hospital
• Flat course
• Beginners friendly

• 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

• A one-day Amazing Race adventure
• Solve clues to find checkpoints, take photos
• Typically covers 5 - 7 miles within 3 - 4 hours
• A race where smart may win over speed

• E-mail us your comments about this one of a kind race in Tampa

• 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

Spring into Summer
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Al Lopez Park, Tampa

• Flat and predictable course

• small crowd

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

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

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

• New race: e-mail us your comments
• Benefit Girl Scouts of America
  Great value - only $12 pre-register, $15 race day
• Hats to top finishers

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

• Not a race for PR

• 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

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

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

• Not your regular flat course at the Park

• New race: e-mail us your comments
• Benefit FIshhawk Road Runner charity of choice
• Great value - only $12 pre-register, $15 race day
• Hats to top finishers

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

• Not a race for PR, running on beach

• 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

• New race: e-mail us your comments
• Benefit High School Scholarships
• Great value - only $12 pre-register, $15 race day
• Hats to top finishers

• This race is getting very popular among families
• Running through the zoo, very unique course

• A bit of rolling hills

• 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

• Put on by the American Running Company, very well organized
• Part of the Aces are Wild series

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

• 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 25, 2008
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

• 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

• Inaugural race - e-mail us your comments

• Great tune up for fall marathons

• E-mail us your comments for this race

• 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

• 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

• Running through zoo in millions of twinkling lights, holiday displays and the zoo's more than 2,000 animals
• Long-sleeve shirt
• Award for best holiday costumes
• Benefiting Arthritis Foundation

• 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

• Chip timing
• Bayshore course, flat and easy
• Proceeds go to TB Lightning Foundation and Epilepsy Foundation

• Not much in post race party
• Not a challenging course if you have run bayshore numerous times already

• 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

• Course is point to point, shuttle will pick up runners at finish to bring them back to the awards breakfast
• Challenging if you don't like running up this steep bridge

• Flat and predictable course

• Small crowd

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

50 miles - noon
50K - noon
1/2 Marathon- 8am
5K - 8:30am

5pm cut off

• One of a kind race in a beautiful park

• Challenging trail run for all distances

• Paved bike trail, some hills, very scenic
• Marathon & half marathon - finisher medal
• 5k - top 3 in age groups, nice awards
• Well organized and well stocked aid stations
• Great traffic control

• Inaugural event - e-mail us your comments
• 8am start was too late, especially for the marathoners
• VERY hilly, not for the faint of heart
• Difficult to find the national training center