Wolfson Children's Challenge 5K and Mile
About the race
The Wolfson Children's Challenge 5K and Mile is a run/walk event starting and finishing at VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville.
The 5K features individual and team competition. Teams can have unlimited members, with the top five finishers used for scoring.
A one-mile fun run/walk will also be held.
Race features and awards
- All entrants get a shirt
- Medals to all finishers in the 5K and mile
- All 5K participants will be chip timed
- The one mile is a fun run and will not have awards or be individually timed
- Overall, age-group and team awards in the 5K
- Finish in Centerfield Plaza
- Post-race celebration
Venue and race times
VyStar Ballpark - 301 A Philip Randolph Blvd
5K - 8:30 AM
Mile - 9:30 AM
Packet pickup
Packets will be available for pickup at your selected 1st Place Sports location on Thursday, January 28th from 10 AM until 6 PM and on Friday, January 29th from 10 AM until 4 PM.
Unclaimed packets will be moved to the race site for day-of-race pickup starting at 7 AM.
Team registration rules
- 5K: unlimited members per team, fastest 5 are scored
- Mile: no timed teams, though runners can create a team
The course
Race weekend schedule
Location
VyStar Ballpark, Jacksonville, FL, USA Open in Google Maps
City insight: Jacksonville
Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida by area, on the St. Johns River and the Atlantic coast, with long beaches and a flat landscape. The climate is humid subtropical: summers (June to September) are hot and humid with storms, autumn is warm with some hurricane risk, winters (December to February) are mild, and spring is warm. Autumn to spring is the best time for racing. The city has an international airport.
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