March for the Mission

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Date 06 Feb, 2027
Races 3 distances
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March for the Mission

About the event

This November, lace up your shoes, shoulder your ruck, and move with purpose at March for the Mission, a patriotic walk, run, and ruck benefiting the Panama City Rescue Mission!

Held in honor of Veterans Day, this event brings our community together to celebrate courage, service, sacrifice, and hope. Participants may choose from three challenges:

Sprint – 1.7 Mile Walk, Run, or Ruck
A family-friendly course perfect for beginners, walkers, and supporters of all ages.

Endurance – 6 Mile Walk, Run, or Ruck
A longer challenge for participants ready to test their endurance while supporting the Mission.

Threshold – 12 Mile Ruck
Our most demanding course, created for experienced participants who want to push beyond their limits and ruck with purpose.

Those who carry weight (rucks) will be eligible for our awards!  Required amount of weight:  Men - 30lbs, women 20lbs  

Awards given to top three males and top three females in that carried the requisite amount of weight in the Threshold event.

Help us honor our veterans!

 

Races offered

06Feb

March for the Mission - Threshhold 12 Mile Ruck (age group awards for weight carriers: 30lbs for men, 20lbs for women)

Running

Distance
19.3K
Start time
07:00
Entry fee
$0.00
06Feb

March for the Mission - Endurance Event - 6 Mile Walk, Run or Ruck

Running

Distance
9.7K
Start time
07:15
Entry fee
$0.00
06Feb

March for the Mission - Sprint Event - 1.7 Mile Walk, Run or Ruck

Running

Distance
2.7K
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$0.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for February in Panama City Beach.

Temperature12.0° / 18.8°
Feels like8.9° / 17.3°
Sunshine hours8h 27m
Rainfall3.9 mm
Snowfall—
Wind16.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity80.0%
Max UV indexModerate (3.0)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:22
Sunset18:30

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Panama City Beach is a resort city in the Florida Panhandle, and principal city of the Panama City metropolitan area. Being located on the Emerald Coast area of Florida, it is a popular vacation destination. Panama City Beach had a population of 18,094 at the 2020 census, up from 12,018 in 2010. Panama City Beach's slogan is "the World's Most Beautiful Beaches" due to the unique, sugar-white, sandy beaches of the Florida Panhandle.

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