Burn Your Half Off Florida, An Awesomesauce Event

Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT

Location: 4255 SE 58th Ave, Ocala, FL 34472
Type: Run

Finish signup on the organizer site (check fees and dates there).

Race feel

Challenge the Florida heat on a unique lapped course, supported by a fun, non-competitive community and amazing aid stations.

Fun
Quirky

Embrace the Florida summer heat at Burn Your Half Off, an event designed for those who enjoy a unique challenge. This Ocala race offers 5K, 10K, and half marathon distances on a one-mile paved loop, meaning 12 laps for the half. Far from competitive, it's a supportive, low-key gathering focused on getting every participant to the finish line. Expect a well-stocked aid station every mile, complete with banana smoothies and a cheering crew, making the lapped course a fun, social experience.

What to expect

* Conquer the Florida summer heat and humidity on a paved course.
* Experience a half marathon across 12 one-mile laps, with aid stations every mile.
* Enjoy a low-key, non-competitive atmosphere focused on your personal goals.

From the organizer

Are you team heat or team humidity?

Either way, you're gonna sweat. You're gonna get toasty. Some people think it's crazy, or absurd, or unhealthy to run in this kind of weather. Heat, humidity, sweat, dehydration, sunshine, rain, summer in Florida could be anything...except cold. It's not gonna be cold. We promise.

We don't call it BURN Your Half Off for nothing!

We're not scared. We know how to take care of you. We've been doing this race for years. We like a little crazy. It keeps things interesting. It keeps things fun. It gives some of us a healthy side dish of superiority because we're not fair weather party poopers. We're party SWEATERS.

Anyway, here's the important and kind of boring (but still stuff you need to know before signing up for this) information:

Distances offered: 5K, 10K, and half marathon.

The course will start and finish at Baseline Greenway Park, utilizing a one(ish) mile paved loop. Yes, that means 12 laps for the half marathon. If you've never done a lapped course before, we realize that to some, that sounds like not a lot of fun. To us, and to the people who have been running with us for years, what that really means is: lots of funny signs, and twelve stops at the aid station that's stocked with things like drinks, ice, BANANA SMOOTHIES (no dairy, we just make 'em with ice so you don't have to eat hot mushy bananas), salty snacks, sunscreen, fruit, and all the other fun stuff that we put on our aid station tables, along with the cowbells and happy human crew that are ubiquitous with Awesomesauce races, will all never be more than one mile away.

Our races are super low-key and non-competitive; we'd prefer to race you vs. you, not you vs. anyone else. We like to say it's more like a family picnic with some running involved as opposed to a typical race. The pressure is off. We're here to get you to the finish line! There is a 4 hour time limit for all distances.

Walkers are welcome! We measure the distances by DISTANCE, not by the amount of time it takes for you to cover the distance. (These races do count toward RunDisney corral placement.)

The race has a hard cap, and once it is full, it is full. Period. We don't like having big races. We can't spoil you if there are too many of you.