Sofia's Hope Reason to Run 5K

Sofia's Hope Reason to Run 5K is held in Miami, Florida, on November 7, 2026, with the 5K (3.1 miles) starting at 8:00 a.m. There is also a virtual option, so the distance can be run or walked on your own schedule during a set week if you cannot make the date. Everyone who signs up receives a custom medal and the official race shirt, with additional medals for the top finishers.

A family festival follows the race, with food, drinks, live music and prizes, which makes it worth staying rather than heading straight home. As a flat-season Florida 5K with an early start, it works for a first race, and the training required is modest: three or four runs a week for a month, one of them a little longer than 3.1 miles. Add a weekly faster session if you want a time.