Surf & Sand 5K

Surf & Sand 5K is held in Holmes Beach, Florida, on November 7, 2026, and pairs running with stand-up paddling. The 5K run and the combined SUP & Run both start at 8:00 a.m., and the stand-up paddle 5K follows at 8:45 a.m. The combined entry links a 5K on foot with a 5K on the water.

The multisport option is what sets this apart. Paddling taxes your shoulders and core while running taxes your legs, and the switch between the two is where people lose time they never budgeted for, so put both into one training session at least twice beforehand. If you only want to run, the standalone 5K is unaffected: four weeks of three runs a week, one with faster intervals, will do the job.