Beach 5K set

Get out your running shoes. The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce is planning their 23rd Annual 5K Shrimp Festival Race. Sanctioned by the Fort Myers Track Club, the Chamber Race will begin at 9:30 a.m., March 8 with a shotgun start.

Each year approximately 300 runners take to Estero Boulevard in front of Key Estero Plaza for the race. They follow the Boulevard to Crescent Street, go under the Bridge to Old San Carlos Boulevard out to Times Square and cross over the Matanzas Pass Bridge to Main Street. The race takes them under the Bridge again around the Fishermen's Wharf and back up to Main Street to cross the bridge back onto Estero Island. The Track Club will have a finish line setup at the Key Estero Plaza to time each runner. All this before the Parade starts at 10 a.m. Refreshments will be provided after the race for the runners.

If you are interested in participating, you will be directed to registration online at www.fmbchamber.com, stop in or call the Chamber office at 454-7500.