Rise & Run 5K - FL

Rise & Run 5K - FL is a New Year's Day community event in Bradenton, Florida, held on January 1, 2027 with the 5K (3.1 miles) starting at 8:00 a.m. The course is set up for runners and walkers alike and the day is built around encouraging an active start to the year, with music, giveaways and a selfie wall on site. Awards go to the leading finishers, with distinctive themed medals, and the largest teams get their own recognition.

Team recognition is a useful nudge if you are trying to talk friends or coworkers into a first race, since nobody has to be fast for the group to count. For your own effort, an 8:00 a.m. start on the Gulf Coast means the mildest conditions of the day and a course you can push on. Three to four weeks of easy running three times a week is enough preparation to finish the distance without walking, if that is your goal.