About the race
Kick off the 2027 New Year with the Annual Florida Striders Resolution Run 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run!
We are unable to run the course we have run for the last couple of decades because the property has been sold. This year we will run the Memorial Day race course located at Orange Park Town Hall Park, starting and finishing on Stowe Ave.
Get a jump on the 1st Place Sports Grand Prix Race Series. Chase NEW goals with fellow runners.
Race day shirts and medals
Guaranteed race t-shirt for the first 500 participants who register before race day.
- Finisher medals for the first 650 runners.
Start line and finish line
- The 5K starts at 8:30, so start lining up by 8:15.
- Competitive runners are encouraged to start near the front, and walkers near the back.
- Please continue past the finish line area so other runners can finish safely.
- Finisher medals go to the top 500 finishers.
Registration
- Online registration is open now, as well as in the First Place Sports stores. Day-of-race registration is available, but prices go up on race day. Early packet pickup at one of the 1st Place Sports locations is highly encouraged.
- New this year: if you run with a comp code (such as for a race team or sponsor), the code must be used online by Thursday, January 7th, 2027 at noon. If you wait until race day, you will pay the race day price with no discount.
- Registration closes 15 minutes before the start of the race to allow participants to start on time. Packet pickup continues until race time.
Awards
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Overall; 1, 2 and 3 in age group awards; 1st Place Male and Female Master and Grand Master Awards.
- Check with the volunteers near the Awards table to see if you placed, or check the 1st Place Sports website (highly suggested).
Pre-race packet pickup
Pre-race packet pickup is encouraged to ensure you get a shirt. We always try to have a surplus of shirts, but a shirt is not guaranteed on race day. Check your pick up location box when you register.
Date: Friday, January 8th
Times: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the store locations
- 1st Place Sports, 3931 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL
- 1st Place Sports, 2016 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, FL
- Pick up at the race
Member benefits
- Wednesday track workouts
- $5 off every race
- Help support a non-profit and local schools that encourage physical fitness
Registration deadlines
- Online registration closes at noon on Thursday, January 7th.
- You can still register at any 1st Place Sports store until 5pm on Friday, or at the race on Saturday morning from 6:15am to 8:15am.
Family member race registrations
For Strider Family Memberships, every family member who registers for our races must have their own profile. This is the way to register spouses and children correctly and get our Club race discount rate.
- One adult in the family is the Family Head. When this person logs in to our website and views their profile, they will see an ADD MEMBER button on the upper right.
- The Family Head gives each family member their own username and password and completes the form.
- After this, each family member proceeds to race registration.
If the Family Head has never logged in to our website, they can click Forgot Password and follow the instructions. This is not required to register for the free Fun Runs, which take place on race day only.
The course
5 km
Start times and course
- The 5K starts at 8:30am, followed by the FREE Kid's 1 Mile Fun Run at 9:30am.
- The 5K starts on Stowe Ave. across from the Orange Park Town Hall Park.
- A water station is on the course near the turn-around, and refreshments are on tables beyond the finish line area.
- Sheriff Dept. officers will be out on the course to ensure a safe and enjoyable run.
Weather
The weather is usually nice and cool for our run through Orange Park on January 9th.
Race weekend schedule
8:15am
Start lining up for the 5K
9:30am
FREE Kid's 1 Mile Fun Run
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