Cheers to New Years 5K (St. Pete)

Cheers to New Years 5K (St. Pete) takes place in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 1, 2027. The LIVE 5K Run/Walk covers 3.1 miles and starts at noon, a late slot for a road 5K, with no elevation gain listed for the course.

A midday start on the first of January is unusually forgiving. You can sleep in, eat a normal breakfast three hours out and still have time to jog for 10 minutes before the gun. The trade-off is heat: by noon a Florida winter day is at its warmest, so expect a slower time than a dawn race and drink well before you line up. The distance suits both ends of the field, from a walker starting a new routine to a runner using an all-out 3.1 miles to see where the year begins.