Enviro Race 5k

Our "zero waste" 5k race will take place on Sept 20th 2026 at 7:30 am in scenic downtown Venice. The course will feature 2 loops on the city's famous canopy tree-lined road. The race will start across from daiquiri deck on Venice ave and head west towards the beach. The finish will be at Daquiri deck and Centennial Park and include a post-race party with a beer garden, iced tea and coffee bar, vegan and non vegan breakfast burritos and pastries, live music and awards. Our main goal is to raise environmental awareness in the running community (and non-running community) and promote environmental responsibility with event hosting. For our race there will be no single-use plastic water bottles, no plastic goodie bags or other items that just end up in the landfill! The water stops on the course will be supplied with reusable silicone cups that will be collected, sanitized and reused after our event. We will also be using compostable parchment paper and napkins which will decompose in our compost bins 8-12 weeks. We will be collecting all leftover food waste as well so please be mindful of placing items in the correct bins. We will donate the unused food to our local Salvation Army. You will receive a souvenir silicone finisher cup when you cross the finish line which you can then fill with water from our multi use water system and of course the beer garden, coffee and tea bar. Our race shirts will be made from a combination of rPET (the type of plastic that can be recycled and provides a market for recycled plastic) from our local company, Gulf Breeze apparel! There will be a bin to drop off your race bib as they will be reused and/or recycled. The majority of our proceeds will be donated to a local environmental charity/non-profit called The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and surrounding areas. Their mission is to acquire neighborhood land parcels and designate them as protected green spaces to preserve and protect natural habitats. Learn more abo