3 walking events in Pinellas County, Florida

The 7th annual 'Rotary Runs The Beach' takes place on scenic Indian Rocks Beach, Saturday, March 14th, 2026 with a 5K timed/chipped race, 1-mile family fun run / walk or a virtual run this year. Running on the beach is as beautiful as ever!

A special thanks to our main sponsor The Original Crabby Bill's restaurant! Proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club of Indian Rocks projects that support both local and international causes within Rotary’s mission of "Service Above Self."

The 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run:

• Both start on the beach at the Rocks Beach Access on the beach 1700 Gulf Beach Blvd, Indian Rocks Beach (Note: There is a nominal fee for parking on site-pay at the kiosks- or park on city streets for no fee.)

• The 5K race begins at 8:00 am Chip timed, out & back course with medals for age-group winners, 10-year breakouts. Great event for competitors as well as beginners.

• The 1 miler begins 8:05 am - Family friendly fun run, out & back on the beach, no worries, not timed.

New this year is our Referral Program - refer 5 people and receive a $20 refund! Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email...in that email there will be a link for you to send to you friends...a simple way to support this great fundraiser.

Packet PIck Up:

• Early Packet Pick-up and In-person registration at “Guilty Sea” located at 301 Gulf Boulevard, Indian Rocks Beach on March 12th and 13th from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

• Race Day packet pick-up and registration at the Indian Rocks Beach Access, 1700 Gulf Blvd., from 7 am to 7:45 am.

• Race T-shirts are not guaranteed if not registering before Feb 25th.

After-party at Guilty Sea in Indian Rocks Beach just a mile or so from the race location... what a fantastic way to reward yourself for a job well done! A free beverage is included for all registrants. An all-you-can-eat buffet will be available at the after party for $12.00 for registrants, family members and friends (details subject to change).

Are you in a run club? Fitness club? Or just want to run or walk with friends, family or co-workers? Create your own group or team when you register (or join an existing one) then invite your fellow runners or walkers to join you on the team.

Again, a special thanks to our main sponsor The Original Crabby Bill's!

Bring your cameras/cell phones for photo opportunities with Phinley, the Clearwater Threshers mascot!! Fun for the entire family!

Note that this is a rain or shine event.

Lastly, we are looking for additional Sponsors as well as raffle donations! Email rotaryrunsthebeach@gmail.com for more information or a sponsor packet.

We are excited to see you on March 14th!

Additional information: indianrocksrotary.org

Runners and Walkers, join for our LARGEST CELEBRATORY RUN OF THE YEAR at the Annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K and 10K hosted in Downtown Dunedin on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at HOB Brewing Company at 941 Huntley Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698. We encourage you to wear your best green outfit to add to the cheer of this amazing full day of celebration.

With the popularity of this annual event, we guarantee as SELL OUT 5K and 10K each with amazing new finisher’s in 2026!

St. Patrick's Day 5K And 10K taking place from Dunedin’s Downtown HOB Brewing Company located on the Pinellas Trail where the course is flat, fast, shaded, and dog and stroller friendly. Packed with a day of fun in Dunedin. Bring the entire friend group.

Both distances begin at 8:30 a.m. from HOB Brewing Company, in an electronically timed and accurate distance run, great finisher’s medal, a RUN FLORIDA tech shirt, and free beer to all runners of the age of 21.

Please considering purchasing the 3rd party online registration insurance. This way you have secured your space in the race but you can apply for a refund through out insure carrier if you find that you cannot attend. Race management cannot issue refunds.

Check in is race day only open at 7:30 a.m. at the venue; HOB Brewing Company, Dunedin, FL.

The course is an out and back north on the fully paved Pinellas Trail to complete a full 5K. The 10K route is simply 2 loops with accurate 10K distance!

Each distance and is open to all ages and levels of ability. We also welcome families so we are both kid and dog friendly on the fully paved Pinellas Trail.

An email will be sent to ALL registrants the day before the race which will include your bib number assignment along with your waiver to participate on event morning. For those travelling or without a printer we will have waivers on site but bringing it with you moves check in much more quickly.

Occasionally we have a few bad email addresses so if you don’t receive the final email by 4 pm the day before the race please email XanaduRaceManagement@gmail.com and we’ll get it to you. Sometimes when you register multiple people only one person gets the Active.com confirmation but ALL registrants will need the email from Suzanne the day before the run.

Parking is free and we suggest the Artisan parking garage at 356 Monroe Street, Dunedin, FL 34698. After you park walk toward the venue just across the Pinellas Trail.

We will have a bag check zone if you don’t want to go back to your car. This is a family environment with a great party zone on site. Coolers and food are fine for you to bring with you.

We will have a table at the finish line shoot for first 15 males and first 15 females in each distance so be sure to grab one if they are still there when you finish your distance. The RaceSplitter Timing system will be used to time and score the race but results ARE purposely not posted at the venue so we can maintain our light hearted group of non-competitive runners and walkers. You can find your finish time in overall results later in the afternoon at www.727CanRace.com We also bring additional top finisher’s frames for seniors and our younger runners so if you had an exceptional day (any age) let Suzanne know at the microphone and we’ll award you for your performance! Age group awards slow down the day and we have used this method the last 9 years and it works out BEAUTIFULLY for the laid back group of runners we attract. We are the number once search for travelers looking for holiday running events!

After the post race party we encourage you to walk downtown to see exactly what all the rave is about Dunedin, Florida from our shops, restaurants, 13 breweries, and amazing marina district. Dunedin is also home to the famous Honeymoon island State Park so make a day of it if you can. Thanks for joining us and we look forward to seeing you race morning!

There is NO race day registration on site as we do our best each year to accommodate the waiting list that begins to build the first week of March. For questions please email Suzanne at XanaduRaceManagement@gmail.com or text her at

727-CAN-RACE/727-226-7223