RUN Manatee - Tom Bennett Park 5K - 2026

🏃‍♂️ RUN Manatee - Tom Bennett Park 5K

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 2026 series kickoff event will be held on Saturday, April 11th at Tom Bennett Park in Bradenton, FL. The 5K run/walk presented by RWP Runs includes a scenic route around ponds and along mixed terrain such as grass, crushed shell, and asphalt. Warm-up will be provided by Nick Nolting Training and yoga cooldown by Kayla McCarthy-Asha of Akasha Yoga Room.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Fun Day

• Participants: of all age and activity levels are welcome to this day of fitness, food, and family fun!
• Food: Grab a healthy breakfast/lunch, shop local vendors in the marketplace.
• Activities: Climb on the Bradenton Kiwanis Playground or cool off in the new splash pad, there's plenty to do even if you're not running!

🕒 Event Schedule

• Arrival: Please plan to arrive by 7:30am.
• Packet Pick Up: 6:30-7:30am.
• National Anthem: 7:40am.
• Warm Up: with Nick Nolting Training at 7:45am.
• Fun Run: .25km starts at 8:00am.
• 5K Run: presented by RWP Runs at 8:15am.
• Awards: 9:15am for Top 3 male & female, Top 3 kids 12 and under.
• Donation: Check to Bradenton Kiwanis.
• Yoga: with Kayla McCarthy-Asha of Akasha Yoga Room at 9:30am.

✅ Registration Information

Event entry, warm up, yoga, and fun run 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 Bradenton Kiwanis.

📅 Packet Pick Up

• April 8th and 9th: 8am to 4pm at Run With Purpose Nutrition, 8319 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota FL.
• April 10th: 4pm to 7pm at G.T. Bray Park, 5502 33rd Ave Dr W, Bradenton FL.
• Race Day: April 11th 6:30-7:30am at Tom Bennett Park, 400 Cypress Creek Blvd, Bradenton, FL.

👕 Registration Benefits

Included in 5K registration is a dri-fit event T-shirt and finishers will earn a custom medal. Shirt sizes are guaranteed to participants who sign up by midnight on 3/20/26. Thereafter shirts will be available in a limited quantity on a first-come, first-served basis.

🏅 Challenge Series

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!

📆 Upcoming Events

• 7/11/26: 5:30-8:30pm at Coquina Beach - REGISTER NOW!
• 11/21/26: 7:00-10:00am at Rye Preserve - REGISTER NOW

📱 Social Media

Follow the buzz on social: Tag @manateeexploreandplay and #RUNMANATEE.

For more information and to register, visit RUN Manatee 5K Event Page.