First Horizon Family Run for Prevention
About this race
The Run for Prevention is a chipped and timed 5K Family Run and Walk that is suitable for all ages and abilities. Run will be held at beautiful Babcock Ranch. Bring your family and friends, form a team, and support an extraordinary non-profit. Our course is stroller and pet friendly.
The largest team will win the JOSH TROPHY and bragging rights for the year!
The Run begins at 8:00 a.m.
Pre-Race Packet Pickup is January 29, 2027 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Fleet Feet at the Bell Tower in Fort Myers. Park near CycleBar or Burntwood Tavern and enter through the corridor. The store will be straight ahead. Race day packet pickup is 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., at Founder's Square, Babcock Ranch.
T Shirts for the first 300 registrants. Team members receive a $5.00 discount. T shirts sizes are not guaranteed
This event will be held "rain or shine" with no refunds.
Chipping and Timing Services provided by BEACH BUM TIMING
Awards will follow the end of the Run
Awards to male and female:
First Place Male and Female
Awards to male and female, 3 deep, in the following age groups:
1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71 and Up
All proceeds from Run for Prevention support Drug House Odyssey, our Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Prevention Clubs and drug and alcohol abuse prevention in Lee County. Drug Free Lee is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
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First Horizon Family Run for Prevention
5K Run and Walk appropriate for all ages and abilities. Team registrations available. Pre-Race Packet Pickup is January 29, 2027 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Fleet Feet at the Bell Tower in Fort Myers. Park near CycleBar or Burntwood Tavern and enter through the corridor. The store will be straight ahead. Race day packet pickup is 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., at Founder's Square, Babcock Ranch.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Babcock Ranch, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 6:07 PM local time (EST) in Babcock Ranch on January 30, 2027 — 10h 54m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Babcock Ranch events
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