HOPE 5K
Run to benefit children and educators in Tampa Bay Area Public Schools.
Join us in bringing hope for the schools!
Registration fees
FUN RUN (1 mile) Closed
Fun Run includes color powder, water balloons, assorted candies, and water sprays. Participants not wishing to get wet or dirty have the option of taking an *Easy Lane to bypass fun stations.
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$20.00
HOPE 5K (3.1 miles) Closed
Online registration closed-
Includes event shirt and 1 free pancake breakfast ticket.
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$30.00
Early Bird Pricing
May 7 – Jul 14 -
$35.00Jul 15 – Aug 14
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$40.00Aug 15 – Aug 31
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Teams
You can register a team to run the Hope 5k. During registration, the team leader can set up a "team registration". When others on the team are completing registration make sure to indicate that which team you are on. Teams with more than 10 participants get $3 off each person's registration fee. The team with the most people registered will win a "team trophy" during the award ceremony.
Discounts Available
There are 2 types of discounts available for race participants. There is a "team" discount where anyone who regsiters with a team who has more than 10 people will receive $3 off their registration fee. The second discount is an "age group" discount of 10%. This discount is available to anyone who is between 5-10, or 65 to 80 years of age.
Additional Event Details:
When is Packet Pick-Up? Packet pick-up will be on Friday, August 30th from 4-7pm, and Saturday, August 31st (race day) from 6:30-7:30am.
Award Ceremony & Pancake Breakfast: The Award Ceremony will start promptly after Fun Run is concluded. There will be a pancake breakfast with service beginning at 8:30 am. All tickets must be purchased at time of registration.
Course and Parking
Start: At Idlewild Baptist Church, 18333 Exciting Idlewild Blvd. Lutz, FL 33548
Run course: Around Idlewild Baptist Church campus and surrounding roads.
Parking access from Exciting Idlewild Blvd. will close at 7:45am.
Parking access from Van Dyke will close at 7:45am
Important Notes:
BE ADVISED – Fun Run includes color powder, water balloons, assorted candies, and water sprays. Participants not wishing to get wet or dirty have the option of taking an *Easy Lane to bypass fun stations.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY ADULT AND/OR CHILD MUST BE REGISTERED AND WEARING A BIB NUMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN HOPE 5K AND FUN RUN.
RACE PARTICIPANTS WHO REGISTER AFTER JULY 30 WILL NOT BE GUARANTEED A RACE SHIRT THAT FITS THEIR SIZE.
PLEASE NOTE – OVERALL RESULTS (TOP 5 MALE, TOP 5 FEMALE) WILL BE ACCORDING TO ORDER OF FINISH; AGE GROUP RESULTS (TOP 3 MALE, TOP 3 FEMALE) WILL BE ACCORDING TO NET TIME
Weather Cancellation Policy
Runner safety is our #1 priority. In the event that inclement weather prevents the safe conduct of the race, the Hope 5K will be rescheduled at the Race Director's discretion. If no alternative date is possible, your registration will be treated as a charitable donation to the race beneficiary.
Contact information
- Event contact
- Kristin Myers
- kmyers@idlewild.org
- Phone
- (813) 865-9213
- Website
- Visit website