905 Rye Wilderness Trail, Parrish FL
Saturday, November 21st, 2026
🏃♂️ Race Overview
The RUN Manatee 5k series offers THREE adventures to celebrate ONE community. Participants will discover Manatee County's parks, beaches and preserves... on the run! The final event of the series will be held on Saturday, November 21st at Rye Preserve in Parrish, FL. The 5K run/walk presented by Run with Purpose Nutrition will allow runners to explore this beautiful slice of old Florida on mixed terrain. The preserve's trail system leads visitors through four distinctive ecosystems, including sand pine scrub, xeric oak scrub, oak hammocks and the river community. Look closely for a glimpse of the variety of interesting creatures that can be seen in these areas including the rare gopher tortoise and Florida scrub-jay.
🌟 Event Activities
- Warm Up: Provided by a local fitness trainer.
- Yoga Cooldown: Led by a local yoga instructor.
- Family Fun: Participants of all age and activity levels are welcome.
- Marketplace: Grab a healthy breakfast/lunch or shop local vendors: there’s plenty to do even if you’re not running!
🗓️ Schedule
- 7:30 AM: Arrival time for the 5K run.
- 6:30-7:30 AM: Packet Pick Up.
- 7:35 AM: National Anthem.
- 8:15 AM: 5K Run presented by RWP Runs.
Run Awards will be presented at 9:15 AM, and at 9:30 AM yoga will take place with a local yoga instructor. Event entry, warm up, yoga and fun run/walk are all free but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for the 5K portion of the event.
🤝 Community Support
This event series is supporting local non-profits who enable children of all abilities to get outdoors and live an active lifestyle! 10% of registration fees will be donated to Foundation for Dreams who operates Dream Oaks Camp within Rye Preserve.
📦 Packet Pick Up
- November 18-19: 8 AM to 4 PM at Run With Purpose Nutrition, 8319 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota FL.
- November 20: 4 PM to 7 PM at G.T. Bray Park, 5502 33rd Ave Dr W, Bradenton FL.
- Race Day: 6:30-7:30 AM at Rye Preserve.
- Inclusions: Dri-fit event T Shirt included with registration: finishers will earn a custom medal.
Shirt sizes are guaranteed to participants who sign up by midnight on 10/30/26. Thereafter shirts will be available in a limited quantity on a first come, first served basis.
🥇 Challenges & Medals
Those who accept the challenge of all 3 events in the RUN Manatee series will piece their 3 medals together to create one 2026 series medal! Other events (registration required):
- 4/11/26: 7:00-10:00 AM at Tom Bennett Park.
- 7/11/26: 5:30-8:30 PM at Coquina Beach REGISTER NOW!
📱 Follow the Buzz
Tag @manateeexploreandplay and #RUNMANATEE.
For more information, visit the race page.
