Join Vero Beach Karate Association for the Ninja 5K at South Beach Park! To go along with our Ninja theme we want to see your BEST Ninja costume while participating in this fun and exciting run!
The Vero Beach Karate Association has been teaching martial arts in Indian River County for 53 years, offering family-oriented karate and self-defense instruction. Our founder, Mr. Willis, decided in the early years of this Association that the martial arts program could be a vehicle for developing people in all areas of their lives, physically, mentally, and socially.
Academic success is very important in our program, and we encourage it in many ways. The pinnacle of our support comes from our scholarship program, which began in 2001 and became a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) under the name United States Karate Jiu Jitsu Scholarship Fund. Each year, Black Belt High School Seniors are awarded money to go towards college. Students who earn their Black Belts with VBKA and are going to college can receive scholarships ranging from $500 to $3,000.
Friday, October 10th: Vero Beach Karate Association (1355 29th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960)
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Packet Pickup and Registration
Saturday, October 11th: South Beach Park (1702 Ocean Dr, Vero Beach, FL 32963)
7:00 AM: Registration & Packet Pickup Opens
7:45 AM: Registration & Packet Pickup Closes
8:00 AM: Race Start!
*Awards Ceremony immediately following the race
Top 3 Overall M & F
Top Masters M & F (40+)
Top 3 M & F in each age group:
13 & under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Award for Fastest Team & Largest Team (top 4 people will be scored for fastest team)
Adult $35 through 10/10 ($40 Race Day)
Child $25 through 10/10 ($30 Race Day)
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$35.00
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$35.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Vero Beach.
Learn more about the host city, Vero Beach.
Vero Beach is a city of 18,000 people (2019) on the Treasure Coast in Florida. It has three beaches, and the Indian River Lagoon, passing through Vero Beach, is a hub for boating, fishing, water skiing, diving, kayaking and other small-craft waterborne activities.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Ninja 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Samantha Howard | — | |
| 🥈 | Blair Lundborg | — | |
| 🥉 | Elaine Ryan | — | |
| 4 | Michael Cox | — | |
| 5 | Joy Cox | — | |
| 6 | Kerry Bartlett | — | |
| 7 | Sarah Bristol | — | |
| 8 | Tim Keithahn | — | |
| 9 | Shawn Morin | — | |
| 10 | Gabe Morin | — | |
| 11 | William Ritchie | — | |
| 12 | Pamela Morin | — | |
| 13 | Gavin Brothers | — | |
| 14 | Cathy Watkins | — | |
| 15 | Sara Cox | — | |
| 16 | Daniel Watkins | — | |
| 17 | Nathalie Schiffeleers | — | |
| 18 | D. Erickson | — | |
| 19 | M. Erickson | — | |
| 20 | Nicole Nixon | — | |
| 21 | Ljubi Kolb | — | |
| 22 | Julia Kirkendall | — | |
| 23 | Nathan Allen | — | |
| 24 | Anne Gabor | — | |
| 25 | Anthony Donini | — | |
| 26 | Kimberly Oglethorpe | — | |
| 27 | Larry Lawson | — | |
| 28 | Donna Donini | — | |
| 29 | Jennifer Costa | — | |
| 30 | Chuck Chadwell | — | |
| 31 | Evan Lawson | — | |
| 32 | Kimberly Lasky | — | |
| 33 | Maria Lawson | — | |
| 34 | Jason Wesley | — | |
| 35 | Casey Myers | — | |
| 36 | Dale Ernst | — | |
| 37 | Kate Ernst | — | |
| 38 | Lenora Ritchie | — | |
| 39 | Attila Gabor | — | |
| 40 | Marjorie Hoder | — | |
| 41 | Cory Cox | — |
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