William R. Gaines Jr Freedom Run 5K
Port Charlotte, FL
Dec 27, 2025
Run one of the last 5Ks of the year and leave 2024 in the dust. The race will start and end at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. The run will start in the park beginning at the sixty foot American flag pole. Attendees will be surrounded by … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Dec 27):
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| H (°F) | 78 | 83 | 74 | 71 | 79 |
| L (°F) | 53 | 65 | 61 | 46 | 57 |
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Fun event, very nice day but humid
Nice sunny day for a race. The setup was nice. Packet pick-up was very fast. They had a chip Start & Finish with a water stop halfway through the race. … MORE
Nice sunny day for a race. The setup was nice. Packet pick-up was very fast. They had a chip Start & Finish with a water stop halfway through the race.
They had nice shirts, and everyone was friendly. Good snacks and drinks at the end of the race, and they had beer but I had to drive a long way, so I just had water and a banana.
The course was marked really well and it was a simple out-and-back route that was very flat.