Save Our First Responders 5K

The price of the 5K will go up $5.00 every two months so reserve your spot early for the best pricing.

Come join us and run, walk or run/walk with first responders and help raise money for first responders in distress.  

Who: 

The Save Our First Responders 5K is open to the public and all ages (Parents please run or walk with your little ones).

The main event of this race is the "Super Eight" which consists of eight teams of Florida first responders competing in Key West, Florida for 1st place and gold medals in the first inaugural Save Our First Responders 5K. 

The eight teams of Florida first responders that make up the Super Eight competing for the gold medals are: 1) 911 dispatchers, 2) correctional officers, 3) correctional probation officers, 4) crime scene investigators, 5) EMTs & paramedics, 6) firefighters, 7) law enforcement officers, and 8) USA armed forces. 

While the primary focus of this event is supporting our first responders, we must also remember to give great thanks and appreciation for our everyday heroes including teachers, security guards and members of the clergy so therefore we have created race groups to recognize our everyday heroes as well.  

What: 

Join us in running, run/walking or just walking three scenic laps of the Truman Waterfront Park (5k) near the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham. We will have refreshments and a raffle after the event and there will be plenty of opportunities for scenic waterfront picture taking, celebrating and first responder camaraderie.

When:

Saturday morning January 10th, 2026 from 7:00 - 11:00 AM

Where: 

In Key West, Florida at the Truman Waterfront Park near the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham

Why:

First responders often face significant mental health challenges due to the nature of their work, which exposes them to traumatic events and high levels of stress. These challenges can lead to conditions like PTSD, PTSI, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicidal ideation. Factors contributing to these issues include exposure to death, grief, and suffering, demanding schedules, and a lack of resources or support. 

How:

Please support our first responders by signing up today to participate in the first inaugural Save Our First Responders 5K Run/Walk and help raise awareness to these critically important issues that our first responders who selflessly put their lives on the line for us daily are dealing with. These issues affecting our first responders are a local, statewide, national and even global level one priority concern.

Additional Information:

Bishop Jonathan Carey of Glad Tidings Church in Key West will open and close the race in prayer for the wellbeing of all first responders. 

First 100 entrants receive a free T-Shirt!

Medals Awarded To: Top 3 Runners in Top 3 First Responder Teams, Overall M & F Winners, Masters M & F Winners, Top 2 M & F in each 10 year age group for 5K runners, Top 2 M & F walkers.

The price of the 5K will go up $5.00 every two months so reserve your spot early for the best pricing. Price increases scheduled to occur on: 08/13/2025, 10/13/2025, and 12/13/2025.   

Save Our First Responders exists to support all first responders.

Save Our First Responders is a program of The Florida Correctional Officers Association, Inc.    

For more information please visit: https://flcos.org/save-our-first-responders