USF SWE 5K Fun Run

USF SWE 5K Fun Run is held in Tampa, Florida, on November 14, 2026, with a single 5K (3.1 miles) starting at 9:30 AM. This is the 13th annual edition of the run, which carries the name of USF SWE and has the feel of a university-community event, bringing together students, staff, and local runners on a Saturday morning.

A fun-run 5K with a late-morning start is an easy race to fit into a weekend. If you are a student squeezing training around classes, three runs a week for six weeks, one of them slightly faster, is enough to enjoy the distance rather than survive it. If you run regularly, use it as a controlled tempo effort and a way to gauge fitness before winter. Walkers are part of most fun runs, and a brisk walk covers 3.1 miles in under an hour. The 9:30 AM start means you can eat a normal breakfast and still arrive with time to warm up and find your group before the gun.