Run For Recovery

3rd Annual Run for Recovery 5K, 10K & Kids Dash Saturday, October 23, 2027 | Race begins at 7:30 AM

Crandon Park – North Beach / Nature Center | Key Biscayne, Florida

Three years of running. Three years of community. One mission: Recovery.

Join us for our 3rd Annual Run for Recovery! What began as a mission to honor lives impacted by addiction is growing into a tradition of community, connection, and hope.

Whether you've been running with us since our first year or are joining us for the first time, we'd love to have you be part of this special morning!

Choose from our 5K, 10K, Kids Dash, or Virtual Run. Runners and walkers of all abilities are welcome, and we encourage families and friends to come cheer everyone on.

Registration opens at 6:30 AM. Pick up your bib, enjoy some music, stretch, and get ready for a morning filled with encouragement and purpose!

NEW! Run for Recovery Milestone Club

Every race matters. Every year you return, you're helping us build something bigger.

Beginning in 2027, we're excited to introduce our Run for Recovery Milestone Club, recognizing participants who continue showing up to support our mission!

3 Races — Legacy Runner

5 Races — Champion of Hope

10 Races — Recovery Runs Deep Hall of Fame

Milestones are based on the total number of annual Run for Recovery events you've completed, not consecutive years. Whether you run the 5K, 10K, Kids Dash, or participate virtually, your participation counts toward your milestone. Each annual event counts once.

In 2027, we'll celebrate our very first Legacy Runners, recognizing those who participated in 2025, 2026, and 2027!

Our Legacy Runners will receive special recognition during our awards ceremony as we celebrate the people who have helped build this tradition from the beginning.

Whether you're celebrating your first race or your third, you're an important part of our story!

The Courses Experience the natural beauty of Crandon Park as you run or walk through peaceful garden areas, lush wooded pathways, and scenic stretches near Biscayne Bay.

Our 5K course follows a scenic single-loop route through Crandon Park, while the 10K completes the loop twice, offering twice the distance and twice the challenge!

Both courses will be professionally measured, marked, and chip-timed, ensuring an organized and enjoyable race experience for runners of all levels.

Water stations and enthusiastic volunteers will be positioned throughout the course to keep participants hydrated, supported, and encouraged every step of the way.

Our Kids Dash is a fun 100-yard sprint designed to get our youngest runners involved and excited about the day!

Awards, Medals & Race Day Fun Stay for an exciting morning filled with music, community, and celebration!

Race day festivities include:

Finisher medals Race shirts Awards for top overall male and female 5K and 10K finishers A special Kids Dash prize Raffle prizes Returning-runner milestone recognition Music and family-friendly activities Additional details about awards, sponsors, and raffle prizes will be announced closer to race day.

Run Together! Create a Team Everything is better when we come together for a cause!

Gather your coworkers, family members, friends, running club, or community organization and participate as a team!

We welcome corporate teams, recovery organizations, schools, healthcare providers, and groups of friends who want to run or walk together in support of recovery.

Participating as a team is a wonderful way to build community, raise awareness, and introduce more people to our mission.

Interested in organizing a team for your business or organization? Use the team feature while registering.

Run With Purpose Run for Recovery benefits The Donnie Baumann Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to reducing the stigma surrounding addiction and helping individuals and families access treatment and recovery resources.

We believe addiction is not a moral failure, and no individual or family should have to face the challenges of addiction and mental health challenges alone.

We run to honor those we've lost, encourage those working toward recovery, and support the families who walk alongside them.

The foundation was created in honor of a man of faith whose love for running, hard work, and the outdoors reflected a life of perseverance and purpose. Through our programs and race series, we carry that spirit forward by creating opportunities for movement, connection, and access to care.

We run to end the shame. We run to honor those we've lost. We run to support those still fighting. And we run to remind every individual and family that recovery is possible.

Every registration helps us continue this mission.

Become a Sponsor or Volunteer Want to make an even bigger impact? We'd love to have you involved!

We welcome local businesses, organizations, and individuals interested in supporting Run for Recovery through financial sponsorships, in-kind donations, and volunteer opportunities.

Sponsorships help cover event expenses so more of the funds raised can support our foundation's mission. In-kind contributions such as refreshments, raffle prizes, equipment, and event services are also greatly appreciated.

Volunteers are essential to making race day possible! Opportunities include registration, course guidance, water stations, event setup, and volunteer coordination.

Whether you'd like to volunteer for a few hours on race day or become involved with the foundation throughout the year, there's a place for you.

Interested in sponsoring, donating, or volunteering? Please contact us through the race website!

Directions & Parking Location: Crandon Park – North Beach / Nature Center

GPS Address: 6767 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, FL 33149

Driving Directions from I-95 South Take I-95 South toward Miami.

Take Exit 1A toward Key Biscayne / Rickenbacker Causeway. Follow signs toward Key Biscayne, Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami Seaquarium, and Beaches.

Continue along the Rickenbacker Causeway toward Key Biscayne, passing through Virginia Key.

After crossing Bear Cut Bridge, the roadway becomes Crandon Boulevard. Move into the left lane.

Continue approximately ¼ mile and look for the green-and-white CRANDON PARK NORTH BEACH sign on your left, across from the Crandon Golf Course.

Turn left into the North Beach entrance (Parking Lot #2).

Once inside the park, follow signs for the Nature Center / Biscayne Nature Center / Bear Cut Preserve.

Continue past the entrance booth and follow the roadway around the ball field toward the northern end of the parking area.

Look for the covered walkway leading toward the two-story Nature Center with a silver roof.

Important Parking Information Please turn into Crandon Park NORTH BEACH, not South Beach.

Continue toward the Nature Center rather than stopping at the first available parking area.

Park in the designated parking area in front of the Nature Center. Please avoid the two rows closest to the field, as these will be used as part of the race course.

Parking fees and payment instructions will be confirmed closer to race day.

Before the event, registered participants will receive a map showing the course, designated parking, restroom locations, and other important information.

Please allow extra time to park, complete payment, and walk to race check-in.

Virtual Participation Can't make it to Key Biscayne? You can still join us from wherever you are!

Register for our Virtual Run, complete your distance, and submit your time for recognition on our virtual leaderboard.

Virtual participation also counts toward your Run for Recovery Milestone Club total!

Overall race winner prizes are reserved for participants competing in person at Crandon Park.

Tentative Race Day Schedule 6:30 AM – Registration and bib pickup

7:20 AM – Group photo at the starting line

7:25 AM – Announcements and National Anthem

7:30 AM – 5K and 10K begin

8:30 AM – Kids Dash

8:45 AM – Finish line group photo

9:00 AM – Awards ceremony, Milestone Club recognition, and raffle

Race schedule, course details, and event activities are subject to change.

Be Part of Our Third Year! Whether you're joining us for the first time, returning for another race, bringing your family, or gathering a team of friends, we'd love to see you at the starting line!

Together, we're creating more than a race. We're building a community that believes in hope, healing, and the possibility of recovery.

Register today and help us make our 3rd Annual Run for Recovery our most meaningful race yet!