Runners and walkers of all ages will set off from James Weldon Johnson Park and wind through the historic LaVilla neighborhood where the Johnson family once called home. Stories of his remarkable life will be shared in the “Along This Way Race Route”, meant to be run or walked at a “Party Pace” to enjoy interactive stations. The journey ends where it began – back at the Park – with a joyful Block Party featuring food trucks, games, champagne, DJ Rance Adams, and cupcakes courtesy of Noted Marketing.

Every race entry will be entered to win prizes like tickets to the Jacksonville Waves & Sporting Jax.

Every dollar raised goes directly to the Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park, the City’s nonprofit partner devoted to preserving Jacksonville’s oldest and most treasured park.