Ortega River Run
Jacksonville, FL
- 5 Miler, 1 Miler
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
For nearly 50 years, the St. Mark’s Campus has been home to the Ortega River Run. Run the historic 45-year course over bridges and along tree-lined streets! Hosted by First Place Sports as a Grand Prix sanctioned event, this is a great event for the whole family! Proceeds benefit the … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Feb 21):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 87 | 49 | 65 | 83 | 76 |
| L (°F) | 67 | 37 | 48 | 64 | 55 |
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Production: excellent. This is a well attended race - about a thousand entries. There's a bunch of vendors set up by the start, pre-race water, bananas, tangerines. Venue: Lots of … MORE
Production: excellent. This is a well attended race – about a thousand entries. There’s a bunch of vendors set up by the start, pre-race water, bananas, tangerines.
Venue: Lots of parking options, start/finish is by a park (in a neighbourhood of gorgeous homes) overlooking the beautiful Ortega river.
Course: typical – meanders through neighbourhoods and trafficked streets. There is 1 long, sloping bridge! This is NE Florida so we expect and like it flat … but this is also Jacksonville where there’s a gazillion bridges. Important to note because bridges sap energy.
Support: A few water stops. It was helpful at the last one someone was shouting that it was.
Medal – nice! You can slide the little runner along the length. Nice touch.
Overall vibes: Great energy.