23rd Annual Richard's Run For Life
Richard’s Run For Life is returning to Ybor City! Race • Walk • Party The Fight Against Cancer
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Location: Ybor City Centennial Park, 1800 E. 8th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605
Event Schedule:
- Pre-Race Pick Up: Wed., Nov. 4th, 11 AM - 2 PM at Columbia Museum (2029 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605)
- Pre-Race Pick Up: Thurs., Nov. 5th, 4 PM - 7 PM at Columbia Museum (2029 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605)
- Race Day Pick Up Opens: 6:00 PM
- 5K Start: 7:00 PM
- One Block Walk Start: 7:10 PM
- Awards: 8:00 PM
The 2026 5K and One Block Walk through the streets of the historic district will support Tampa General Hospital’s Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer program. Richard and Melanie Gonzmart made a $1 million gift for the TGH program. The Richard & Melanie Gonzmart Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program at the Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute provides comprehensive, specialized cancer care for patients aged 15–39.
In 2003, Gonzmart founded Richard’s Run For Life through the Gonzmart Family Foundation to fund cancer research at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. The event paused in 2024 and in 2025 switched to creating a race team in support of Miles For Moffitt.
Returning the evening race to Ybor City in 2026 means that brands of the 1905 Family Of Restaurants will return to help participants party in Centennial Park on Nov. 6 by serving their respective food and beverages, including beer, wine and offerings from Columbia Restaurant, Ulele and Casa Santo Stefano. Not running? Buy a ticket to dine at Centennial Park!
Join the Movement. Feel the Energy. Take the Steps. Let’s make memories, raise our voices and keep moving forward until we finish cancer for good.