The Inferno Challenge Englewood
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The Inferno Challenge Englewood

Englewood, Florida, United States View on map
Aug 01, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

The Inferno Challenge Englewood
5K | 10K | 30K

Can You Beat the Heat?

Get ready to turn up the temperature at one of the hottest races of the summer!

The Inferno Challenge Englewood is coming to Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park in Charlotte County on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 — and we’re daring you to take on the sun, the sweat, and the Florida fire!

The 5K is open to runners and walkers of all levels, while the 10K and 30K are designed for endurance athletes and heat-hardened competitors. This race is built to push limits with gritty summer miles through Florida’s sun-soaked terrain. This is your chance to prove you can go the distance — and handle the heat.

Race Day Details:

Location: Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park – Charlotte County, FL
Start Time: 7:30 AM
Distances: 5K, 10K, or 30K
Terrain: Flat and fast — but the real challenge is the heat and the sun!
Cut-Off Time: 12:30 PM (All races) – No Exceptions

Race Swag:

Custom Inferno finisher medal for all participants
Official Inferno Challenge T-Shirt
Awards for top overall and age group finishers

Packet Pickup:

No Pre Race (Friday) Pickup

Race day packet pickup will be available beginning at 6:15 AM at the pavilion at the park

Course Maps:

Course: Click HERE

5K – 1 Lap

10K – 2 Laps

30K – 6 Laps

Dress light, hydrate early, and don’t forget your sunscreen.
Are you ready to embrace the burn?

See you at the start line.

Pick your distance

Running

5K

Aug 01, 2026 5K 7:30 AM
$35.00
Closed

10k

Aug 01, 2026 10K 7:30 AM
$40.00
Closed

30K

Aug 01, 2026 30K 7:30 AM
$55.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Englewood, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 24.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 33.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 48.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
78.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 1, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 1, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 23m

The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (EDT) in Englewood on August 1, 2026 — 13h 23m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — The Inferno Challenge Englewood

138 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K

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Leading finishers of the 2026 The Inferno Challenge Englewood
Place Name Time Pace
1 Nolan Heaney 19:08 6:10 /mi
2 Nolan Davel 20:04 6:28 /mi
3 Grant Lindberg 21:03 6:46 /mi
4 Brandon Mannisto 21:05 6:47 /mi
5 Chevy Perez 24:33 7:54 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results

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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, 7 Englewood events

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