Legacy continues the tradition for the 5K in 2022!

Join us for the 6th Annual Phil Royal Legacy Foundation "Royal Run 5K" on Saturday, September 17, 2022. Proceeds of the race go to benefit the Phil Royal Legacy.  Previously the Beat the Sheriff 5k, started by Sheriff Jeff Dawsy in 1997. Following the unfortunate passing of Sheriff Candidate Phil Royal, Sheriff Dawsy agreed to pass the torch to the Legacy Foundation to insure this event would continue.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The race venue has moved back to Inverness. We will be running the original Shamrock Scamper Course which Starts and Finishes at Citrus High School. There is plenty of parking available and permanent bathrooms at the Stadium!  

Thanks to the continued support of the Citrus County Sheriff's Department and new Sheriff Mike Prendergast, along with over $20,000 in scholarships from April Royal and the Phil Royal Legacy Foundation, 502 Citrus County Safety Patrol students, teachers and sponsors joined Educational Tours for a record trip to Washington, D.C.

April Royal was among the largest safety patrol group ever making the trip to our nation's capitol. Educational Tours also provided two scholarships, to the 37 funded by the Phil Royal Legacy, helping to make this a record for safety patrol groups from Citrus County schools.

Are You Faster Than PHIL?

Every Runner that can beat Phil's Time receives a special award!