Dolphin Dash 5K and Fun Run - AL

Dolphin Dash 5K and Fun Run - AL is run in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on February 20, 2027. The 5K and a 1-mile fun run both start at 8:00 a.m., on the road, so families can split across the two and regroup at the finish soon afterwards.

A joint start like this one is worth thinking about for a minute: line up toward the back if you plan to walk any of the 5K, since the mile runners will be moving quickly over the same opening stretch. The 5K itself needs no more than a couple of months of regular running behind it, and the mile gives children and beginners a distance they can finish strongly rather than merely survive. Regular runners can use the morning as a hard, honest effort before the spring calendar fills up.