5 running and fun run events in Orange Park, Florida

2026 Dick’s Run to the Sun 5K

Presented by the Florida Striders Track Club

Join us for a Strider favorite! The Run to the Sun 5K is back and better than ever—offering runners a fast, scenic, and flat out-and-back course along beautiful River Road in Orange Park.

📅 Race Day: Saturday, April 18, 2026

🕗 Start Time: 8:00 AM sharp

📍 Location: 455 Park Avenue, Orange Park, FL

💥 Part of the 1st Place Sports Grand Prix Series

🌟 Why Run This Race?

River breezes = cooler temps for better PRs

Finisher medals for the first 600 finishers

Kids under 18 receive a discounted rate—because all proceeds go right back to supporting local youth programs 💛

Snacks and water post-race + a halfway water stop to keep you fueled

🏆 Awards

Overall Male & Female

Masters & Grand Masters

1st, 2nd, 3rd in each age group

🕘 Awards ceremony at 9:00 AM

You must be present to claim your age group award.

📦 Packet Pickup

Friday, April 17 | 10 AM – 5 PM

📍 1st Place Sports – Baymeadows (3931 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville)

📍 1st Place Sports – San Marco (2016 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville)

Early pickup is the best way to guarantee your shirt!

Race Day Pickup begins at 6:15 AM near the start line

📝 Registration Info

Online registration closes Thursday, April 16 at NOON

In-store registration available through Friday, April 17 at 1st Place Sports

Race day registration opens a 6:15 am 🔗 Register now:

💡 No refunds unless you purchased Race Roster’s optional refund protection.

💚 About the Florida Striders Track Club

We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that donates all race proceeds to youth fitness initiatives in our community. When you run with us, you’re helping kids stay active, healthy, and strong.

💸 Striders Members save $5 on registration!

Not a member yet? Visit floridastriders.com

Special thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods as the title sponsor! Another Huge thanks to bestbet for their long-time support and generosity.

We are thrilled to announce the 14th Annual running of the Young Life Clay County “Hula Hustle” 5K and 1-mile Fun Run. All registered 5K runners will receive a finisher’s medal and a t-shirt.

Young Life was founded in 1941 and is a world-class organization that thinks the world of kids. We enter the world of teens, focusing on what matters to them – fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance.

Your support of this event will help make a difference in the lives of hundreds of kids in Clay County. The proceeds from this race will benefit Clay County Young Life with their weekly gatherings for high school teens from Clay County. It will also support our WyldLife program (junior high program), YoungLives program (teen moms) and Capernaum program (kids with disabilities). Your support will also provide opportunities to send kids to summer camp.

Course Map

Race starts and finishes at Town Hall Park

1st Place Sports Grand Prix race

Registration Options - Online registration closes at 12:00 pm on Thursday, May 21st.

Register at any one of the 1st Place Sports stores thru Friday, May 22nd at 9:00 am or at the Baymeadows store only Friday May 22nd and Saturday, May 23th.

OR

Register on race day starting at 6:30am.

No registration or packet pickup on Sunday, May 24th.

Packet pickup will be held at:

1st Place Sports:

Baymeadows Store - 3931 Baymeadows - Jacksonville, Fl. 32217

San Marco - 2018 San Marco Blvd. - Jacksonville, Fl. 32207

Jacksonville Beach - 424 S. 3^rd Street - Jacksonville Beach, Fl. 32250

CR210 Store - 2220 CR 210 West - St. Johns, Fl. 32259

Friday and Saturday, from 10am to 6pm, or at the race site on Monday, starting at 6:30 am. If you register after noon Thursday, then your packet pickup option is either the Baymeadows store on Saturday, or at the race Monday morning.

Awards - The Awards Ceremony will start at 9:15 am. Results will be available on the 1st Place Sports website. Runners can also check with volunteers at the Awards table to see if they placed. Overall winners and top 3 places in each division.

Refreshments - There will be a water stop on the course about half way out, and there will also be refreshments after the race.

Finisher medals for all participants.

Free 1 Mile Fun Run starts at 9:15. Sign up on race morning only.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FAMILY MEMBER RACE REGISTRATIONS For Strider Family Memberships, every family member who is going to register for our races MUST HAVE THEIR OWN PROFILE. This is the way to register spouses and children correctly and get our Club race discount rate. Here is how to do it. One adult in the family is the Family Head. When this person logs in to our website and looks at their profile, they will have an ADD MEMBER button on the upper right of the profile. They will give each family member their own username and password and complete the form. After doing this, proceed to race registration for each family member. If the Family Head has never logged in to our website, they can click Forgot Password and follow the instructions NOTE- This action is not required to register in our Free Fun Runs. Those registrations take place on race day.

We can't thank all of our Partners enough! We couldn't do this without their support!