Events

12/02/2023 

Let’s get the holiday season started with a BRAND NEW race and the longest trail race in the Northeast Florida area! And if you guessed we are Seinfeld fans then you would be correct and our charismatic race director Mike Martinez most definitely will have you “cracking up" with his one-liners and megaphone shout-outs!! We like to have fun and follow the principles of Rule 62: Don’t take yourself too damn seriously! 

 01/28/2024

The 3rd annual ( This ain't yo ) Momma's 50k & Trail Marathon has only 1 rule: Rule 62 = Don't take yourself so damn seriously!! Seriously though we at Sombrero Running Events like to have fun and enjoy the beautiful scenery of this majestic trail here in NEFL. The Pioneer Trail IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL FLORIDA TRAIL, and the reason for that is each section has its own diverse style of terrain with Section 4 ( 2.7 miles ) having some of the most vertical and technical terrain you can find in Florida.

03/24/2024

Welcome to the Inaugural LOOPAPALOOZA presented by Sombrero Running LLC you will be running/walking on a 1.2 mile paved loop 1/2 asphalt road 1/2 concrete walking path with a short "gravel" loop at the end, and surrounded by beautiful pine trees that nicely shade the course throughout the day for 3/ 6/ or 12 hrs. This a pancake flat and FAST course on a former active military base ( Cecil Field ). 

04/07/2024

Operation Outdoor Freedom provides recreational and rehabilitative opportunities to wounded veterans on state forests, agricultural lands, and private lands throughout Florida at no cost. 

 Join us on Sunday, November 5th in the Jennings State Forest on the Pioneer Trail for our Fall Edition of the Operation Outdoor Freedom Event. We will be offering 2 distances; 12K, or 6k, this is a looped course for each distance you will either do 1 or 2 loops.  You will need to bring your own hydration vessel ( handheld/ hydration pack) since we will once again be a CUPLESS RACE, we are environmentally conscious and this is a great way to maintain that.  

10/13/2023

Join us for some Friday the 13th twilight/darkness trail running adventures on the majestic Pioneer Trail in Jennings State Forest for a unique one-of-a-kind trail race where we will be running right by Dunn Cemetery under the moonlit sky and glow sticks lining the trail! This is a 3.75-mile out-and-back course on a relatively flat course where at the 2-mile mark you will traverse through the historic Dunn Cemetery. We will have some exciting and exhilarating " features" along the route and will have a Halloween/Friday the 13th theme for all you superstitious and spooky type individuals! 

04/02/2023 

Operation Outdoor Freedom provides recreational and rehabilitative opportunities to wounded veterans on state forests, agricultural lands, and private lands throughout Florida at no cost. 

 Join us on Sunday, April 7th in the Jennings State Forest on the New Sandridge Trail for the Operation Outdoor Freedom Event. We will be offering 4 distances; 14K, 7k, 5K, 1.5 M, this is a looped course for each distance you will either do 1 or 2 loops.  The event will be professionally chip-timed by Second Wind Timing.  Splits will be provided for each loop on the course.