The Taco 5K

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The Taco 5K The World’s Slowest 5K™ 🌮
Walk • Eat • Fiesta | Encinitas CA Jan 24 2026
🎟 Get tickets 👉🏼 TheTaco5K.com

The Taco 5K is everybody's most delicious fun run — where runners, walkers, and taco lovers unite for a high-energy, or low-energy fun run (or fun stroll) packed with flavor, music, and community vibes.

Yes, the tacos are included. 🌮Your Oceanside Taco 5K ticket gets you one taco from each participating shop, an event T-s...
10/24/2026

Yes, the tacos are included. 🌮
Your Oceanside Taco 5K ticket gets you one taco from each participating shop, an event T-shirt, a bib, a finisher medal, and mini challenges along the way.
Add your friends, a relaxed walking pace, and a December day by the coast.
Pick your start time for Saturday, December 12: https://feverup.com/m/774537

Training is going well. We've already texted the group chat. 🌮The World's Slowest 5K heads to Oceanside on December 12, ...
10/22/2026

Training is going well. We've already texted the group chat. 🌮
The World's Slowest 5K heads to Oceanside on December 12, and our pace is best described as “we'll get there after this taco.”
Tag the friend whose training plan looks exactly like this.

Your race day essentials look a little different around here.Come prepared to walk, eat, and fiesta. 💃
10/21/2026

Your race day essentials look a little different around here.

Come prepared to walk, eat, and fiesta. 💃

Good tacos bring people together. 🌮We’re pleased to welcome Alzheimer’s San Diego as our nonprofit partner for The Taco ...
10/18/2026

Good tacos bring people together. 🌮
We’re pleased to welcome Alzheimer’s San Diego as our nonprofit partner for The Taco 5K in Oceanside on Saturday, December 12.
Alzheimer’s San Diego will be present as a resource at the event.
We’ll also offer an opportunity to make an optional donation to Alzheimer’s San Diego.
Get to know their local support and resources at alzsd.org.

10/17/2026

🌮 TACO STOP #4 IS OFFICIAL!

We’re excited to welcome Señor Grubby’s to The Taco 5K Oceanside on December 12!

That makes FOUR confirmed taco stops on our leisurely 3-mile adventure through downtown Oceanside.

No racing. No rushing. Just great tacos, good company, and a whole lot of fun.

After all, it’s the World’s Slowest 5K!

🎟️ Tickets at thetaco5k.com
👥 Bringing the whole crew? Special pricing for groups of 12 or more!

📍 Oceanside, CA
📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026

TacoLovers VisitOceanside

Meet the four stops giving your Oceanside stroll excellent motivation. 🌮Jorge's Mexicatessen. Fish Shop Oceanside. Sanch...
10/16/2026

Meet the four stops giving your Oceanside stroll excellent motivation. 🌮
Jorge's Mexicatessen. Fish Shop Oceanside. Sancho's Tacos. Señor Grubby's.
Your Taco 5K ticket includes one taco from each participating shop, with plenty of fun between bites. Which stop are you most excited to visit?
Saturday, December 12 • Start and finish at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater.

10/15/2026

🌮 STOP #3: OCEANSIDE FISH SHOP! 🐟

Another delicious stop is officially on the Taco 5K Oceanside route!

I stopped by Fish Shop to sample the goods, and I think you’re going to love this one!

Join us December 12 for the World’s Slowest 5K — a leisurely stroll through Oceanside with tacos, friends, and plenty of fun along the way.

🎟️ Our first 100 early bird tickets SOLD OUT!

⏰ Grab your preferred start time while it’s still available.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bringing your taco crew? Groups of 12 or more get tickets for just $49.25 each!

📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026
📍 Oceanside, California
🎟️ thetaco5k.com — link in bio!

Tag someone who needs to do this with you! 🌮

TacoLovers WorldsSlowest5K

10/13/2026

Finally, a fitness goal we can get behind. 😂🌮

Walk a little. Taco a lot.

10/13/2026

🌮 Another taco stop revealed!

We’re excited to welcome Jorge’s Mexicatessen to The Taco 5K Oceanside on December 12!

Jorge’s has been serving up great Mexican food in Oceanside for years, and we’re thrilled to have them joining the fun. Check out that taco! 🔥

We’re putting together a great lineup of local taco shops for a 5K unlike any other. Five kilometers, plenty of tacos, and absolutely no running required!

And remember, tacos are better with friends! Groups of 12 or more can grab tickets at a discounted rate.

📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026
📍 Oceanside, CA
🎟️ thetaco5k.com

10/11/2026

If your favorite part of a 5K would be the taco stops, you're our kind of people. 🌮
The Taco 5K is a leisurely walking adventure with local tacos, games, music, and plenty of time to hang out. A relaxed pace. No reason to rush lunch.
Next up: Oceanside, December 12. Send this to the friend who would absolutely stop for another taco.
Past event footage from Encinitas and photos from Tucson; Oceanside is coming December 12.

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