The 5.4 Funky Run

🎉 The 5.4 Funky Run

Back for our FIFTH year! Get ready for the funkiest run around! Celebrate the iconic disco era and the music that makes us shake our booties with this exhilarating and challenging 5.4 mile course! The 5.4 Funky Run is directed by an RRCA Certified Race Director!

📅 When

Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 7:00am

📍 Where

Vista View Park
4001 SW 142nd Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL US 33330

🗓️ Schedule of Events

• 6:00AM: Vista View Park opens for participants to arrive
• 6:00AM: Packet Pickup opens
• 6:45AM: Packet Pickup closes
• 6:55AM: National Anthem and final race instructions
• 7:00AM: Gun start
• 7:30AM: First finishers across the finish line (approximately)
• 7:35AM: The music cranks up and the after party begins!
• 8:20AM: Awards presentation (approximately)
• 9:30AM: Last dance as the music fades until next year

🔍 Details

• Parking: Available to the right when you enter the park on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis. It's a short walk over a small foot bridge on the North side of the park.
• Packet Pickup: A designated area for last minute pickups, and online registration is mobile friendly!
• Course: 5.4 mile route featuring two 2.7 mile loops with hills.
• Awards: Top THREE male and female finishers, and top three in each age group. Overall awards based on gun time, age group awards on chip time.

Don’t worry if you are not a competitive runner: we will be offering special awards for the funkiest outfits too! And make sure to get down to the music: there may be something special for the best dancers!

Our intention is to hold a safe and enjoyable race experience for all. Should severe weather or restrictions occur, we will transfer registrations to the virtual race.

Virtual participants will receive swag items via mail within 2 weeks of the event.

🛣️ How to Get There

• From the East: Take 595 West to exit 2&3 towards Hiatus Road. Continue to Flamingo Road, take a left, then a right onto Orange Drive, and another right on SW 142nd Avenue. The park is 0.25 mile down on the left.
• From the South: Take I75 North to Griffin Road, head east for 0.5 miles, then turn left over Winkopp Bridge. Turn right on Orange Drive and the first left on SW 142nd Avenue. The park is 0.25 mile down on the left.
• From the North: Take I75 South, exit at Griffin Road, head east for 0.5 miles, turn left over Winkopp Bridge, right on Orange Drive, and first left. The park is 0.25 mile down on the left.
• From the West: Take I75 South to Griffin Road, head east for 0.5 miles, turn left over Winkopp Bridge, right on Orange Drive, and first left. The park is 0.25 mile down on the left.

Please note: The entrance to the park can get backed up. We are covering the entrance fee to help reduce delays, but please plan to arrive early!

For more information and registration, visit the official race page: The 5.4 Funky Run.