Jingle 5K/Walk hits Lakewood Ranch

At sunset tonight, you might hear a little jingle while you drive.

More than 2,000 runners are expected to turn out tonight for the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation’s annual Jingle 5K Run/Walk.

The event starts at 6 p.m. with kids races on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. The 5K starts in the parking lot of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center at 7 p.m. and will wind its way from there to Town Center Parkway, to Manor Loop and back to the hospital.

“It’s become a local event,” race director Doug Schiller said, adding that about 80% of registrants are residents of Lakewood Ranch.