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Running Scared 5K/13K - Lakeland
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Running Scared 5K/13K - Lakeland

Lakeland, Florida, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Grab your costumes & kids, or leave all that at home. Come out for the best Halloween themed event of the season and be fast, have a great time, or do both. We'll have plenty of Halloween goodies, plenty of music, and a fun atmosphere at the start and finish line AND FINISHER MEDALS!!!  The 5K & 13K start at 8:00 AM & 8:30 AM at Thomas B Mack Park in Lakeland, FL.   We'll have an awesome shirts for participants & awards in both races to the top 3 Overall M/F winners, the top 3 M/F Masters winners, Top 3 Overall M/F Grand Master, Top 3 Overall M/F Top 3 Senior Master, and the top 3 in all the regular 5 year Age Groups.

Pick your distance

Running

Scaredy Cat 5K

Come put your feet on the ground, and join us for a spook-tacular time!

Oct 10, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$37.50
Open

Heart Pounding 13K

Come put your feet on the ground, and join us for a spook-tacular time!

Oct 10, 2026 13K 8:30 AM
$42.50
Open

Scaredy Cat 5K-No Shirt

Same great event...No shirt

Oct 10, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$32.50
Open

Heart Pounding 13K-No Shirt

Same great event...No shirt

Oct 10, 2026 13K 8:30 AM
$37.50
Open

Deadly Double

Run the 5K then get back within 30 minutes, and run the 13K. 18K total! Earn a Deadly Double finisher medal in addition to your Running Scared Shirt.

Oct 10, 2026 18K 8:00 AM
$57.50
Open

Virtual Scaredy Cat 5K

Can't make the event, but want to join in on the fun and get the cool swag? Run where and when you want, submit your time, and we'll mail you your race swag!

Oct 10, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$36.00
Open

Virtual Heart Pounding 13K

Can't make the event, but want to join in on the fun and get the cool swag? Run where and when you want, submit your time, and we'll mail you your race swag!

Oct 10, 2026 13K 8:30 AM
$36.00
Open

Virtual Deadly Double

Run the 5K then run the 13K. 18K total! Earn a Deadly Double finisher medal in addition to your Running Scared Shirt.

Oct 10, 2026 18K 8:00 AM
$36.00
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) 21.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 34.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
82.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 38m

The sun rises at 7:25 AM and sets at 7:03 PM local time (EDT) in Lakeland on October 10, 2026 — 11h 38m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 42 Lakeland events

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