Tis the season to run 5Ks!
If you’re ambitious, you can lace up for three well-known local 5K run/walks. You’ll get exercise, have lots of fun and help give to those in need.
First on tap: the 29th Annual Delray Beach Turkey Trot on Nov. 21. The 5K (3.1-mile) run/walk starts at 7:30 a.m. at Anchor Park (340 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach). Registration is $30 for adults, and all proceeds go to the Keith Straghn Feed the Hungry Thanksgiving Drive for families in need in Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. Click here to sign up.
Then, there’s the River Run, Run for a Reason 5K run/walk, on Dec. 12 at 7:30 a.m. at the Spanish River Church (2400 Yamato Road). Spanish River Church, which has hosted the River Run for seven years, has announced these charities will benefit from the proceeds of the 2015 event: Place of Hope at the Leighan and David Rinker Campus in Boca Raton, a faith-based, state-licensed child welfare organization; 4KIDS of South Florida, a nonprofit that provides homes for children in crisis; and City House Delray, which serves single mothers, with children younger than five years, who want to provide better futures for their children. The cost for adults is $25. For more information and to sign up, clickhere.
Finally, you can’t miss the Delray Beach Jingle Bell Jog 5K on Dec. 19. The run/walk starts at Anchor Park (340 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach) at 7:30 a.m. The cost to run (for adults) is $40, but if you sign up here for both the Delray Beach Turkey Trot and the Jingle Bell Jog, you’ll pay a combined $55. During this signature South Florida event, runners get into the spirit. According to the signup website for the race, all participants receive a Santa suit, complete with a hat, beard, jacket, pants, belt and jingle bells. Runners and walkers take over A1A jingling all the way, and they get candy-cane themed medals at the end. The after-race party at Anchor Park includes free egg nog, holiday cookies and fruit.
