From the Organizer
Our fourth annual event running right alongside the South Florida water chicken is fast approaching! This year we will be featuring a 5K and 10K on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Get creative and put on your best Iguana costume and lets show South Florida how "Florida Man" or "Florida Woman" we can be!
Participants Receive:
Overall and age groups awards for 5K/10K
Awards
The awards categories will be
Overall Top 3 Male and Female 5K and 10K
Top Masters Male and Female 5K and 10K
Top 3 in each age group starting at 10 &under, 11-14, and 5 year increments up to 75 &over 5K and 10K
TBD
Distances & Pricing
Race Location
About This Sport
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it's the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer's event page.
The 10K is the distance where running stops feeling like a starting point and starts feeling like a sport. Long enough to require a real training block. Short enough that race day is fully manageable for a first-timer who's put in the work.
Race day energy at a 10K is community at its best — strangers cheering you by name, people moving toward the same goal, an atmosphere that solo training can't replicate. It's fast enough that you'll spend the whole race pushing rather than managing your effort.
This is also the distance that builds the base for everything else. Most athletes who go on to run half marathons, do triathlons, or compete in HYROX started here. What you need: running shoes fitted to your stride, a training plan, and the race on your calendar. The registration is what makes the deadline real.
How long to train: 4–8 weeks for most fitness levels.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
Coming Up
2nd Annual Honoring the Brave 5k Run & walk
Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Largo, FL (24)
Bridge of Lions 5K
Ninja 5K & 10K at Merritt Island, FL (33)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
954 Iguana Man 5K/10K
Aug 30, 2026