runsignup.com

VETERANS MILE and 5K

Name: VETERANS MILE and 5K
Start: 2026-11-08
End: 2026-11-08
Location: Sarasota

Sarasota, Florida, United States

calendar_today 08 Nov, 2026

directions_run Running

language Official Website

sell $25.00 – $30.00

Register Now

About the Event

Welcome to VETRANS MILE and 5k!
We’re thrilled to have you join us for an unforgettable race on the Legacy Trail! Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your experience:

Donations and a percentage of your registration will go to the VA to help and care for the Veterans that has served our country!

📍 Event Overview:
Race: MILE and 5k
Location: Legacy Trail but park at Fellowship Jiu-Jitsu. Address Below
Packet Pick-Up: Race morning starting at 6:30 AM
Race Start Time: 7:30 AM

🎽 Runner Perks:
A stylish race t-shirt
Post-race snacks & refreshments
A fun, festive atmosphere
Age group awards and recognition

Age Group Categories! AG swag

🎶 Race Day Fun:
Great vibes and community spirit
🧘 Pre-Race Stretch Session:
Join us 15 minutes before the race for a guided group stretch to get warmed up and ready to run. Thank you for being part of this 250-year honoring Veterans! We’re so excited to see you at the start line!
Let’s make this a race to remember!

Happy Racing! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Races Offered

VETERANS MILE

Nov 08, 2026

straighten

Distance — 1.6K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:30

sell

$25.00

Veterans 3.1 Mile

Nov 08, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:30

sell

$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Sarasota.

thermostat Temperature

17.7° / 23.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.7° / 24.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 23m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

14.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.4)

humidity_mid Humidity

77.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:50

nightlight Sunset

18:38

About Sarasota

Learn more about the host city, Sarasota.

Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida on Sarasota Bay, a lagoon on the Gulf Coast. The population was 54,842 at the 2020 census. The two-county Sarasota metropolitan area has an estimated 935,000 residents, making it the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Florida and 61st-largest in the United States.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Things to Do Nearby

Tours and activities near Sarasota, powered by Viator.

Loading nearby tours and activities…

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of VETERANS MILE and 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jon Williams	M	51	Cape Coral, FL	19:46
🥈	Robert Stanton	M	57	Sarasota, FL	21:45
🥉	J. France	F	11	Sarasota, FL	22:06.2
4	Juan Hidalgo	M	57	North Port, FL	22:37.2
5	Josha Costa	M	25	—	23:02.9
6	Steve Costa	M	59	North Port, FL	23:05.7
7	Scott King	M	44	North Port, FL	24:54.1
8	Mary Murphy	F	62	Sarasota, FL	24:54.5
9	Michael Camp	M	57	Port Charlotte, FL	24:57.8
10	Andrew Kish	M	59	Sarasota, FL	26:23.3
11	Scott Kook	M	57	Alva, FL	26:28.5
12	Jodie Hawkins	F	37	Englewood, FL	26:32.6
13	Amanda Gettinger	F	35	Venice, FL	27:30.5
14	Richard Meyerholz	M	61	Venice, FL	27:37.6
15	Justin MacIntyre	M	38	Punta Gorda, FL	27:39.9
16	Joe Di Mattina	M	72	Venice, FL	27:55.1
17	Patricia Carter	F	61	North Port, FL	28:13.7
18	Edmee Jordan	F	51	Naples, FL	28:17.1
19	Denise Costa	F	56	North Port, FL	28:39.2
20	Jim Julian	M	54	Sarasota, FL	29:00.8
21	Edward France	M	58	Sarasota, FL	29:22.8
22	Elizabeth Hazeltine	F	30	Venice, FL	29:58.4
23	Jackie Trecartin	F	50	Englewood, FL	30:13.1
24	Maureen Stanton	F	66	Sarasota, FL	30:18.6
25	Ed Morgan	M	77	North Port, FL	30:22.1
26	Kimberly Norman	F	60	Sarasota, FL	30:23.5
27	Dana Taylor	F	37	North Port, FL	30:26.7
28	Sharon Rodell	F	51	Englewood, FL	30:32
29	Sandra Young	F	48	Englewood, FL	30:32.5
30	Sherri McLaughlin	F	49	Venice, FL	30:49.4
31	Robert Marciano	M	69	Venice, FL	31:28.2
32	Vasantha Bellet	F	66	Shelton, WA	32:01.6
33	Edith Hull	F	63	Port Charlotte, FL	32:18.8
34	Steve Hurt	M	73	Punta Gorda, FL	32:37
35	Cindy Zwer	F	29	Port Charlotte, FL	32:39.5
36	Kelly MacIntyre	F	42	Punta Gorda, FL	33:07.5
37	Lan Castle	F	72	Venice, FL	33:41.2
38	Tracy Camp	F	53	Port Charlotte, FL	34:11.3
39	Troy Funk	M	53	Sarasota, FL	34:21.1
40	April Butler	F	42	North Port, FL	35:11.8
41	Elizabeth Piper	F	55	Cannon Falls, MN	35:25.1
42	Ellen Jaffe Jones	F	67	Sarasota, FL	35:38.3
43	Greg Dyer	M	63	Punta Gorda, FL	35:41.9
44	Ryan McCurley	M	35	Sarasota, FL	35:52.9
45	Rick Hopkins	M	66	Port Charlotte, FL	36:19.4
46	Lindy Tritschler	F	51	North Port, FL	36:48.5
47	Bettye (BJ) Smith	F	73	Sarasota, FL	38:29
48	Catherine Excell	F	63	Port Charlotte, FL	39:28.4
49	Anthony Smith	M	71	Noblesville, IN	39:31
50	Stephanie Duval	F	54	North Port, FL	39:33

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Rich Esposito	M	31	—	5:02.5
🥈	Dylan Brown	M	18	—	5:29.2
🥉	Aaron Harris	M	18	North Port, FL	5:34
4	Bruce Wildgrube	M	58	Bradenton, FL	5:36.7
5	Sean Pham	M	34	Fort Myers, FL	5:46.1
6	Noah Neitlich	M	17	Osprey, FL	5:49.9
7	Kim Sheffield	F	53	Sarasota, FL	5:56.5
8	Lauren Udwari	F	36	Sarasota, FL	6:00.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jon Williams	M	50	Cape Coral, FL	5:33.8
🥈	Alexa Gemma	F	44	Cape Coral, FL	6:10.4
🥉	Juan Hidalgo	M	56	North Port, FL	6:11.8
4	Sally Libonati	F	44	Rotonda West, FL	6:15.3
5	John Libonati	M	46	Rotonda West, FL	6:17.7
6	Jennifer Anderson	F	43	North Port, FL	6:37.9
7	Louis Franco	M	49	Sarasota, FL	6:38.3
8	Walter Lysinger	M	60	Parrish, FL	6:41.4
9	TOM YOUNKMAN	M	60	Sarasota, FL	6:47.8
10	Amy McCormack	F	64	Sarasota, FL	6:50.2
11	Kevin Jones	M	51	Venice, FL	7:00.7
12	Lutz Hoffmann	M	73	Sarasota, FL	7:08.1
13	John Bates	M	68	Captiva, FL	7:22.2
14	Stephanie Long	F	57	Punta Gorda, FL	7:49.5
15	Denise Costa	F	55	North Port, FL	7:55.1
16	Leslie Nottingham	F	45	North Port, FL	7:56
17	Erich Richey	M	54	Port Charlotte, FL	7:57.4
18	Christian Benedict	M	46	North Port, FL	8:07.6
19	Billy Mullis	M	61	Rotonda West, FL	8:21
20	Ed Morgan	M	76	North Port, FL	8:27.7
21	Maureen Stanton	F	65	Sarasota, FL	8:36.6
22	Kurt Brown	M	51	Punta Gorda, FL	8:38.2
23	David Standen	M	74	North Port, FL	8:56.3
24	Linda Lysinger	F	59	Parrish, FL	8:56.4
25	Edith Hull	F	62	Port Charlotte, FL	9:03.1
26	Jefferson Hunt	M	43	North Port, FL	9:16.3
27	Jackie Trecartin	F	49	Englewood, FL	9:31.9
28	Yulinar Sproat	F	57	Englewood, FL	9:33
29	Edward Chatterley	M	71	London, ON	10:20.9
30	Cindy Brown	F	49	Punta Gorda, FL	10:23.6
31	Sebrina Rimes	F	43	Labelle, FL	10:26
32	Sallie Aguirre	F	47	Labelle, FL	10:26.5
33	Kevin Johnson	M	45	Palmetto, FL	10:29.6
34	Sally Werner	F	60	Sarasota, FL	10:30.8
35	Hillary Maher	F	42	Nokomis, FL	10:34.4
36	JERRY DUNN	M	73	Hot Springs, SD	10:54.2
37	Dennis Clesen	M	68	Venice, FL	10:54.2
38	Carol Proper	F	69	North Port, FL	11:04.3
39	Craig Long	M	68	Hendersonville, NC	11:06.2
40	Donald Wheatley	M	79	Punta Gorda, FL	11:14.7
41	Josh Rimes	M	46	Labelle, FL	11:17.9
42	MORGAN SOUTTER	M	73	Venice, FL	11:54.5
43	Jan Bosworth	F	72	Bradenton, FL	12:02.9
44	Cindy Queyor	F	62	Bradenton, FL	12:05.8
45	Paul Baran	M	73	Venice, FL	12:27.9
46	Susan Weaver	F	66	Jamestown, NY	12:57.6
47	David Pierce	M	77	Venice, FL	13:28.6
48	Donald Fialka	M	78	Venice, FL	13:35.8
49	Linda Brockman	F	68	Venice, FL	13:54
50	Johnny Browning	M	50	Bradenton, FL	14:11.9

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jon Williams	M	51	Cape Coral, FL	5:55.4
🥈	Juan Hidalgo	M	57	North Port, FL	6:49.5
🥉	Lutz Hoffmann	M	74	Nokomis, FL	7:30.2
4	Deb Dyer	F	62	Punta Gorda, FL	7:42.4
5	Mary Murphy	F	62	Sarasota, FL	8:08.3
6	Brian Walker	M	44	—	8:21.3
7	J. Browning	M	12	Bradenton, FL	8:57.4
8	Sandra Young	F	48	Englewood, FL	9:17.1
9	Sharon Rodell	F	51	Englewood, FL	9:17.2
10	DAVID Standen	M	75	North Port, FL	9:41
11	Edith Hull	F	63	Port Charlotte, FL	10:14.7
12	A. Johnson	M	11	North Port, FL	10:29.6
13	Debbie Lissow	F	40	North Port, FL	11:12.2
14	Darrell Netto	M	68	Venice, FL	11:16.2
15	Lan Castle	F	72	Venice, FL	11:56.6
16	Shaun Lissow	M	42	North Port, FL	11:57.8
17	Alese Lissow	F	16	North Port, FL	11:58.5
18	Rick Hopkins	M	66	Port Charlotte, FL	12:24.4
19	Dawn Sweet	F	54	Laurel, FL	12:32.9
20	Samuel Long	M	66	Punta Gorda, FL	19:57.9
21	Stephanie Long	F	58	Punta Gorda, FL	19:59.1

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Cayden Benedict	M	14	North Port, FL	5:58.3
🥈	T. Brown	M	12	—	6:31.4
🥉	R. Hawkins	M	9	Englewood, FL	8:38.3
4	J. Browning	M	11	Bradenton, FL	9:10.8

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Dustin Hawkins	M	38	Englewood, FL	6:18.2
🥈	Cody Harris	M	16	North Port, FL	6:37.1
🥉	Nicholas Rizzo	M	31	North Port, FL	7:27
4	Devan Benedict	M	21	North Port, FL	7:29.4
5	TOM YOUNKMAN	M	38	Sarasota, FL	7:56.4
6	Yves Chery	M	34	North Port, FL	8:02.2
7	Leah Hessinger	F	34	Port Charlotte, FL	9:25
8	Diana Paglione	F	37	Venice, FL	9:35.1
9	Crystal Burke	F	38	—	10:34.3
10	Ron Snell	M	34	Labelle, FL	11:46.3
11	Jennifer Dines	F	39	North Port, FL	14:47.5
12	Meghan Snell	F	34	Labelle, FL	15:55.2
13	Emily Wilson	F	20	North Port, FL	25:45.1

Runner Reviews

Read what other athletes have to say about their experience at the VETERANS MILE and 5K.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your experience with the community!

Suggest an edit

Spotted an error or missing detail about the VETERANS MILE and 5K? Help us improve.

VETERANS MILE and 5K

About the Event