Kids Race Distances
🟢 3 & 4 year olds 1/2 lap of the Family Lawn (~ 100 meters)
🔵 5, 6, & 7 year olds 1 lap of the Family Lawn (~ 200 meters)
🔴 8 - 12 year olds 2 laps of the Family Lawn (~400 meters)

Kids aged 3 to 12 can participate in the Kids Fun Run.  The Kids Fun Run is limited to 150 participants.

The Kids Fun Run will be held following the 5k.  All kids fun run participants must be onsite on the Family Lawn by 8:30 AM.

The Bonnet Springs Park Kids Fun Run Packet pick up will be held at the Family Lawn at Bonnet Springs Park, 600 Bonnet Spgs Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33815.


• Friday from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM

• Saturday from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM 

The kids run is approximately 0.25 miles. The start will be on the circulator path north of the Family Lawn. The course will head east around the lawn and follow the same finish as the 5k. Volunteers will be assisting each age group.

Running in a kid’s fun run or youth track event can be a great experience for kids. For children 5 and under focus on “dash” events that range from a few yards to 400 meters. For children 5 and over, kids fun runs that are a ½ to 1 mile long may be considered, but allow for a combination of running and walking. Children ages 12 and over may want to participate in a 5K run. Children ages 15 and older may want to participate in a 10K to half marathon event. Children 18 and older may want to participate in a marathon or further distance. These are general guidelines and the distance a child can physically and emotionally tolerate will depend on the individual, however, longer distances (10K and over) should wait until after puberty.

Founded in 1958, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is the oldest and largest national association of runners and running organizations dedicated to growing the sport of running. The RRCA uses the term “running” ​to encompass the broad spectrum of “running” in the US, including competitive running, jogging, fitness walking, race walking, and wheelchair fitness/racing on roads, trails, and tracks.