About the TPA's 5K on the Runway
The course runs on an active airport runway, which is about as unusual as road racing gets. The surface is wide and open, with the kind of unobstructed sightlines you rarely see on a city course. There are no turns through neighborhoods, no dodging curbs, just a long flat stretch of tarmac under open sky.
Food from an airport restaurant is set up at the finish. Parking is free. Bib pickup runs in the days before the race, with a brief window on race morning as a backup. No strollers are allowed on the course, and children need to complete it on their own.
Free race emails
Get the Weekly RunSesh
Get races near Tampa in your inbox. Every Monday we send the races coming up, and every Thursday we send the ones happening that weekend.
Two helpful emails per week. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Distances & Start Times
5K4/3/2027 08:00$60
3.1 Miles4/3/2027 08:00$30
Going for a Time?
Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
Where to Stay
Traveling for this race? The map shows hotels and rentals in and around Tampa — pan or zoom to compare what's nearby.
The map is provided by Stay22. If you book through it, RunSesh may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it never affects the races we list.
