4 running events in Seminole County, Florida

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Pre-K 50 Yard Dash

Pre-K 75 Yard Dash

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

Challenger

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HOPE's 15th Annual Sham Rock N' Run 5k

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Race Start Time: 8:00AM, Registration opens at 7:00am

Location: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, FL

The first 700 to register will receive a Performance T-shirt, Finisher’s Medal, and a custom race bib.

T-shirt sizes, are Adult sizes only and will not be guaranteed after January 25th, 2026

All participants are encouraged to dress up in their St. Patty's Day best! Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes. There will also be a special prize for the largest team. All attendees will receive a race bag filled with your event t-shirt along with 5K swag. We are asking our participants to fill and return the race bag with non-perishable food items to support our Food Pantry for families in need.

Children pushed in strollers are welcome to attend for free. All strollers and baby joggers must start at the back of the pack.

Parking is available on site at no charge.

For safety reasons, no skates, skateboards, bikes, or non-service animals will be allowed on the racecourse.

Awards/Giveaways

Awards will be given to the top 3 male/female runners in the following age categories:

9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

All proceeds from the Sham Rock N Run benefit HOPE Helps, Inc., whose mission is to prevent and reduce homelessness in Central Florida. Learn more about HOPE at www.hopehelps.org.

Packet Pick Up

Location:

Beers and Gordon, P.A.

313 S Central Ave

Oviedo, FL 32765

Dates:

Thursday, March 12th, 2026 8AM-6PM

Saturday, March 14th, 2026 7AM at St. Luke's

Check back for Sham Rock N Run 5k Volunteer Opportunities.

*If you are not present on race day, your shirt and medal will be available for pick up at HOPE Helps - 812 Eyrie Drive, Oviedo, FL 32765 beginning March 16th through March 20th, 2026. Or they can be mailed to you for an additional $5 postage fee. Email [email protected] for more details.

No refunds or transfers will be given.

Get the Spring Season off to a running start!!

Join The Oviedo Run Club for our 4th Annual Spring Rising 5k, 10k and Kids' Fun Run, benefiting underfunded educational gardens in our local schools. A portion of your registration will help provide the seeds, soil and supplies necessary to keep these learning grounds growing.

SUNRISE START TIME : approximately 7:30am (5k and 10k)

Garden and Plant Expo

Our post-race event will feature local gardening clubs, farms and nurseries to help guide and teach how to plan and care for the home garden. Walk through the vendor area for free gardening advice, cuttings and seeds.

Each finisher will receive an unforgettable and non-disposable finisher's award, sourced from local businesses.

The course is traditionally an out and back route that runs along the Cross Seminole Trail and past many important Oviedo landmarks. The trail was once the railroad that helped Oviedo become one of the country's largest supplier of watercress and celery.

Race packets will be full of practical items you'll be sure to use again, along with the best commemorative race shirt that ends up in everyone's regular running attire.

DON'T FORGET

PLEASE BRING A FOOD ITEM ON RACE DAY - food collected at the event will be donated to HOPE Helps, Inc. and local public school food pantries.

The Oviedo Run Club is committed to putting on a green event, which entails the use of compostable water cups, on site recycling and race packets that are full of useable items, not to be wasted.