Best Damn Race - Orlando, Fl
Orlando, FL, United States
01 Mar, 2025 (Sat)
About the event
The 12th Annual Best Damn Race Orlando features a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and 5K + 10K Challenge on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Best Damn Race ® is a running series created for runners by runners. Our goal is to provide a big race experience at a local race price. It doesn’t matter if you are an elite runner, first-timer, walker, or using a baby jogger, we want you to have the best DAMN race experience.
10K @ 7:05 AM
Half Marathon @ 7:35 AM
5K @ 9:05 AM
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Results: Campbell finishes first in Florida
10 Mar, 2016 (Thu)
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Half Marathon results
Jonathan Campbell (1:15:55.4) cruised past more than 1,100 runners to win the Best Damn Race Half Marathon in Orlando, Florida.
In a tight race for runner-up, Marcus Dasilva (1:18:41.5) managed to hold off Mark Garratt (1:18:46.4).
Dasilva finished seventh a year ago.
For the women, it was Kaia Hampton (1:24:32.1) coming in just ahead of Heather Schulz (1:24:48.3) for first.
It was Schulz second runner-up finish in the last three years.
She finished fourth in 2015.
Tami Ritchie (1:27:17.5) rounded out this year’s top three.
Top 10 Men
1
Jonathan CAMPBELL
1:15:55.4
2
Marcus DASILVA
1:18:41.5
3
Mark GARRATT
1:18:46.4
4
Partick SIROIS
1:23:52.0
5
Travis HENNAGER
1:24:25.0
6
Jason STAFFORD
1:24:37.3
7
Miguel DE LA ROSA
1:26:00.3
8
Joseph BRUNO
1:26:22.6
9
John LAFRENIERE
1:26:57.7
10
Bryan SIMS
1:27:54.0
Top 10 Women
1
Kaia HAMPTON
1:24:32.1
2
Heather SCHULZ
1:24:48.3
3
Tami RITCHIE
1:27:17.5
4
Meggie EMONS
1:29:09.5
5
Laurette BALINSKY
1:30:17.4
6
Holly ANNAS
1:30:54.0
7
Beth DEARMENT
1:31:32.2
8
Tara MAHRAMUS
1:34:03.7
9
Kristi BROWNELL
1:34:11.6
10
Johanna MCDONALD
1:35:22.7
Complete Results
10K results
Top 10 Men
1
Dino MONTAGNA
35:00.2
2
Aaron OSBORNE
36:27.4
3
Mark KIRKIKIS
36:40.0
4
Andy LUCE
38:27.9
5
Ed BICKLEY
39:08.8
6
Jason SCHWAB
39:08.9
7
Viktor QUERO
39:24.9
8
Philip LAIRD
40:20.4
9
David MELFI
40:44.8
10
Brain MUNOZ
40:51.9
Top 10 Women
1
Amy ERTEL
39:32.2
2
Jessica KENNEDY
40:39.2
3
Marissa HATCHER
42:49.0
4
Virginia HATCH
44:07.3
5
Talia ZAHRA
45:26.1
6
Jessica KRETZ
46:18.5
7
Kelly NOBLES
46:33.1
8
Christina SAHR
47:12.9
9
Keri CORMIER
47:14.9
10
Amanda DICKSON
47:36.4
Complete Results
5K results
Top 10 Men
1
Jeff DONCHESS
18:30.6
2
Andy LUCE
18:56.0
3
Tyler KLEIN
19:02.7
4
Gregory ADMAN
19:14.5
5
Jaden SALINAS
19:22.5
6
Ed BICKLEY
19:26.8
7
Bryar STUTZ
19:54.6
8
Darin MILLS
20:28.2
9
Brian MUNOZ
20:32.7
10
Diego VALENCIA
20:36.8
Top 10 Women
1
Laura KIRKIKIS
19:15.9
2
Susan COOKE
20:07.5
3
Annie GEARY
20:57.6
4
Birginia HATCH
21:55.6
5
Sarah AMA
22:12.0
6
Amber SCHULZ
22:19.8
7
Chanel ADAMS
22:25.0
8
Michelle DUNBAR
22:52.4
9
Taylor SIEFERT
22:54.2
10
Debra DEPUY
23:02.2
Complete Results
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A new Marathon in Florida: Best Damn Race Orlando
26 Nov, 2013 (Tue)
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Hello, on March 1st 2014, you’ll be organizing the Best Damn Race Half Marathon – Orlando. Can you tell us where it is located?
Best Damn Race – Orlando is located at beautiful Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, FL.
How old is the race and why was it created in the first place?
This will be the year for BDR Orlando. I decided to expand to Orlando after the success of the Safety Harbor race back in February. We had over 3,000 registrations in the inaugural race and expect over 5,000 for the second edition on February 1st in Safety Harbor.
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What kind of route have you set up for the runners? How would you describe it?
Our routes are still being finalized with the City, but I can tell you that you get some views of downtown, run around some lakes and parks and a few portions of old brick road.
How many runners do you expect on Saturday morning? What type of runners do you plan to attract?
We are expecting between 2,500 – 3,500 registrations for the inaugural Orlando race. We will have anyone from an Elite Runner all the way to walkers.
Everyone age 12 and up is welcome.
Do you organize other races during the Weekend? If so, on what distances?
We will feature 3 race distances: Half Marathon, 5K, and 10K. The runners will also be able to register for the “5K + 10K” Challenge.
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At that time of the year, what kind of weather can we expect?
March in Florida is beautiful. The average low is about 50-55°F (10-13°C) and the average high is about 73-78°F (22-25°C).
Have you planned festivities around the races?
We offer a 2-day Health and Fitness Expo that is open from 12pm-7pm on Friday 2/28/14 and 6:30am-12pm on Saturday 3/1/14. We will feature the best DAMN post race party that will include: Free Food, Free Beer, Free Massages, and music!
The race finished, what advice would you give a runner who has never been to Orlando before? A good restaurant, a fancy sightseeing?
After the race, you need to hang out with the other runners and celebrate. The food and beer is free, so get a massage then start throwing back some Michelob Ultra and stay a while.
In a single sentence, what would you tell the readers of ahotu Marathons to make them register for the Best Damn Race Half Marathon – Orlando?
Don’t miss the BEST DAMN RACE of your life!
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Interview with Nick Zivolich, CEO of Best Damn Race, LLC. Nick is a runner, triathlete, and marketing professional (graduate of the University of Central Florida) and also the co-owner of No Limit Marketing & Advertising, Inc.
Nick’s vision for Best Damn Race is to put runners first and put on the Best Damn Race you’ll ever go to.
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