Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 5K

Join BRACE for the 2026 Disaster Dash 5K Run/ Walk!

Located in Seville Square, the Disaster Dash 5K will kick off hurricane season by helping raise awareness of the ways our community can be prepared before, during and after a disaster. The goal is to encourage everyone to become more disaster prepared.

Route:

This super flat course, a 3.1 mile run/walk through beautiful, historic downtown Pensacola will start and end at Seville Square.

Race begins at 7:00 AM.

Test your limits and set new PRs on this picturesque course.

Strollers and registered service animals are permitted on the course.

After Party:

Following the race, join BRACE for the free family-friendly afterparty where you will have the opportunity to learn how YOU can be better prepared for the upcoming hurricane season! There will be a live DJ and booths from our sponsors.

Why Run?

Proceeds from this event will go towards supporting Long-Term Recovery Efforts after a disaster, the Escambia Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the Pensacola Fire Corps, and education opportunities that make our community more disaster resilient. Don't miss out on this incredible chance to change lives, create memories, and be part of a community that believes in making a difference.

What do I get?

With your paid registration you will receive a race packet which includes goodies from all of our sponsors, a finisher medal and a limited edition race shirt. Shirt sizes are limited and not guaranteed, so sign-up today!

Awards

Awards will be given for top overall, and top two in each age group.

More Information

For more information about what we do and how YOU can become involved, please visit:

https://bereadyalliance.org

The 2026 Firecracker 5K will be held in historic downtown Pensacola and benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida. The race starts and ends at Seville Quarter and invites both runners and walkers to join the fun. Celebrate our Fourth of July themed race by wearing your red, white, and blue! Following the 5K is the Kids Fun Run. Pick up your finisher's medal and grab a drink to enjoy giveaways and more at our McDonald's After Party inside Seville Quarter!

Registration Deadline: Please note that regular registration ends on Thursday, July 2nd at 11:59pm and late registration pricing of $50 will be in effect from Friday, July 3rd at 12:00AM until the race start time on Saturday, July 4th.

Packet Pickup: Please pick up your race packet on Friday, July 3rd from 4:00-7:00pm at Apple Annie's within Seville Quarter (130 E Government St, Pensacola, FL 32502). Packet pickup is also available on race day from 6:00-6:45am within Seville Quarter.

The Pensacola Seafood Don McCloskey 5K, hosted by the Pensacola Runners Association, is a flat, fast 5K course through downtown Pensacola.

Don't miss this opportunity to kick off your fall racing!

Some of the many reasons to run the 2025 Seafood Don McCloskey 5k are

• An incredibly fast, flat and scenic 5k race through Downtown Pensacola starting and finishing in front of Seville Quarter

• Awesome participant short sleeve, fully sublimated shirts

• One of the most amazing and fun after parties in town with delicious food and beverages offered after the race

• a great opportunity to help the PRA to give back to our running community

This course was designed by locals to highlight the beauty of Pensacola and to give participants an event that they will love. The Pensacola Half Marathon starts at our Maritime park inside the Blue Wahoos stadium overlooking Pensacola Bay. You will loop through the historic North Hill community just before crossing the Bayou Chico bridge capturing marina views of both Bayou Chico and Pensacola bay. Next, the course takes you to Pensacola’s downtown through our Historic District before returning you back to Maritime Park. The Pensacola Half Marathon is a true gem for the Southeast Running community and a MUST DO event for Columbus Day weekend.

Location: The race starts and finishes inside the Wahoo’s Stadium Maritime Park 301 W Main St Pensacola, FL 32502

Course Time Limit: There is a 4 hour course limit to complete the half marathon race (~18:00/mile pace). If you are unable to continue at this pace you will be helped into the SAG wagon and will be transported to the finish line.

Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration

Saturday, October 10th

Location: Running Wild

3012 E Cervantes Street, Pensacola, FL 32501

Time: 1pm – 4pm

Sunday, October 11th

Location: Start Line Community Maritime Park

Time: 5:30am – 6:30am

Parking: Please park in Wahoo’s Stadium Parking Lot at Maritime Park, 301 W Main St, Pensacola, FL 32502 there will be plenty of parking. There will be NO Gear check in, since parking is adjacent to race start.

A History of the MCL/TEL Semper Fi 5K Charity Run for Children

The origin of the run was as a fundraiser for the children and families of the Marines and Sailors who had perished in the Marine Barracks Beirut, Lebanon terrorist bombing attack on October 23, 1983. Marine 1stLt Chris Holzworth, having recently reported to the Marine Air Training and Support Group-21 (MATSG-21), Naval Air Station Pensacola, for flight training, presented the idea for the charity run to the Commanding

Officer, Colonel Robert “Bull” Bland, USMC. MATSG-21 adopted the idea and became the first sponsor of the event, initially named The Beirut Relief 10K Run. Colonel Bland assigned 1st Lt Chris Holzworth, who had initiated the idea, as the first Race Director.

NAS Pensacola hosted the first run on Armed Forces Day in May 1984 with Brigadier General Joseph Hoar, USMC representing Headquarters Marine Corps and receiving the proceeds of the race. Over 500 military and civilian runners participated in that first event which contributed over $4,000 for a Marine Corps Scholarship Fund established for the children of the families who had lost loved ones in the Beirut attack. The race continued for several years to be sponsored and executed by MATSG-21 with all proceeds going to the scholarship fund. Eventually, the command shifted the race proceeds to Non-Profit Children’s Organizations of the Greater Pensacola area in keeping with “the tradition of giving to the children.” Each year Semper Fi 5K runners are joined by local active-duty military units, such as MATSG-21/23, several Naval Aviation training squadrons, and local high school JROTC units who run the event in formation.

In 2014, because the military was heavily engaged in the Global War on Terror (GWOT), leadership for the race changed to the Marine Corps League (MCL), Cpl J. R. Spears Detachment 066. At the same time.

The race starts and finishes at Seville Quarter in Downtown Pensacola.

Packet Pickup/Late Registration

Friday November 6th | 3pm-6pm

Running Wild

3012 E Cervantes St

Pensacola, FL 32503

Saturday November 7th Race Day 6:30 am-7:30 am

Seville Quarter