Ymca Sandbar Half Marathon / 5K
About this race
YMCA Sandbar Half Marathon & 5K
WHAT: Half Marathon & 5K (Chip Timed)
WHEN: Saturday, October 17, 2026
NEW TIME: 7:00 am Half Marathon start / 7:15 am 5K start
The Englewood YMCA will be hosting its annual Half Marathon & 5K, which will be run on Manasota Key, one of the most beautiful places in Florida. Runners will enjoy a race route without many turns and with much of the course under tree canopy (a big plus in the Florida sun). Start & finish at the South Beach Parking Lot (across from the Sandbar). Runners will make their way north on Beach Road about 6.6 miles, make a U-turn and run back south (the way they came) making their way to the finish in the north beach parking lot. Advanced registration only. There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION available. Kids 14 & under: $15.00 for the 5K race (prices does not change).
Every racer will receive:
- Finisher Medals
- Race Shirts for all (while supplies last)
- Free Draft Beer (at The Sand Bar Tiki & Grille)
- Free Hot Meal (at The Sand Bar Tiki & Grille) Starting @ 8:30am
- Live Music (while waiting for awards)
- Plus, age group awards
Carpooling is recommended. The Half Marathon has a three hours' thirty min time limit which would require you to run or run/walk an average pace of just over a 16-minute/mile pace. ROAD IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC
Parking: In the beach parking area
Per USATF rules, gun time is used to determine prize money winners and time bonus recipients. Tag time (chip time) will be used to determine all age-group
Join fellow runners on January 14, 2023 for the Ymca Sandbar Half Marathon / 5K. It's a fantastic Half-Marathon, 5K, Plus One for the Post-Race Party featuring a flat and fast course in Englewood.
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Running
YMCA Sandbar Half Marathon
YMCA 5k
VIRTUAL YMCA Half Marathon
This virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, or anywhere else you choose. You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself.
VIRTUAL YMCA 5k
This virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, or anywhere else you choose. You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself.
YMCA Sandbar Half Marathon
YMCA 5k
VIRTUAL YMCA Half Marathon
This virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, or anywhere else you choose. You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself.
VIRTUAL YMCA 5k
This virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, or anywhere else you choose. You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself.
Plus One for the Post-Race Party
Wheelchair
Handcycle and Wheelchair Division 5k
Wheelchair racing is for anyone who has a qualifying disability. This includes athletes who are amputees, have spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, or even athletes with impaired vision (as long as they also have another disability.)
Handcycle and Wheelchair Division 5k
Wheelchair racing is for anyone who has a qualifying disability. This includes athletes who are amputees, have spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or even athletes with impaired vision (as long as they also have another disability.)
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Englewood in 2023, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Englewood
Ymca Sandbar Half Marathon / 5K takes place in Englewood, Florida, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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