Area distance runners can run off holiday stress by competing in the 16th annual Flapjack 5k (3.1 miles) and 1-mile Fun Run on Sunday at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Center on Collier Parkway. ...more

December 12, 2009

The Kiwanis Club of Dunedin will hold an Adventure Run in Honeymoon Island State Park. Organizers say it will offer a blend of cross-country and trail running that will be more challenging than a traditional road race. ...more

November 28, 2009

For the past four years, Steve Dunn has been keeping FishHawk Ranch runners, rollerbladers, soccer players and other cardiovascular exercise enthusiasts' legs and hearts in motion. ...more

November 27, 2009

Thank you from Ridge Area Arc Thanks to everyone who made Ridge Area Arc's Inaugural Halloween 10K and 5K Run-Walk held on Oct. 31 at Highlands Hammock State Park a spook-tacular success! It was wonderful to see athletes of all abilities participate in the event. ...more

November 8, 2009

For the second straight year, Avon Park's Elena Febre came closest to predicting her actual race time - 35 minutes, 26 seconds - to win the fourth annual Joe Jenkins Time Prediction 5k race Saturday at Highlands Hammock State Park. ...more

October 27, 2009

Citing the strain the event places on city services and resources, Gasparilla Distance Classic Association race director Susan Harmeling said Sunday the marathon will cease to be part of the race weekend beginning in 2011. ...more

March 22, 2009

Millard Shumate, former president of Tampa's Bayshore Runners Club and a nationally competitive age-group runner, died Wednesday night at Memorial Hospital following a bout with pneumonia. He was 86. ...more

March 5, 2009

The winners of the Gasparilla 5K are Nike employees who often turn up to represent the shoe and apparel giant at races and expos. ...more

February 28, 2009

During the next two days, more than 20,000 runners and walkers will hit the streets of Tampa to participate in one of four road races at the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic - a record for the event since all of the runs were combined into a single weekend of competition in 2003. ...more

February 28, 2009

An annual road race is designed to raise more than money. The fourth annual Run With Pride on Jan. 31 is also designed to create awareness of fitness and exercise as part of one's routine, said Karla Gorsky, a parent at the school who is serving as the race director for the second time. ...more

January 21, 2009