General Information

• Date & Times
• 15K & 5K Race Entry Fee
• Runner Premiums
• Entry Requirements
• 15K Wheelchair Division
• 15K & 5K Packet Pickup
• ChronoTrack Timing
• Sports Authority Training Coupon

Dates and Times

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K

7:00a.m.  15K Wheelchair Start

Platt Street & Parker Street

Wheelchair participants and seeded athletes ONLY can access the 15K Start from the front by utilizing the Wheechair/Elite Entrance located adjacent to the Start Platform on the south side of Platt Street. All other Participants must enter the start from the rear, utilizing the Platt Street Bridge.

7:05a.m.   15K Open Men and Women Start

Platt Street & Parker Street

Please access the 15K Start from the rear and by utilizing the Platt Street Bridge; adjacent to the Franklin Street Entrance of the Tampa Convention Center.

SEEDED MEN & WOMEN ONLY WILL ACCESS THE 15K START FROM THE FRONT AND SHOULD UTILIZE THE SEEDED/ELITE ENTRANCE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE START PLATFORM ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PLATT STREET.

9:30a.m.   5K Open Start

Little Bayshore (adjacent to Publix Super Markets) - 5K Runners should access the Start from the rear by walking over the Brorein Street Bridge to Bayshore and then to Platt Street.  SEEDED MEN & WOMEN ONLY WILL ACCESS THE 5K START FROM THE FRONT AND SHOULD UTILIZE THE SIDEWALKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PLATT STREET BRIDGE TO REACH THE FRONT OF THE PACK.            

 9:50a.m.  Kellogg's Special K 5K Walk & Stroller Roll Start

Little Bayshore (adjacent to Publix Super Markets) - 5K Walkers and those participating with strollers and baby joggers should begin lining up on THE BROREIN STREET BRIDGE.  ONCE THE 5K RUN HAS STARTED, WALK & STROLLER ROLL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE WALKED TO THE START LINE ON LITTLE BAYSHORE. 

   

15K Runners

$30 through Sunday, January 31, 2010 (Online Late Registration will be available until Sunday, February 21, 2010 - $35); $40 Race Weekend Late Registration.

5K Runners

$25 through Sunday, January 31, 2010 (Online Late Registration will be available until Sunday, February 21, 2010 - $30); $35 Race Weekend Late Registration

5K Walkers & Stroller Roll                    

Fees for adults and kids 5-years and older: $25 through Sunday, January 31, 2010 (Online Late Registration will be available until Sunday, February 21, 2010 - $30); $35 Race Weekend Late Registration

5K Stroller Roll Kids 4-years and under: $10 per child through Sunday, January 31, 2010 (Online Late Registration will be available until Sunday, February 21, 2010 - $15 per child); $15 Race Weekend Late Registration

15K & 5K Runner Premiums

Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K participants that PRE-REGISTER by JANUARY 31, 2010 will be guaranteed an Official 2010 Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K Nike Dri-Fit T-Shirt, a Runner Goody Bag, Post-Race food and beverages, a personalized race results e-postcard (a valid email address MUST be provided with registration), and for those that cross the Finish Line, a 2010 Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K or 5K Finisher’s Medal.

Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K participants that register online adter January 31, cannot be guaranteed the correct sized Nike Dri-Fit Shirt.

Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K participants that wait to register during Race Weekend Late Registration will not be guaranteed a Nike Dri-Fit Shirt.  You will receive a shirt that features the official event graphic.

                                   

5K Stroller Roll kids will all wear the #1, receive a Kellogg's 'Special K' 5K Stroller Roll T-Shirt and upon crossing the Finish Line will be presented with a 2010 Special K Stroller Roll Finisher's Medal.

Complete Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K results will be featured in a Special Race Results Section of The Tampa Tribune on Monday, March 1, 2010.

          

15K & 5K Entry Requirements

All Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K and/or 5K participants MUST sign the Race Application Waiver

A Parent or Legal Guardian MUST sign the Race Application Waiver for participants under the age of 18

Stroller Roll kids must be registered and must wear their assigned number.  Otherwise, Start access will be denied.

All Mail-in Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K Race Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2009. BE AWARE THAT LATE REGISTRATION FEES WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010

DO NOT MAIL AFTER SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010. 

Entry forms received postmarked after January 31, 2010 will NOT be processed.

LABCORP 15K Wheelchair Division

Register for the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K Wheelchair Division by MAIL ONLY. For additional information about qualifications, etc. for the 15K wheelchair division, please contact Scot Hollonbeck at shollonbeck@gmail.com   Registration deadline: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. THERE WILL BE NO RACE WEEKEND WHEELCHAIR DIVISION REGISTRATION.

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15K & 5K Packet Pick-Up

Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K Race Packet, T-shirt, ChronoTrack Timing Device and Race Number Pick-Up will take place during the 8 On Your Side Health & Fitness Expo being held at the Tampa Convention Center – East Hall on Friday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Feb. 27, beginning at 6 a.m.

ChronoTrack Timing Tags

The Gasparilla Distance Classic Association is once again proud to lead the pack in offering to its runners and walkers the latest in timing technology.

In 2010, race participants will be timed utilizing the ChronoTrack Timing & Tracking System developed and designed with RFID – radio frequency identification. Much like the ChampionChip Timing System when it was introduced, the ChronoTrack Timing & Tracking System will dramatically improve overall efficiency and the participant’s experience.

Here’s how it works. The technology is woven into a tag that will be placed on each runner’s bib/race number. On Race Morning or at the time of Packet/Number Pick-up, the runner will peel the tag off and lace it on to their shoes.

Like with the ChampionChip Device, transponder pads at the Start, Finish and along the race course will record the participant’s time at each location in preparation for Race Day Results. Post-Race, each participant will receive both their Start Time and Chip Time, as well as any splits that were recorded.

That’s all there is to it. At the Finish Line, there will be no chip removal…no back-ups...the runners and walkers will cross the Finish Line…revel in what they’ve just accomplished…be given their Finisher’s Medal and then head to the Q105 Post-Race Celebration!