2 walking events in Siesta Key, Florida

🏃‍♂️🌟 Get ready to strut your stuff and flamingle at the most fabulous running event of the year! 🌟🏃‍♀️

Welcome to the "Flamingo 5K" – where the fun is as flamazing as a flock of flamingos and every step is a fiesta! Whether you're a seasoned runner, a casual jogger, or a first-time participant, this event is for you.

Highlights Include:

🦩 Flamingo 5K OR 1 Mile Frolic: Start the day surrounded by all your favorite flamingos! Want to challenge yourself with the 5K or simply strut your stuff as a group in the 1 Mile Frolic, the choice is yours!

🌟The View: This is a beach run & walk along Siesta Key Beach, so it's sure to be beautiful!!! Take LOTS of pictures!!

🌸 Breast Cancer Awareness & Celebration: This is our annual event to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness while celebrating those magnificent Flamingos that are fighting, have survived, or are being remembered. While we are still looking for the perfect Foundation to join forces with, all the proceeds from this event will be going to help Fighting Flamingos in the Sarasota County area.

🎉 Finisher’s Medal for ALL participants: Memorialize your victory with a flamingo-themed medal, with a bonus surprise attached.

🎁 Fantastic Flamingo Swag: Every participant registered before the shirt cut off, September 23rd, will receive a gender specific tech tee. There are also some flamazing flamingo add on’s!!

🎉 Post-race Flamingo Fiesta: Celebrate your finish at our post-race Flamingo Fiesta, complete with food, music, awards, and fun for all ages.

Don't miss out on the event that turns running into a flamazing festival of fun, fitness, and flamingos. Mark your calendars, gather your flock, and get ready to Flamingle! 🎽🦩

Register now and join the flock! 🌟

This event is produced by My Favorite Race Events.

Awards- For 5K Only- M & F Overall, Youth Overall (14 & under) and Categories Masters through Senior Veteran Grandmasters & Age Groups 3 Deep.

$5 Club Discount for members of Zoomers, MTC, & Sarasota Storm. 5K only. Discount will expire 8/4/26

The 14th Annual Andrew Monroe Memorial Scholarship 5K Run/Walk takes place on the #1 Rated Siesta Key Beach in beautiful Sarasota, Florida

The event provides scholarships for further education to Riverview High School Senior Soccer players, JROTC Cadets and Track Athletes, If there are remaining funds they will continue to grow the Sarasota Community Foundation Scholarship's in Andrew's name.

Andrew so LOVED soccer that his parents wanted to keep his legacy of education alive. He also had a heart for the unfortunate.

PLEASE BRING A CAN OR TWO OF FOOD FOR MAYORS FEED THE HUNGRY

AND OLD SHOES AND CLOTHINH GOR RESURRECTION HOUSE

The event includes pre-race Starbucks coffee with a color guard and national anthem opening.

Following the race stop by the door prize board to see if you won one of our roughly 175 door prizes. Hang around to see if you placed in the race!!!

We give trophies to Overall, Masters, Grand Masters, Sr. Grand Masters, Veteran Grand Master as well as 6 deep in each category with 3 deep receiving a medal.

"5 year age groups to 90 and above"

The goodie bags are filled with pretty awesome goodies as well. ONLY TO THE FIRST 350 registrants

Check out our website www.andrewmonroe.com.

Andrew was an awesome young man with a future cut short.

EARLY PACKET PICKUP - FRIDAY JANUARY 8th 4PM-7PM - NEW BALANCE, 315 Cattleman Rd, Suite 1 - West University District.

EARLY PACKET PICK UP SATURDAY JANUARY 9th -- 10am to 2pm - NEW BALANCE SARASOTA, 1872 Stickney Point Rd., Sarasota

Per USATF rules, gun time is used to determine prize money winners and time bonus recipients. Tag time (chip time) will be used to determine all age-group