January 15: Upcoming running/walking/bicycling/tri events

Upcoming events

Running/walking:

• Friday-Saturday, Jan 19-20: Wings Over Water Festival. 9 a.m., Harns Marsh, Lehigh Acres. Admission is free. (wingsoverwaterfestival.com)
  
• Saturday, Jan. 20: Wings Over Water Festival 5K Nature Run, Harns Marsh, Lehigh Acres. Check organizer website for details (wingsoverwaterfestival.com/wings-over-water-festival-5k-nature-run/, facebook.com/LehighRotary)
  
• Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 20-21: Tour de Cape. 5K run/walk and 3-mile kid’s ride Saturday, rides of 15-, 30-, 60- and 100-miles Sunday. All based at Cape Harbour in Cape Coral (www.tourdecape.net)
• Saturday, Jan. 27: 10th annual Calusa Bug Chase, 5K run/walk, Calusa Nature Center, Fort Myers (ftmyerstrackclub.com)
• Saturday, Jan. 27: 10th annual Hands Across The Harbor half marathon. 5K run/walk, and bike rides of 13.1-, 20- or 30-miles. (www.handsacrosstheharbor.com)
• Saturday, Jan. 27: 11th annual run for the Paws 5K Run/Walk, Airport-Pulling Road, Naples (www.gcrunner.org)
• Saturday, Jan. 27: 2018 Hancock Elementary Snowflake Shuffle 5K and 1-mile fun run, 8 a.m., Hancock Creek Elementary School, North Fort Myers (3dracinginc.com)
• Saturday, Feb 3: Strides for Education 5K. Florida SouthWestern State College. Benefits the Take Stock in Children scholarship program (ftmyerstrackclub.com).
• Saturday, Feb. 3: Lee County Medical Society Foundation Fun Run 5K, 8:45 a.m., Lakes Regional Park, Fort Myers (3dracinginc.com)
• Saturday, Feb. 10: 2018 Cape Coral Rotary Run for the Rose Garden 5K, 7:30 a.m., Rotary Park, Cape Coral (3dracinginc.com)
• Sunday, Feb. 11: Edison Festival of Light Junior Fun Run, downtown Fort Myers at noon (ftmyerstrackclub.com)
• Saturday, Feb. 17: Edison Festival of Light 5K, downtown Fort Myers at 5:45 p.m. (ftmyerstrackclub.com)
• Saturday, Feb. 17: 2018 Babcock Ranch Doggie Dash 5K, 8 a.m., Babcock Ranch (3dracinginc.com)
• Sunday, Feb. 18: Paradise Coast Half Marathon and 5K, Lely Resort, Naples (www.paradisehalf.com)
• For more running events visit gcrunner.org/calendar.html; ftmyerstrackclub.com/race-calendar; and 3dracinginc.com

Cycling:

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  Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 20-21: Tour de Cape. 5K run/walk and 3-mile kid’s ride Saturday, rides of 15-, 30-, 60- and 100-miles Sunday. All based at Cape Harbour in Cape Coral (www.tourdecape.net)
• Friday, Jan. 26: Cape Coral Critical Mass ride. Gather at 7:30 p.m. at 4706 SE 11th Place for a family-friendly ride through the Cape. Lights required, helmets recommended. (meetup.com/Biking-SWFL/events/)
• Saturday, Jan. 27: Saturday Slow Roll. 8 a.m. meet-up at 2160 McGregor Blvd. Recommended for inexperienced/young riders. Distance is 6 miles, includes group ride instruction. (meetup.com/Biking-SWFL/events/)
• Saturday, Jan. 27: 10th annual Hands Across The Harbor half marathon, 5K run/walk, and bike rides of 13.1-, 20- or 30-miles. (www.handsacrosstheharbor.com) 
• Sunday, Feb. 25: Dirty Hamster 100, gravel/off-road ride through the Babcock-Webb WMA. Complete 4 laps of 25 miles for the century or pick you own distance. Ride multiples of any loop: 25 mile loop, 10 mile loop, or a 10 mile paved section. (caloosariders.org)
  
• Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11: 20th annual Royal Palm Challenge, 32- and 42-mile rides both days, starting from Fort Myers Brewing Co. (www.caloosariders.org)
• Ongoing: Join the Caloosa Riders Bicycle Club on one of their many weekly rides for members and potential members, with an array of paces and routes to choose from. Check them out online at www.caloosariders.org.
• For more Lee County cycling and tri events, visit Caloosa Riders Bicycle Club (caloosariders.org); Florida Mudcutters (mudcutters.org); and SW Florida Biking Meetup Group (meetup.com/Biking-SWFL).

Triathlons:

• Check trifind.com to find regional and state tris.