Community Calendar

Registration is now available for the Annual Thanksgiving Day “Run for the Pies” Presented by Winn-Dixie and timed by our local favorite Running/Fitness Store, FITniche.

Family and friends of the park: we are sincerely excited to bring back the race for another year set to take off morning of November 28, 2019! We are hosting an 8k AND 5k this year due to the inquiry to have the 8k make a comeback. We hope this will become an even larger race event this year with the addition of another race and support of our Holloway Park fans!

SHIRTS and Winn-Dixie ticket for a FREE PIE for all who register! Awards will be given to top 3 in each age group along with overall male and female, masters, and grand masters in each race. There is an option to do the 8k/5k Challenge come registration. The races are spread apart enough to attack both if you so choose!

7:30A: 8k START / 9:00A: 5k START
Packet pick-up day prior at FITniche and day of will be available. Those details to be given by email days prior!

The Race to Education 5K is hosted by the Lake Gibson High School Future Educators Academy. It is a 5K around Lake Hollingsworth on December 7, 2019. The funds raised from this event will aid our academy students in attending the Florida Future Educators of America conference in Orlando. This race is fundraising to educate the next generation of teachers.

Come join the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation on December 7th at our inaugural “Santa Shed the Belly” 5k Run! Participants will start and finish at the new USA Water Sports Complex which just opened this summer- located on Lake Myrtle in Auburndale, Fla. Get ready to drop those Thanksgiving pounds and run for a good “claus”! The race begins at 8:00 AM.

In addition to the run, there will be a 1 mile “Reindeer Dash” open to all ages. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making an appearance and they are ready to hear all your Christmas wishes! We will have a health fair with some yummy ideas to stay healthy during the holidays and a toy drive to benefit local churches. Come support the newest attraction in Central Florida! All proceeds from this 5k run support the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation. We hope to see you there.

To register for the run and for more information, visit https://www.usa-wwf.org/santashedthebelly

A fun festive 5k! Proceeds from the event go to the perpetual care fund for the 3 Parks Trail.

Join us Saturday, December 14th for the 5th Holly Jolly Jingle Bell Jog 5k and Kids’ Reindeer Dash, finishing at the Cleveland Heights Golf Course!

The Jingle Bell Jog is a fun festive event including a chipped 5k. Runners and walkers of all levels are welcome. (Strollers are asked to start towards the back.) A kids’ fun run – The Reindeer Dash – is another way for the little ones to jingle all the way.

For more information and registration link visit: www.JBJog.com

5k starts at 7:30 am – on Buckingham just north of Golf Course
Reindeer Dash will start at approximately 8:15 am – adjacent to the 5k finish.

Parking will be available in the grass lot north of Common Ground Playground.

Following the race we will have an athletes’ village with a stage, Dj, SANTA!, and opportunities to hear about great City programs.

The Mean & Green 5 Mile Trail Race will be held on the grass and dirt trails at Holloway Park, a private park in the middle of Lakeland. This event will be low-key and environmentally friendly. We’re going retro with no finisher medals, and awards for male and female overall, masters and grandmasters only. You’ll need to bring your own bottle or cup for a drink after the race. We’re going so old school there won’t even be any aid stations on the course. With your help, we can host an event with zero trash going to the landfill. For your effort, you’ll receive a banana and a 50/50 blend long sleeve unisex T (probably some other stuff too).

This event highlights a new distance in the LRC lineup of races, 5 miles, and will be held during Florida’s cool season. The race will be gun timed. The Mean & Green 5 Mile Train Race supports Holloway Park and cross country running in Polk County.

A twilight run around beautiful Lake Hollingsworth finishing under the lights in Edgewood Park. This is the 16th annual running which supports the maintenance of Common Ground Playground attracting 550-700 runners each year. It is kid-friendly with free post-race kids dashes, a bounce house and more. Providing a first-class event for the runners is our highest priority. Long sleeve tech shirts (women’s / unisex), three deep age groups under 10 and 80 and over, excellent postface food, door prizes, city stage for award presentations, chip timing and more.

The certified 5k and 10k courses of the sixth annual Promise Run begin and end at the picturesque Lake Mirror Promenade in Downtown Lakeland. The 10k, which begins at 7 a.m., winds around Lakes Morton, Hollingsworth and Mirror. The 5k, which starts at approximately 8:35 a.m., goes around Lakes Morton and Mirror.

Early registrants receive a discounted rate and those who register before November 1 will receive a Promise Run branded gift. Registration includes a technical running shirt, medal for those completing the run, an opportunity to earn a trophy, attendance at the post-race awards ceremony and refreshments. While parents participate in the Promise Run, Explorations V Children’s Museum provides safe, educational activities for children. A free children’s run will be offered at the completion of the 5k.

Last year’s Promise Run drew more than 1,300 walkers and runners and over 100 volunteers. Funds raised go toward operation of the Hollis Cancer Center.

For men and women 50 years and over as of December 31, 2020.  Age divisions: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 96-99, etc. All age groups will run simultaneously. A 3.1 mile paved street course will be used.
Pre-registration must be received at the Polk Senior Games office by Friday, February 14, 2020.

Office: 515 East Boulevard St, Bartow 33830

Call 863-533-0055 for entry booklet to be mailed first week of January.

Join us at 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., to support the work of Red Tent Initiative: Creating a Culture of Empowerment to End Abuse and Exploitation in our Communities. #AdvocateSupportEmpower

Check-in 7:30 am

Race start at 8:00 am

More details and registration information to come.

Join the Lakeland Runners Club for an evening 5k road race and walk which routes around Lake Mirror and Lake Morton, a scenic and certified course (FL09122EBM) through Lakeland’s historic district and views of the city’s beautiful lakes. The race will be chip timed. Post-race refreshments, live music, and fireworks are part of the annual Mayfaire by the Lake. A portion of the proceeds from the Lakeland Runners Club’s Mayfaire 5k will benefit Polk Museum of Art.

The first Mayfaire 5k was held May 5, 1980.

The Summer Sunrise Watermelon Race Series was born out of a desire to have low-cost local races during the hot summer months when it can be hard to stay motivated. The series has become an established venue for competition and an annual celebration of fitness. It continues to be popular with both experienced and casual runners alike. Many of the local high school cross country teams use it as a tune-up for their season. The series is comprised of three 5K (3.1 mile) races, each race hotter than the last.  All are run around Lake Hollingsworth, which is flat and conducive to fast times.  Your mission is to get faster with each race.  So ask yourself:  #CanYouBeatTheHeat

The Summer Watermelon 5k is run on a certified course (FL15070EBM).  All races are chip timed.  Cumulative results from the three races are used to determine official results.

The first series was run in 1996.

Proceeds from the Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series goes towards scholarships for Polk County graduates administered through the Polk Education Foundation. The Lakeland Runners Club has contributed to the PEF since 2012, and funded ten $1,500 scholarships for May 2019 graduates. Lakeland Runners Club, Inc. has donated $67,000 for scholarships since 2012.

The Summer Sunrise Watermelon Race Series was born out of a desire to have low-cost local races during the hot summer months when it can be hard to stay motivated. The series has become an established venue for competition and an annual celebration of fitness. It continues to be popular with both experienced and casual runners alike. Many of the local high school cross country teams use it as a tune-up for their season. The series is comprised of three 5K (3.1 mile) races, each race hotter than the last.  All are run around Lake Hollingsworth, which is flat and conducive to fast times.  Your mission is to get faster with each race.  So ask yourself:  #CanYouBeatTheHeat

The Summer Watermelon 5k is run on a certified course (FL15070EBM).  All races are chip timed.  Cumulative results from the three races are used to determine official results.

The first series was run in 1996.

Proceeds from the Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series goes towards scholarships for Polk County graduates administered through the Polk Education Foundation. The Lakeland Runners Club has contributed to the PEF since 2012, and funded ten $1,500 scholarships for May 2019 graduates. Lakeland Runners Club, Inc. has donated $67,000 for scholarships since 2012.

The Summer Sunrise Watermelon Race Series was born out of a desire to have low-cost local races during the hot summer months when it can be hard to stay motivated. The series has become an established venue for competition and an annual celebration of fitness. It continues to be popular with both experienced and casual runners alike. Many of the local high school cross country teams use it as a tune-up for their season. The series is comprised of three 5K (3.1 mile) races, each race hotter than the last.  All are run around Lake Hollingsworth, which is flat and conducive to fast times.  Your mission is to get faster with each race.  So ask yourself:  #CanYouBeatTheHeat

The Summer Watermelon 5k is run on a certified course (FL15070EBM).  All races are chip timed.  Cumulative results from the three races are used to determine official results.

The first series was run in 1996.

Proceeds from the Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series goes towards scholarships for Polk County graduates administered through the Polk Education Foundation. The Lakeland Runners Club has contributed to the PEF since 2012, and funded ten $1,500 scholarships for May 2019 graduates. Lakeland Runners Club, Inc. has donated $67,000 for scholarships since 2012.

Conquer four races in 24 hours! All races will be chip timed. Cumulative results from the four races are used to determine official results.  All courses are on pavement or sidewalk and are generally flat. The two-mile course does reward participants with a tough little hill near the finish. The first 5k is around Lake Hollingsworth. The one-mile race is around Lake Morton. The two-mile race is around Lake Hunter. The final 5k repeats the course around Lake Hollingsworth. Can you run the Saturday 5K faster than you did the Friday 5K?

There is a post-race party and awards ceremony at the Lake Mirror Center.  8:15 PM – 10:00 PM

The Aching Quad Four Race Challenge was established in 2006.

The 10k is the oldest annual race in Polk County and runs through the Lakeland chain of lakes and historic Lake Morton district, encompassing three lakes during the course. The Lake to Lake 10k is run on a certified course (FL19044TY).  The race will be chip timed.

See race information for seeded athlete entry requirements.

The Lake to Lake 10k was founded in 1977.

A portion of the proceeds from the Lake to Lake 10k will benefit the YMCA of West Central Florida.