Runners, walkers and kids lacing up their sneakers will gather at Dunedin's Hale Center this Sunday morning for a Veterans Day tradition that honors the country's service members with a 5K, a 10K and a dedicated kids dash. The races begin at 8:30 a.m. on November 8, with the course tracing the Pinellas Trail north from the starting line.
According to the City of Dunedin Florida - Government, the event is supported by Dunedin Parks & Recreation and is being billed as a patriotic tribute to veterans. The city's own event announcement credits the race to Xandua Race Management, while other event listings, including one from Direct From Dunedin, identify the presenting organization as Xanadu Race Management — a discrepancy that has not been resolved across the available materials.
Race-day logistics are centered on the Hale Center at 330 Douglas Avenue, which serves as both the start and finish line, per runsignup.com. The event listing notes that parking is free at the Hale Center as well as at the nearby Dunedin Library, giving participants and spectators a couple of options for leaving the car behind before hitting the pavement.
How the Course and Kids Dash Will Run
The 5K is open to both runners and walkers, while the 10K is structured as two loops of that same 5K route, the runsignup listing explains. Active.com describes the layout as a paved, out-and-back stretch of the Pinellas Trail heading north from the Hale Center, giving participants a straightforward path to follow without navigating city streets.
Younger participants get their own moment on the trail. At 8:10 a.m., twenty minutes ahead of the main start, race management will call children and parents out to the Pinellas Trail for the kids dash, the same runsignup listing states. That timing puts the littlest honorees on the course before the 5K and 10K fields take off at 8:30 a.m.
A Returning November Tradition
This isn't the first time Dunedin has marked Veterans Day with a run down the Pinellas Trail. A prior listing on runsignup advertised a nearly identical event for Sunday, November 9, 2025, also anchored at the Hale Center on Douglas Avenue and also featuring a 10K built from two loops of the 5K course. The repeat structure suggests organizers have settled into a format that works, even as questions about this year's presenting sponsor's correct name remain unsettled between city and event-listing sources.
