{"id":295288,"date":"2026-06-04T02:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295288\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:29:10","slug":"south-cape-run-club-brings-free-global-running-day-5k-to-cape-coral-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295288\/","title":{"rendered":"South Cape Run Club brings free Global Running Day 5K to Cape Coral | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK)\u2014Dozens of runners and walkers laced up to celebrate Global Running Day<\/a> at a free community event hosted by the South Cape Run Club.<\/p>\n

The second annual race brought together participants of all levels, from those chasing personal records to others simply enjoying the journey. The first finisher crossed the line with a time around 19 minutes.<\/p>\n

Jamie Ayers, a cheerleader with South Cape Run Club<\/a>, stood along the route encouraging runners with shouts like “you’re here, you’re not on your couch” to keep them going. For many participants, the event represented something deeper than competition.<\/p>\n

“It’s really about community, it’s about movement, it’s about everyone coming together, doing what they love,” said Ariana Murillo, leader of South Cape Run Club.<\/p>\n

The event connected runners, walkers and local businesses in a celebration of wellness and community. Joshua Lopez, a runner with Optimum Wellness, highlighted the club’s regular Wednesday meetups that support local businesses while building connections.<\/p>\n

“We’re promoting health in the community,” Lopez said. “We always get together on Wednesdays. We all meet, we support local businesses, we have a good time, and we’re making connections and growing a community together.”<\/p>\n

Cheers erupted as runners crossed the finish line, where friends and family waited. The first-place finisher said the community atmosphere keeps him coming back.<\/p>\n

“But for me, it’s everything you can find here: the family, you can find everything, friends, the whole community,” he said.<\/p>\n

Organizers announced the third annual Global Running Day 5K is already scheduled for next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK)\u2014Dozens of runners and walkers laced up to celebrate Global Running Day at a free…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[124458,209,211,210,124460,28,994,6344,124459],"class_list":["post-295288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-10k-runs","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-cape-run-club","tag-florida","tag-leader","tag-runner","tag-south-cape-run-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}