THINGS TO DO VisitSPC.com/Sports ST. ANTHONY’S TRIATHLON VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP SPRING TRAINING racing over the iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge. In the fall, the St. Pete Run Fest features three days of family-friendly festival fun that include running events, live music, craft beer and more. Hop on a bike to cycle down the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail , a linear 75-mile pathway for cyclists, runners and rollerbladers that stretches from St. Pete to Tarpon Springs. For an aerial view, Empower Adventures will send you zip lining over the Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve in Oldsmar. For a leisurely evening of classic old Florida fun, head over to the St. Pete Shuffleboard Club (founded in 1924) and enjoy some “open shuffle” at its popular weekly Friday Night Shuffle event. Golfers rejoice: Florida offers more golf courses than any other state in the U.S. and, with nearly 50 public and private courses itself, the Tampa Bay region is certainly no exception. Play a round at the Donald Ross-designed Dunedin Golf Club , a true hidden gem on the National Register of Historic Places, or hit the links at the Mangrove Bay municipal course in St. Pete, which features well-maintained green and a straightforward design. Also in St. Pete, the par-72 course at The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club has lots of water and gorgeous natural scenery. Disc golf is offered on wooded courses like the Tocobaga Disc Golf Course in St. Pete’s Maximo and Azalea parks, the Taylor Park Disc Course in Largo and at Clearwa-ter Disc Golf in the Ballpark at BayCare Ballpark. TAXACT CLEARWATER INVITATIONAL TOCOBAGA DISC GOLF COURSE with it some of the world’s top golfers and thousands of spectators. Quickly growing into another major golf tournament is the LPGA’s The Annika at Pelican Presented by Gainbridge held in Belleair in November. One of the premiere multi-sport events in the U.S., the St. Anthony’s Triathlon celebrates its 41st year in April 2024 with great fan support, tremendous competition and a course winding in and out of beautiful downtown St. Pete. If you’re in the mood to get out of the stands and into the action, St. Pete/Clearwater is a veritable athlete’s paradise, offering everything from golfing and hiking trails to paddleboarding and volleyball. Every spring, thousands of locals and runners from across the nation enjoy the most scenic run of the year at the Skyway 10K , which sends attendees Nationals in the fall, one of the top boat races in Florida. Speaking of fast boats, the P1 Offshore Grand Prix powerboat races return to St. Pete throughout Labor Day weekend. The PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship is held at the renowned Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm Harbor for a week of great golf in the sunshine each spring, bringing 100 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES
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