Best Races Near Tampa

This page covers every race we list within 30 miles of downtown Tampa, which reaches across the bay to St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Dunedin, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs. Most of them are 5Ks, and more than half fall between October and December, Tampa Bay's best running weather.

At the top is the Achieva Clearwater Turkey Trot, run by the city of Clearwater on Thanksgiving morning since 1979, with a field of more than 2,100. Its field and its history give it one of the highest 5K scores in the country. Only a handful of races here have enough public data for a composite score; below them, races are ranked by how long they've been run, then listed.

One big gap: the Gasparilla Distance Classic, Tampa's largest race weekend, on February 19–21, 2027, registers on Race Roster rather than RunSignup, so it isn't in our index yet. Listings come from RunSignup, and a race that registers elsewhere appears only if it's added by hand. If a Tampa Bay race is missing, suggest it at bestraces.com/suggest. Scores use public data only and are never sold.