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🍀 First 100 CLUB 🍀

🍀 First 100 CLUB 🍀

$85 8:00AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT Registration Opens September 1, 2025 at 7:00am EDT
5K RUN or 5K Walk

5K RUN ONLY OR WALK

$40 8:00AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT Veterans receive 50% off registration. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ❣️
Run 5K first and then transition to 5K SUP

SUP 3.1 & 5K RUN (BOTH EVENTS)

$40 8:00AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT $55.00 Paddle Board Fee Rental will apply when renting a board.
5K Paddle around perimeter of Benderson Lake

STAND UP PADDLE - SUP ONLY

$40 8:00AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT $55.00 Paddle Board Fee will apply when renting a board.
This Event is FREE for all Participants

Handcycle and Wheelchair Division

$0 7:55AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT This Event is FREE for all Participants
Virtual>Choose Your Place & Pace 🏃🏡

VIRTUAL 5K | Walk or Run (incl. mailing your SWAG)

$55 8:00AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT Registration Opens September 1, 2025 at 12:00am EDT

Description

The 11th Annual SUP & RUN 5K event will be held at Nathan Benderson Park to benefit RUCK9 (www.RUCK9.com)  

The SUP & RUN 5K gives athletes three great races in one to choose from

  • 5K RUN 
  • 5K Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) OR
  • 5K SUP & 5K RUN 
    (There is a start line mat (chip) for the combination SUP & RUN)
Athletes participating in the combination SUP & RUN will run the 5K first and then hop on their paddle board for a 5K paddle around Nathan Benderson Park.  The SUP & RUN 5K draws top runners and SUP'ers who compete for cash prizes but it's our not-so-serious athletes who have the most prominent place in the event.
 
Athletes participating in the SUP portion of the race MUST know how to swimIf you are not able to swim, you may not participate in the SUP portion.
 
The SUP & RUN 5K is a family style event.
 
WALKERS ARE WELCOME and encouraged to attend.
 
Why choose the SUP & RUN 5K? 
  1. Every finisher receives a custom finisher medal.
  2. The race shirts are AMAZING!
  3. AWARDS GO 6 DEEP IN EACH 5 YEAR AGE GROUP!
  4. SWAG, to quote a participant, "this race SWAG is truly head and shoulders above most races"
  5. The food & post-race celebration party is FUN! FUN! 
  6. Whoa! There is a beer garden, a SIP & RUM station and AMAZING VENDORS where you can buy really cool stuff AND
  7. The Athletes, Vendors, Sponsors, and Spectators: ALL CELEBRATING OUR Uniquely Created Canines and our VETERANS!

RACE DAY/TIME
Saturday, May 2, 2026

All Races Start at 8 AM sharp!

If renting a paddleboard, please arrive by 7 AM to secure your board & paddle.

2026 Packet Pick-Up Times, Dates and Locations

Wednesday, April 29th | 4PM - 7PM | TBA

Thursday, April 30th | 4PM – 7PM | TBA

Friday, May 1st | 4PM – 7PM | Nathan Benderson Park (at the Finishing Tower) | 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle (34235)

Need more reasons?  Visit our Facebook page for regular updates: SUP & RUN 5K  

 

SUP & RUN 5K | Race Day Video

Enjoy this video of our 8th Annual SUP & RUN 5K 👏🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🙌

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Directions

5851 Nathan Benderson Circle
Nathan Benderson Park
Sarasota, FL US 34235

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