Fernandina Beach Area Race Calendar

Friday, July 4 Firecracker 5K/10K Independence Day Races and 1.5K Junior Fun Run, 7 a.m., downtown St. Marys, GA. St. Marys Kiwanis   Download application & directions   Last year's race

Friday, July 4 Celebration 5K, 7:30 a.m., 1st Place Sports, 3931 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville More info

Friday, July 4 Sunshine Festival 4th of July 5K, 8 a.m., Mallory Park, St. Simons Island, GA. No race-day registration after 7:30 a.m. One-mile fun run starts at 7:30 a.m. Download application

Saturday, July 12 Beaches Fine Arts Triathlon Series Sprint #3, 7 a.m., Mickler's Landing, Ponte Vedra Beach Download application

Saturday, July 19 New Bridge of Lions 5K, 7:30 a.m., 1 South Castillo Drive, St. Augustine Register online

Saturday, July 19 Jacksonville Triathlon Series Sprint #2, 7:30 a.m., Little Talbot Island State Park More info

Saturday, July 26 First Coast 5K Trail Run, 8 a.m., Hanna Park, Atlantic Beach More info

Saturday, July 26 JTC Running Summer Track Classic, 5 p.m., Bolles School, 7400 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville More info

Saturday, Aug. 2 JDR Bridges Run 5K, 7:30 p.m., Hemming Plaza, downtown Jacksonville. More info

Friday-Saturday, Aug. 8-9 Brooks Tour de Pain, 3 races in 24 hours, Jacksonville:
* 4-Mile Beach Run, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, Jacksonville Beach Seawalk (foot of Beach Blvd.)
* 5K on Baymeadows, 7:30 a.m. Aug. 9, 1st Place Sports, 3931 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville
* Mile Sizzler, Aug. 9, Hemming Plaza, downtown Jacksonville; 4:30 p.m. for men 40 and over, 4:45 for men 39 and younger, 5 p.m. for all women.
More info

Saturday, Aug. 9 Jacksonville Triathlon Series Sprint #3, 7:30 a.m., Little Talbot Island State Park More info

Saturday, Aug. 23 Carrabba's Summer Beach Run 5-miler, 7 p.m., Jacksonville Beach Seawalk Pavilion More info    Last year's race

Saturday, Aug. 30 Turtle Trot 5K/10K, walk and kids' runs, Fernandina Beach. 5K/10K and walk begin at 8 a.m. at Atlantic Recreation Center, 2601 Atlantic Ave. An Amelia Island Runners event. Download registration form    Register online    Event preview    Last year's race

Saturday, Sept. 13 Harvest Run 5K and walk, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 702 Elizabeth St., Waycross, GA. One-mile fun run starts at 6:30 p.m. Download entry form

Saturday, Sept. 20 Run for Kids 5K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports

Saturday, Sept. 27 Children's Way 5K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports

Saturday, Oct. 4 Jacksonville Marine Corps Half-Marathon and Freedom 5K, 7 a.m., starts at the Memorial Wall at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium More info

Saturday, Oct. 4 Atlantic Coast Triathlon at Amelia Island (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run), Amelia Island. Details TK. More info

Saturday, Oct. 11 RITA St. Johns Town Center 5K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports

Saturday, Oct. 18 Race for the Cure 5K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports    Last year's event

Sunday, Oct. 26 Evergreen Pumpkin Run, 5 miler and 10 miler, Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports   Last year's race

Saturday, Nov. 1 Native Sun Mandarin Run 10K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports    Last year's event

Thursday, Nov. 27 Outback Steakhouse Distance Classic half-marathon and 6K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports

Sunday, Dec. 7 Festival of Lights 5K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports    Last year's event

Saturday, Dec. 13 (NEW DATE) Reindeer Run 5K/10K, walk and kids' runs, Fernandina Beach. An Amelia Island Runners event. Details TBA. Last year's event

Sunday, Dec. 21 (NEW DATE) Jacksonville Bank Marathon and Half-Marathon, 7 a.m., Bolles School, 7400 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville More info    Last year's event

Wednesday, Dec. 31 VyStar Gator Bowl 5K, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports

Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 River Road Resolution 5K, Orange Park. Details TBA. Florida Striders Track Club

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 Winter Beach Run 5-miler and 10-miler, Jacksonville Beach. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports   2008 event

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 26.2 With Donna: The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer, marathon and half-marathon, 7:30 a.m., Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville. More info    2008 event

Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 Pirates on the Run 5K/10K, walk and kids' runs, Fernandina Beach. An Amelia Island Runners event. Details TBA. 2008 event

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 Daily's Ortega River Run 5-miler, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports    2008 event

Saturday, March 14, 2009 Gate River Run, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports    2008 event

Sunday, March 22, 2009 St. Patty's Day Run, Jacksonville. Details TBA. 1st Place Sports  2008 event

For additional listings of races in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia and beyond, please visit
RRCA Southern Region Director Ken Bendy's Race Calendar
and John TenBroeck's JTC Running Event Calendars

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