Jingle Bell 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk Ronnie's Run is Back!
- Date Sat 5th December 2026
- Time 8:30AM EST
- Location Ruskin, Florida
- Price $31.46
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the uplifting Jingle Bell 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk on Saturday, December 5th, 2026, in Ruskin, Hillsborough! This special event, honoring the memories of Ronnie and Sharon, aims to raise awareness about the struggles of addiction while promoting community spirit and health. Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to participate in either the 5K or the 1-mile race, making it a perfect occasion for families, friends, and fitness enthusiasts alike.
Experience an exciting day filled with a vibrant atmosphere, including a warm-up Zumba session, live DJ entertainment, and the chance to connect with others in the community. Participants will have the opportunity to compete for overall awards in both race distances, while also joining a movement to support those affected by drug and alcohol addiction. Don’t miss this chance to contribute to a meaningful cause while enjoying a fun and active day outdoors!
Experience an exciting day filled with a vibrant atmosphere, including a warm-up Zumba session, live DJ entertainment, and the chance to connect with others in the community. Participants will have the opportunity to compete for overall awards in both race distances, while also joining a movement to support those affected by drug and alcohol addiction. Don’t miss this chance to contribute to a meaningful cause while enjoying a fun and active day outdoors!
Organiser's Description
_ * RONNIE'S RUN IS BACK!_
_RONNIE'S RUN IS IN MEMORY OF MY SON RONNIE SCRIMO WHO PASSED AWAY BECAUSE AN UNKNOWN PERSON WHO UNKNOWINGLY GAVE HIM FENTANYL ON DECEMBER 10TH 2014. RONNIE DID STRUGGLED WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE. HE WAS ENROLLED AT SAINT PETERSBURG COLLEGE; HE EARNED HIS A.A. AND WAS ONE SEMESTER AWAY FROM GRADUATING WITH HIS BACHELORS OF ARTS DEGREE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF PHI THETE KAPPA. RONNIE WAS AN AMAZING ATHLETE AND RUNNER. HE WAS INVOLVED IN TRI-FITNESS, ORANGETHEORY FITNESS AND A MEMBER AT CROSSFIT APOGEE IN APOLLO BEACH, FL. _
_ON MARCH 22ND, 2026, OUR SWEET DAUGHTER SHARON PASSED AWAY FROM LIVER FAILURE. ULTIMATELY, IT WAS FROM ALCOHOL AS WELL. SHARON WAS A REGISTERED NURSE AND HAD 2 BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS & A GRANDBABY THAT SHE LEFT BEHIND._
_OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN FROM THE LOSS AND I DECIDED THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE APPROPRIATE TO REIGNITE THE RUN IN THEIR MEMORY._
_RONNIE AND SHARON ARE MISSED DEARLY BY SO MANY. IN THEIR MEMORY, WE DEDICATE THIS RACE TO RONNIE & SHARON, AND TO ALL THE OTHERS WE HAVE LOST ALONG THE WAY TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. A PARENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO FEEL THE PAIN OF LOSING THEIR CHILD._
_ OUR MISSION IS TO BRING AWARENESS AND RESOURCES TO ALL THAT STRUGGLE WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION, TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ADDICTS AND THEIR FAMILIES._
_ WE BELIEVE THAT CHRIST IS THE ALL TIME HEALER AND CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED. GOD HAS GIVEN US PEACE AND COMFORT AND I FEEL HAS DIRECTLED ME TO OBSERVE THE NEED TO HELP OTHERS._
_COME AND RUN WITH US AND HELP THOSE THAT STRUGGLE WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION. #RUN4RONNIE._
_PACKET PICKUP DATES AND TIMES: ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23RD, 2023 @ ST. PETE RUNNING COMPANY 6986 22ND AVE N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33710 FROM 4 UNTIL 7PM ON THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH, 2023 AT DICKS SPORTING GOODS STORE IN TAMPA, WESTSHORE MALL FROM 4 UNTIL 7PM_
_NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!! REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT._
_"ABOUT RACE DAY. RACE COURSES & STARTING TIMES" LIVE, IN PERSON RACE_
_ CHARLIE CHASE DJ ENTERTAINMENT. DAVE RAGSDALE, EMCEE. _
_WE WILL HAVE RACE DAY PACKET PICK UP, BUT IF YOU ARE LOCAL, PLEASE TRY AND PICK UP YOUR PACKET AT ONE OF THE DATES AND TIMES TO AVOID LINES ON RACE DAY._
_ENJOY A GREAT WARM UP OF ZUMBA PRIOR TO THE RACE STARTING.__ _
_PRAYER AND NATIONAL ANTHEM _
_STROLLERS AND WALKERS, PLEASE LINE UP IN THE BACK. _
_**OVERALL AWARDS ONLY (TOP 3 MALE AND FEMALE IN 5K & 1 MILE)_
_RACE DETAILS_
_DATE: 08/26/2023_
_START TIME: "_
_PARTICIPANT LIMIT: 1500_
_HYDRATION ON COURSE: _
_ _
_SORRY WE CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE VIRTUAL REGISTRATIONS WITHIN THE USA DUE TO HIGHER POSTAGE._
_PETS & STROLLERS: WE LOVE DOGS, AND THEY MAKE GREAT TRAINING PARTNERS, BUT FOR THEIR SAFETY AND YOURS, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PET AT HOME ON RACE DAY. STROLLERS ARE ALLOWED, BUT PLEASE START AT THE BACK OF STARTING LINE, PLEASE FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY NO SCOOTERS, EBIKES SKATES ETC._
_**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A __SPONSOR, PLEASE CONTACT JEANNE KEENEY AT JEANNEKEENEY@GMAIL.COM OR (813) 267-2998. VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TOO._
_IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT JEANNE KEENEY AT JEANNEKEENEY@GMAIL.COM OR (813) 267-2998_
_RONNIE'S RUN IS IN MEMORY OF MY SON RONNIE SCRIMO WHO PASSED AWAY BECAUSE AN UNKNOWN PERSON WHO UNKNOWINGLY GAVE HIM FENTANYL ON DECEMBER 10TH 2014. RONNIE DID STRUGGLED WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE. HE WAS ENROLLED AT SAINT PETERSBURG COLLEGE; HE EARNED HIS A.A. AND WAS ONE SEMESTER AWAY FROM GRADUATING WITH HIS BACHELORS OF ARTS DEGREE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF PHI THETE KAPPA. RONNIE WAS AN AMAZING ATHLETE AND RUNNER. HE WAS INVOLVED IN TRI-FITNESS, ORANGETHEORY FITNESS AND A MEMBER AT CROSSFIT APOGEE IN APOLLO BEACH, FL. _
_ON MARCH 22ND, 2026, OUR SWEET DAUGHTER SHARON PASSED AWAY FROM LIVER FAILURE. ULTIMATELY, IT WAS FROM ALCOHOL AS WELL. SHARON WAS A REGISTERED NURSE AND HAD 2 BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS & A GRANDBABY THAT SHE LEFT BEHIND._
_OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN FROM THE LOSS AND I DECIDED THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE APPROPRIATE TO REIGNITE THE RUN IN THEIR MEMORY._
_RONNIE AND SHARON ARE MISSED DEARLY BY SO MANY. IN THEIR MEMORY, WE DEDICATE THIS RACE TO RONNIE & SHARON, AND TO ALL THE OTHERS WE HAVE LOST ALONG THE WAY TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. A PARENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO FEEL THE PAIN OF LOSING THEIR CHILD._
_ OUR MISSION IS TO BRING AWARENESS AND RESOURCES TO ALL THAT STRUGGLE WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION, TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ADDICTS AND THEIR FAMILIES._
_ WE BELIEVE THAT CHRIST IS THE ALL TIME HEALER AND CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED. GOD HAS GIVEN US PEACE AND COMFORT AND I FEEL HAS DIRECTLED ME TO OBSERVE THE NEED TO HELP OTHERS._
_COME AND RUN WITH US AND HELP THOSE THAT STRUGGLE WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION. #RUN4RONNIE._
_PACKET PICKUP DATES AND TIMES: ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23RD, 2023 @ ST. PETE RUNNING COMPANY 6986 22ND AVE N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33710 FROM 4 UNTIL 7PM ON THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH, 2023 AT DICKS SPORTING GOODS STORE IN TAMPA, WESTSHORE MALL FROM 4 UNTIL 7PM_
_NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!! REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT._
_"ABOUT RACE DAY. RACE COURSES & STARTING TIMES" LIVE, IN PERSON RACE_
_ CHARLIE CHASE DJ ENTERTAINMENT. DAVE RAGSDALE, EMCEE. _
_WE WILL HAVE RACE DAY PACKET PICK UP, BUT IF YOU ARE LOCAL, PLEASE TRY AND PICK UP YOUR PACKET AT ONE OF THE DATES AND TIMES TO AVOID LINES ON RACE DAY._
_ENJOY A GREAT WARM UP OF ZUMBA PRIOR TO THE RACE STARTING.__ _
_PRAYER AND NATIONAL ANTHEM _
_STROLLERS AND WALKERS, PLEASE LINE UP IN THE BACK. _
_**OVERALL AWARDS ONLY (TOP 3 MALE AND FEMALE IN 5K & 1 MILE)_
_RACE DETAILS_
_DATE: 08/26/2023_
_START TIME: "_
_PARTICIPANT LIMIT: 1500_
_HYDRATION ON COURSE: _
_ _
_SORRY WE CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE VIRTUAL REGISTRATIONS WITHIN THE USA DUE TO HIGHER POSTAGE._
_PETS & STROLLERS: WE LOVE DOGS, AND THEY MAKE GREAT TRAINING PARTNERS, BUT FOR THEIR SAFETY AND YOURS, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PET AT HOME ON RACE DAY. STROLLERS ARE ALLOWED, BUT PLEASE START AT THE BACK OF STARTING LINE, PLEASE FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY NO SCOOTERS, EBIKES SKATES ETC._
_**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A __SPONSOR, PLEASE CONTACT JEANNE KEENEY AT JEANNEKEENEY@GMAIL.COM OR (813) 267-2998. VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TOO._
_IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT JEANNE KEENEY AT JEANNEKEENEY@GMAIL.COM OR (813) 267-2998_
Races
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Ronnie's Jingle Bell 5K
Incl. $3.46 Fee
Sat 5th December 2026 (8:30AM EST)
$31.46
OPENS 05 OCT
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2401 19th Ave NW Ruskin, FL, Ruskin, 33570, FL, United States
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