Want to tell Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler something? Put on your running shoes. According to a Sun Sentinel report, Seiler has started a monthly two-mile run through a city neighborhood. The first jog kicks off at 7 p.m. on Monday at Huizenga Plaza downtown. “It’s a little more entertaining way to interact with residents [...]

  Miami Herald outdoors writer Susan Cocking reports on an extreme sport growing off South Florida’s shores: underwater scooter racing. The third competition in the new Wreck Racing League’s Formula H2O circuit took place off Key Largo last weekend. According to Cocking, “Racing underwater scooters, or diver propulsion vehicles (DPVs), is the brainchild of Joe Weatherby, [...]

  Congratulations go to Sun Sentinel columnist Michael Mayo, who completed last weekend’s half-marathon associated with the annual Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon. In a follow-up column, Mayo wrote, “As I hit the finish line of the A1A Half-Marathon along Fort Lauderdale beach on Sunday — my cramping legs shooting fire after 13.1 miles — two [...]

  Barefoot on the Beach 5K Run will take place in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 28. This will be the first race of its kind anywhere in Florida, according to organizer Kelle Burke. Although considered a “barefoot” event, socks will be permitted if they do not exceed 1/8 of an inch in thickness. The race [...]

  The Miami/Fort Lauderdale Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure reports that 18,990 individuals, including more than 900 breast cancer survivors, participated in the 14th annual race on Oct. 17. This set a record. According to a statement from the organization, “The number of participants at this year’s event also made it the largest [...]

  In October 2006, South Florida resident Ute Burkhardt, 37, was killed by a truck while riding her bike. Cycling was one of her passions, and she took great care in being a strong and safe rider. In her honor, a local nonprofit is raising funds to benefit the Florida Bicycle Association and the Share [...]

  In conjunction with October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dania Beach biker Pam Gaytan decided to combine her passion for her friends with her love of motorcycles, music and food and created Flossie’s Biker Babes For Breast Cancer Awareness Run. Held on Oct. 3, it’s South Florida’s only motorcycle run celebrating women riders. Pam and [...]

    Editor’s note: Jesse Cors works at Liquid Surf and Sail’s Fort Lauderdale store and wrote about its recent SUP race. —– On Aug. 30 a high quality of paddlers showed up for the fifth race of the Hobie Stand-Up Paddleboard Series, which is sponsored by Liquid Surf and Sail. Previous winners Packet Casey and Roray Kam [...]

The Gulfstream Open Freediving Competition is scheduled for July 25 to 26 off the coast of Lighthouse Point and Pompano Beach. The event is being organized by Fort Lauderdale-based Freediving Instructors International. Athletes will compete in up to three disciplines: constant weight (in which the diver moves on human power), constant weight no fins, and [...]

In 1967 the National Surf Lifesaving Association sent a team to Fort Lauderdale to compete in the first East Vs. West Lifeguard Championships, said local diving legend Neal Watson. The association eventually changed its name to the Unites States Lifesaving Association and has grown to more than 100 chapters across the Unites States. And now, [...]