The JoAnn Walz Memorial 5K Race

The JoAnn Walz Memorial 5K Race is held in Sebring, Florida, on November 7, 2026, and is organized by St. Catherine Catholic School. The single 5K covers 3.1 miles and starts at 8:00 a.m., a straightforward format with no waves to sort out and nothing to decide beyond whether you are racing it or running it for the day out.

School-run races tend to draw a mixed field, which means you can chase an age-group place without needing a college-level 5K time. If that appeals, spend the four weeks beforehand on one weekly session of intervals at hard-but-repeatable effort and keep every other run easy. A first-timer should simply build to running 30 minutes without stopping, then treat race morning as a slightly quicker version of that.