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Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k

Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k

Race Date

Nov 8, 2026

Location

Gainesville, FL

Standout78

The Experience

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.

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, November 8, 2026

Start Time

7:30 AM

Giveaway

TBD Shirt

Start Location

1220 SE Veitch St, Gainesville, FL, 32601

Directions

Course Info

USATF Certified

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

5K

USATF Certified Course

FL21032JK · Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon

Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.

Quality Score

Standout78
Methodology
Heritage20/20

25 years running

Size13/15

~409 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty17/20

18% returning runners

Course & details10/15

USATF certified · 2 timing sources

National draw7/10

runners from 18 states

Front-pack speed5/5

winner 1:13:59

Weather0/10

typical high 77°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

59°

Afternoon (High)

77°

Warm — hydration strategy is key, start conservatively

0.2"

Precipitation

10 mph

Wind

77%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 5,118 finishers actually crossed the line across 25 years.

Most recent

2025

Total finishers

5,118

Median time

2:09:44

Latest turnout

339

States

36

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:05p50 median ≈ 1:554:25

Turnout by year

20172025

'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
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