Run. Walk.Protect.

A sunrise run/walk along the water at Bill Baggs, organized by UM medical students. Every dollar funds skin cancer research, and every participant gets a free skin cancer screening from UM dermatologists.

Sat, Feb 6

7:15 AM start

Bill Baggs, Key Biscayne

USATF-certified course

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Free skin
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Healthy today, brighter tomorrow.

More than a race. A morning that could save a life.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and one of the most preventable. Every step you take on race day funds research and puts early detection within reach.

Run

A flat, fast, USATF-certified 5K along the Atlantic. Chase a PR or just chase the sunrise.

Walk

Bring friends, family and strollers. Every pace is welcome on the SunSmart course.

Protect

Sunscreen stations, hands-on demos and free skin checks from UM dermatologists.

The course

Palm trees, ocean breeze & a 200-year-old lighthouse.

A flat, scenic route through Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park at the southern tip of Key Biscayne, one of the prettiest race settings in Florida.

Course & race-day info

The SunSmart organizing team on race morning

Volunteers cheering with pom-poms along the course

Free skin checks for every runner

Where your money goes

Every dollar fights skin cancer.

The SunSmart 5K is a 100% student-run nonprofit event of the University of Miami, a 501(c)(3). Proceeds fund skin cancer research and research scholarships at the University of Miami.

Skin cancer research scholarships
Funding the next generation of skin cancer researchers at UM
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Skin cancer research at UM Health

#1: Most common cancer in the U.S., more than all other cancers combined
2+: People in the U.S. die of skin cancer every hour
99%: Survival rate when skin cancer is detected early

Registration is open