Trail Running calendar near Sarasota 2026-2027

Experience the natural beauty of Lakeland at Colt Creek State Park for a trail event featuring distances from 14 miles to a 60 mile ultra. Enjoy a loop based course with handcrafted medals and a post race picnic.

A Thanksgiving 5K on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail in Tampa, FL on November 26, 2026. The chipped timed 5K includes a finisher medal, a soft short sleeve shirt, age group awards, free photos, and holiday-themed elements.

Experience the natural beauty of Carlton Reserve at this Florida trail event. Runners can choose between three distances and enjoy a pre race stretch session with recovery snacks and awards for various age groups.

The Salty Soul Splash Dash will take place in Dunedin on Saturday 28 November 2026. You can run 5 kilometers.

Trail Florida is a December team trail relay at Alafia River State Park near Tampa featuring a 126.4-mile course, multiple team formats, on-site camping in Ragnar Village, and weekend activities including a bonfire, music, glamping, and hol..

A marked 16.8 mile course preview for the 2027 LH100 at Colt Creek State Park in Lakeland, FL with limited unstaffed water stations, primitive camping available, and a park entry fee.

Caloosa Fest in Alva, Florida offers a Half Marathon and a 5K held on the Caloosahatchee Regional Park mountain bike trails, featuring single track, grass sections, aid stations, packet pickup options, and on-site vendors.

The 50th Annual Sandy Claws Beach Run at Siesta Beach features a chip-timed 5K, a 1-mile fun run and a virtual 5K, with finisher medals, age-group awards, music, food and a holiday costume contest.

RunFluent Christmas is a trail event in Lutz, FL on December 12, 2026 offering multiple distances including a new 13.1. The course uses mixed single and dual track with grass sections and includes finisher woodals and age group awards.

A sold out 5K and virtual 5K at the Florida Conservation and Technology Center in Apollo Beach supporting manatee conservation, with proceeds donated to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Central Florida Spartan Trifecta Weekend at Skipper Ranch in Sebring offers Sprint, Super and Beast obstacle races across farmland, marsh and mud, plus kids races, an obstacle workshop and spectator access.

A holiday run in downtown Dunedin on December 19, 2026 featuring 5K 10K and 15K routes on the Pinellas Trail with electronic timing finisher medals shirts and a post race beer option for those 21 and over.

A multi-format event at Lake Wailes Park on December 19, 2026, offering a 4.17 mile loop, 6 hour and 12 hour timed races, and a 12 hour relay for teams up to five, with aid stations, awards, participant shirts, and food at the Runners Villa..

Holiday-themed races at Gadsden Park in Tampa on December 27, 2026, with distances from a kids 50 m dash to 15K, plus a virtual option, chip-timing, shirts, medals, photos, and finish-line treats.

A 100-mile ultramarathon and a 100 furlongs (12.5 mi) event at Colt Creek State Park on January 16–17, 2027, run as six 16.8 mile loops with three staffed aid stations and loop-by-loop drop bag access.

A chip timed 5 km run and walk at Masaryk Winery in Masaryktown, Florida on January 16, 2027, with a helper registration option, race items including a t-shirt and wine glass, and results posted online by J3 Timing.

Trail and road races at Oscar Scherer State Park include a 5K and a technical 10K plus virtual 5K and 10K options. Registration includes a finisher medal and a race shirt while supplies last.

Single-loop trail race at Carlton Preserve in Venice, FL with 50k, 25k, 5k and Youth 5k distances. Organized by RunFluent; registration closes Jan 28 and refunds are not issued, deferrals allowed under conditions.

A trail event at Lake Manatee State Park on February 6, 2027 with 5K and 10K courses through dirt paths, sand and pine corridors. The race features chip timing, finisher medals, post race snacks and age group awards.

Trail races at Bone Valley ATV Park include a 10K, 5K, and a 1 mile color run on hilly, uneven trails. Back to back challenge options require an 18 minute per mile pace and awards are given by age category.