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Run for the Boolies
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Run for the Boolies

Lakeland, Florida, United States View on map
Oct 03, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for an evening 5k and Run for the Boo-lies!

Support the Polk County Bully Project and their mission to help save the Bully Breeds. Come run, jog, or walk! All levels welcome. Your Puppies are welcome (friendly ones please!), they must be on a leash. Please pickup after your puppy!

Don't Wait to Register! Shirts sizes are guaranteed if Pre-Registered before Sept 14. (After this date, shirts and sizes are available while supplies last.)

Pricing
$30 - Now through Aug 31
$35 - Sept 1 - Sept 27
$40 - Sept 28 -Oct 2
$45 - Oct 3 Day of Race (If Event is still Open)

Early Packet pick up - Friday, October 2, 2026
4:00-7:00 pm - Fleet Feet Lakeside Village - Lakeland, FL

Day of Race - Saturday, October 3, 2026
5:00-5:45 pm - Packet Pickup and Day of Race Registration
6:00 pm - 5k Start (No Late Starts)
7:15 pm - Awards Ceremony (Approx Time)

Awards
Overall Male & Female
Overall Masters (40+) Male & Female
Age Group Awards - Top Three Male and Female in the standard 5 year age groups
(9 and Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24 through 80+)

Please avoid long lines on race day!
There is limited parking at the Lakeland Country Club Public Parking. We highly suggest pre-registering and picking up your packet on Friday. If you can not make it Friday's packet Pickup, please arrive early and give yourself plenty of time to park, pick up your packet and get back to the start line (.2 mile from the packet pickup tables). Packet pickup line will close at 5:45pm and race will start promptly at 6:00 pm.

This race will be chip time and start on the path (at Jonila Ave). Anyone not starting at 6:00PM will default to Gun start time. (No Exceptions)

Pick your distance

Running

Run for the Boolies 5k

Oct 03, 2026 5K 6:00 PM
$35.00
Open

Run for the Boolies 5k - Virtual

Oct 03, 2026 5K 6:00 PM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lakeland, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 21.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 29.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 37.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
80.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 3, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 3, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 49m

The sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 7:11 PM local time (EDT) in Lakeland on October 3, 2026 — 11h 49m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 38 Lakeland events

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