
Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k
About This Event
**The iconic and popular Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k will return, to the beautiful Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail (this is a paved trail), We will again be starting from First Magnitude Brewing in Gainesville. **
**Half Marathon Starts at 7:30 AM with the 5k starting at 8:00 AM. Half Marathon Course Time limit is 3.5 hours. **
**We plan to provide pacers for the Half Marathon at 1:30 (6:52 pace), 1:40 (7:37 pace), 1:50 (8:24 pace), 2:00 (9:09), 2:10 (9:55), 2:20 (10:40). **These will be Run Only and not Walk/Run pacers. Reach out to Enoch Nadler at teamfloridatrackclub@gmail.com if you're interested in pacing. **
**Registration will be available online until 1 hour prior to the race start. **
**Volunteers are NEEDED for this race, please go to the "Volunteer" tab on the menu bar at the top of this page and sign up. This event is volunteer-led so please help us make this event successful for our local runners! ******
Individual yearly membership to the Florida Track Club is only $40, family membership $65, and student membership $25. Senior membership (65+) is $25 for an individual and $40 for a family. Please email us to set up Senior membership.
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