Scrub Jay Races
- Date Sat 25th January 2025
- Location Osprey, Florida
- Price $45.52 - $50.82
- Races 4 races
- Distances 5km, 10km
Event summary
Get ready for the 25th Annual Scrub Jay Races, taking place on Saturday, January 25, 2025, in the picturesque setting of Osprey, Sarasota! This exciting event features two distinct race distances: the Scrub Jay 5K, designed with road-runners in mind, and the challenging Scramble 10K, perfect for trail running enthusiasts.
The 5K course combines the beauty of Oscar Scherer Park with a mix of hard-packed surfaces, tree roots, and a touch of sugar sand, while the 10K offers a true trail running experience with ups and downs, utilizing the park's unique features. Participants will enjoy a fun post-race party complete with delicious hot dogs, snacks, and the chance to earn custom silver anniversary finisher's medals. With awards for various categories and age groups, this event promises to be a fantastic day of fitness, community, and celebration. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this special anniversary event!
The 5K course combines the beauty of Oscar Scherer Park with a mix of hard-packed surfaces, tree roots, and a touch of sugar sand, while the 10K offers a true trail running experience with ups and downs, utilizing the park's unique features. Participants will enjoy a fun post-race party complete with delicious hot dogs, snacks, and the chance to earn custom silver anniversary finisher's medals. With awards for various categories and age groups, this event promises to be a fantastic day of fitness, community, and celebration. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this special anniversary event!
Organiser's Description
Join us for the 25th Annual Scrub Jay Races on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
The 5K and Scramble 10K utilize different starts and courses! Same great finish through the picnic area and post race party by the Nature Center and pavilions.
The Scrub Jay 5K is a course designed with the road-runners in mind. There is still the beauty and nature of Oscar Scherer Park on mostly hard packed surfaces but there are still some tree roots and a section on the trails and a little bit of the dreaded "sugar sand." You will begin near the Nature Center and travel the length of the main entrance road just about to the entrance before turning onto the Lester Finley trail and South Creek Nature Trail on mostly prepared-surface park trails including crushed shell and paver paths then onto earthen trails for the last 3/4 mile with only a very small sandy area.
The Scrub Jay Scramble 10K is a course on the trails, sugar-sand included, with some ups and downs using recently created pedestrian underpasses and overpasses. Designed by trail runners for trail runners using the parks' features to challenge even experienced trail runners. Check out the detailed description and map of the Scrub Jay Scramble 10K.
YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES custom silver anniversary finisher's medal for all finishers and a post-race featuring hot dogs (veggie dogs on request), bananas and other snacks. Participants will receive a snazzy tech race shirt locally designed and printed by Gulf Breeze Apparel as long as supplies last.*
*NOTE: Race shirts will be ordered approximately three weeks before race day to have them ready in time. At that time all sizes will be in the online inventory and available only while supplies last. We do this to ensure that participants who register early will be sure to get the shirt size they select during registration. Any race shirts not picked up by the close of packet pick up race morning will be forfeited and available to swap sizes or for those who may not have had shirt inventory available at the time they registered.
5K AND 10K OVERALL AND CATEGORY AWARDS: Overall, Masters (40+), Grandmasters (50+), Senior Grandmasters (60+), Veteran Grandmasters (70+) and Youth Overall (14 & under)
* 5K AGE GROUP AWARDS: 3-deep in 9 & under, 10-12, 13-14 and 5-year increments 15-19 to 90 & over
* SCRAMBLE 10K AGE GROUP AWARDS: 3-deep 14 & under and 5-year increments 15-19 to 80 & over.
The 5K and Scramble 10K utilize different starts and courses! Same great finish through the picnic area and post race party by the Nature Center and pavilions.
The Scrub Jay 5K is a course designed with the road-runners in mind. There is still the beauty and nature of Oscar Scherer Park on mostly hard packed surfaces but there are still some tree roots and a section on the trails and a little bit of the dreaded "sugar sand." You will begin near the Nature Center and travel the length of the main entrance road just about to the entrance before turning onto the Lester Finley trail and South Creek Nature Trail on mostly prepared-surface park trails including crushed shell and paver paths then onto earthen trails for the last 3/4 mile with only a very small sandy area.
The Scrub Jay Scramble 10K is a course on the trails, sugar-sand included, with some ups and downs using recently created pedestrian underpasses and overpasses. Designed by trail runners for trail runners using the parks' features to challenge even experienced trail runners. Check out the detailed description and map of the Scrub Jay Scramble 10K.
YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES custom silver anniversary finisher's medal for all finishers and a post-race featuring hot dogs (veggie dogs on request), bananas and other snacks. Participants will receive a snazzy tech race shirt locally designed and printed by Gulf Breeze Apparel as long as supplies last.*
*NOTE: Race shirts will be ordered approximately three weeks before race day to have them ready in time. At that time all sizes will be in the online inventory and available only while supplies last. We do this to ensure that participants who register early will be sure to get the shirt size they select during registration. Any race shirts not picked up by the close of packet pick up race morning will be forfeited and available to swap sizes or for those who may not have had shirt inventory available at the time they registered.
5K AND 10K OVERALL AND CATEGORY AWARDS: Overall, Masters (40+), Grandmasters (50+), Senior Grandmasters (60+), Veteran Grandmasters (70+) and Youth Overall (14 & under)
* 5K AGE GROUP AWARDS: 3-deep in 9 & under, 10-12, 13-14 and 5-year increments 15-19 to 90 & over
* SCRAMBLE 10K AGE GROUP AWARDS: 3-deep 14 & under and 5-year increments 15-19 to 80 & over.
Races
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Scrub Jay 5K
Incl. $3.52 Fee & Performance Tech Shirt
Sat 25th January 2025 (8:00AM EST)
$45.52
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Scramble 10K
Incl. $3.52 Fee & Performance Tech Shirt
Sat 25th January 2025 (8:00AM EST)
$45.52
Scramble 10K course, all trails, deep into the park including some of the newest trails and through habitat with restoration in progress. -
Virtual Scrub Jay 5K
Incl. $3.82 Fee & Performance Tech Shirt
$50.82
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Virtual Scrub Jay 10K
Incl. $3.82 Fee & Performance Tech Shirt
$50.82
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