08May
5K Your Way
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 07:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Melissa's Race to Battle Brain Cancer presented by Orlando Neurosurgery
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Date
08 May, 2027
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$35.00
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Melissa's Race to Battle Brain Cancer presented by Orlando Neurosurgery
About the event
MELISSA'S RACE 2026: LIVE or VIRTUAL presented by Orlando Neurosurgery
GREAT MEDAL! GREAT CAUSE!
The 11th Annual Melissa's Race to Battle Brain Cancer is SO much more than another 5K.
Melissa's Race is known as the race with a heart. Thank you from the bottom of OUR hearts for your support!
LOCATION:
Civic Center Park 401 E Seminole Ave, Sanford, FL
YOUTH PRICING:
Registrants aged 12 and under can participate at a discount.
The Youth 5K price is $10 off adult pricing for participants age 12 and under on Race Day.
RACE START TIME
6:00a Registration and Packet Pickup Opens
6:30a National Anthem & Opening Ceremony
7:00a Race starts
8:15a Race ends
8:30a - 9:30a Closing Ceremony & Butterfly Release
Races offered
08May
In-Person 5K Run/Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 07:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for May in .
Temperature20.9° / 30.8°
Feels like22.9° / 31.9°
Sunshine hours11h 31m
Rainfall4.4 mm
Snowfall—
Wind9.0 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity73.5%
Max UV indexHigh (7.2)
Sweat lossVery high
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise06:33
Sunset20:09
About
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Sanford is a city of 61,000 people (2020) in Seminole County on the northern side of Greater Orlando, known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City". Sanford is home to Seminole State College of Florida and the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Its downtown attracts tourists with shops, restaurants, a marina, and a lakefront walking trail.
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