Race Calendar - 2025 - Subject to Change

Gulf Winds Track Club does not endorse or assume responsibility for non-GWTC races.

Race Calendar - 2025- Subject to Change

Gulf Winds Track Club does not endorse or assume responsibility for non-GWTC races.

January

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
January 131st Annual Wilde Mountain Scramble8:30 a.m., Forest Meadows Tennis Complex Parking Lot; Bring $2 or $2 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets and a gift to trade. Don't forget State park pass or entry fee.Forbidden
January 4GWTC Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 20-Mile Challenge8:00 a.m., Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park; Online registration at RunSignupBobby York
January 11One-Year Countdown to World Athletics Cross Country Championships 3K10:00 a.m.; Cross Country Course at Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwy; free registrationVisit Tallahassee, (850) 606-2305
January 18GWTC 30K/15K8:00 a.m., The Retreat at Bradley's Pond, Old Centerville Rd; Online registration at RunSignupZach DeVeau or Jillian Heddaeus
January 25GWTC Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship & 1 Mile Walk9:00 a.m.,  FSU/FAMU Engineering Building, Innovation Park; Course Map; Online registration at RunSignup; More InformationBill Hillison , 893-4557 or Larry Giunipero, 878-5569
January 25The Trent 10K, 5K & 1 MileTBA, Roberts Elementary School; WebsiteBrady Irwin
TBAFlying Pig 5K Virtual Fun RunAnywhere - anytime; Benefits Flying Pig Animal Sanctuary, Cairo GA; Online registration at RunSignupEmily Lang
TBAArbor Day 5K Trail Race & Native Tree Giveaway9:00 a.m., Bear Creek Educational Forest, 8125 Pat Thomas Parkway; Course Map; Flyer; Online registration at EventbriteGenevieve Prentiss, (850) 597-6501
TBAHalf Shell Hustle 5K Run/Walk8:00 a.m., Riverfront Park, Apalachicola FL; Online RegistrationShelley Shepard
TBAMiles for Miracles 5K & 1 Mile9:00 a.m., Unconquered Statue, Langford Green, FSU Campus; Online RegistrationAbbie Hynes

February

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
February 2GWTC Tallahassee Marathon and Tallahassee Half Marathon7:30 a.m., downtown Tallahassee; online registration at RunSignUpmarathon@gulfwinds.org
February 8Dr. James H. Crowdis Heart Run 5K and 10K Run and Walk9:30 a.m., First Methodist Church, 529 College St, Blakely, GA; Online RegistrationTony Gilbert, (229)723-5070
February 15GWTC Flash 12K/6K8:30 a.m. St. Marks; Online registration at RunSignup; FacebookRob Klepper
February 22M.A.D. (Making a Difference) Dash Fun Run, 5K & 10K8:00 a.m. (1 Mile), 8:30 a.m. (5K/10K), Thomasville Road Baptist Church, 3131 Thomasville Rd; 5K Course Map; 10K Course Map; Online RegistrationDan Evans
February 23St. Marks Duathlon8:00 a.m., 25 Riverside Dr, St Marks, FL; Online registration at RunSignupAveri Lewis
TBADouble Bridge Run7:00 a.m. (15K); 8:30 a.m. (5K), Pensacola; Online registration at RunSignUpPensacola Sports
TBAChipola 5K Challenge 77th Anniversary Run8:00 a.m. (CST), Cultural Center, Bldg 1, Chipola College, 3094 Indian Circle, Marianna FL; Register online at ITS YOUR RACEThomas Howell
TBASweetheart 5K Run/Walk8:30 a.m., St. John Paul II Catholic High School, 5100 Terrebone Dr; href="https://www.runsignup.com/sjpii">
RunSignup
Phil Dorn, 239-462-2534
TBARun with Heart: Cancer Awareness 5K9:00 a.m., Integration Statue, FSU Campus; Online RegistrationCatherine Marshall, (727) 262-3061,
TBARace for our Heroes 5K8:00 a.m., Tom Brown Park; Flyer; Online registration at RunSignupBob Asztalos or Kristen Knapp

March

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
March 1Shamrock Scurry 5K and 1 Mile Fun
Run/Walk
8:00 a.m. (1 Mile); 8:30 a.m. (5K), Killearn Methodist Church; Online registration at Eventbritejim@killearn.church
March 27-29FSU Relays3:00 p.m. (Thursday); 10:00 a.m. (Friday); 10:00 a.m. (Saturday), Mike Long Track, FSU Campusseminoles.com
March 29GWTC Springtime 10K/5K/1 Mile7:30 a.m. (1 Mile); 8:00 a.m. (5K/10K), Cascades Park; Website; Online registration at RunSignupSpringtime10K/5K/1M
TBASt. George Island Red Pepper 5K8:00 a.m., Paddy's Raw Bar; WebsiteShelley Shepard
TBACapital City Senior Games (50+) Track & FieldLucas Williams, (850) 891-3825
TBA47th Annual Winston Howell 5K9:00 a.m., Johnny Hughes Community Center, Hartford AL, FlyerWinston Howell, (334) 390-1259; Mark Shehee, Stephanie Riley
TBAGulf Coast Conservation Trailfest 15K / 50K6:30 a.m. CDT, Panama City Beach Conservation Park; Online registration at RunSignupJoe Edgecombe
TBAHabitat for Humanity 5K8:00 a.m., Cascades Park; Online registration at EventbriteSarah Babchuck
TBAFSU Medical Response Unit's - Annual Run for Your Life 5K9:00 a.m., Unconquered Statue, Doak Campbell Stadium, Online registrationFSU MRU 850-644-3349 or MRU@fsu.edu

April

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
April 12Palace Saloon 5K8:00 a.m., Messer Field, Online RegistrationTom Perkins, (850) 264-4595
April 12Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival Wiggle Worm 1.4 Mile Fun Run/Walk8:00 a.m., Sopchoppy, FL; Online registration at RunSignupKatherine Westmark, (850) 445-4206
April 19Rose City 10K & 1 Mile8:00 a.m. (10K), 9:30 a.m. (1 Mile), Broad at Monroe St., Thomasville GA; ; Online registrationThomasville YMCA, (229) 226-3446
April 25FSU InviteTBA, Mike Long Track, FSU Campuswww.seminoles.com
April 26Nenefest 2-way 5K and Fun Run8:00 am (5K) 9:00 a.m. (1 Mile), Optimist Park, E Indianhead Dr; Online registration at RunSignupMarie Claire Leman. (850) 728-7514
April 26Rose City 5,000 Meter Walk8:30 a.m., Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E Washington St; Online registrationThomasville YMCA, (229) 226-9878
TBAFSUCOM Med 5K9:00 a.m., Doak Campbell Stadium; Online registration for students; Online registration for general publicElizabeth Lee Teets
TBAGladiator ChallengeVarious starting times; Phipps Farm, Meridian Road; Online registration at RunSignupSusan Huber, (850) 294-4204
TBAFlorida Association 1 Mile Open and Masters ChampionshipsFishweir Brewing, 1183 Edgewood Avenue S, Jacksonville, FL; Online registration at RunSignupPaul
TBANeSmith Way 5K8:30 a.m., Phipps Farm (across Meridian Rd from Maclay School; Online registrationSue Ault, (850) 556-5922

May

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
TBATails & Trails 5K, 10K, 1 Mile & Half Marathon7:30 a.m. (Half Marathon) 8:00 a.m. (Mile); 8:30 a.m. (10K/5K) - Live; Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Dr; Website; Online registration at RunSignupCara Fowler
TBAGWTC Summer Trail Series Race #18:00 a.m., Cadillac Trail (~5.5mi); Online registration at RunSignupBobby York

June

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
TBAGWTC's Youth Runners & Striders, including SMIRFs Summer Cross Country Program BeginsWeekdays, 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Meadows Soccer Complex on Miller Landing Rd; Online registration at RunSignUpDavid Yon
June 5GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 16:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903
June 7GWTC Great Potluck Bash 4 Miler6:00 p.m. Forest Meadows; Online registration at RunSignUpDavid Yon
June 12GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 26:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon,(850) 264-4903
June 21Monticello Kiwanis Club Annual 5K Melon Run & 4K Walk8:15 a.m., First United Methodist Church, Monticello; corner of Water St and Hw 90; Flyer; Online RegistrationFloyd Faglie, (850) 841-0828
June 19GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 36:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903
TBAPaul Hoover Freedom Run 5K and Extra Mile Run/Walk8:00 a.m. (5K); 8:45 a.m. (Extra Mile), Wakulla Springs State Park; Online registration at Eventbrite; Paper Registration FormMichael Atkinson or Mike Martin
June 26GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 46:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903
TBAGWTC Summer Trail Series Race #26:00 p.m. , Redbug Trail (~4.5mi); Post-race cookout w/Fools Fire Brewing Co.; Online registration at RunSignupBobby York
TBAAlice Sims Track Invitational (AAU)8:30 a.m. field events (rolling schedule); 10 a.m. running events (rolling schedule); Chiles High School, 7200 Lawton Chiles LnAlice Sims

July

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
July 4Kiwanis Firecracker 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk7:30 a.m. (1 Mile); 8:00 a.m. (5K), Cascades Park; RegistrationCapital City Kiwanis

July 10
GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 56:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903
TBAErnie Sims Track Invitational (AAU)8:30 a.m. field events (rolling schedule); 10 a.m. running events (rolling schedule); Chiles High School, 7200 Lawton Chiles LnAlice Sims
TBAMiles and Minutes XC Camp 2024Tuckaleechee Retreat Center, Townsend, TNChris Sumner, (850) 567-6175
July 17GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 66:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903
TBAGWTC Summer Trail Series Race #38:00 a.m., Swamp Forest Trail (~4.5mi); Online registration at RunSignupBobby York
July 24GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 76:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903
July 31GWTC Summer Track Series - Week 86:45 p.m., Maclay School TrackTom Perkins, 264-4595; or Jeanne O’Kon, (850) 264-4903

August

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
August 9GWTC Breakfast on the Track Mile7:45 a.m., Maclay School Track; Online registration at RunSignupChris and Lauren Stanley
August 16GWTC Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K8:00 a.m. (8K/5K); 9:00 a.m. (3K), Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Gate B (1.3 miles west on Miller Landing Road); Details; Online registration at RunSignupTom Perkins, 264-4595, or Bill Lott, 656-1273
TBATallahassee Beer Festival Beer Mile6:30 p.m. Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, 505 W Pensacola St; WebsiteMickey Moore
TBAGWTC Summer Trail Series Race #48:00 a.m., Maclay Gardens State Park (~5.5mi); Online registration at RunSignupBobby York
TBADueling Summits XC Invitational7:15 a.m. (Community 5K);
8:00 a.m. (Girls High School 5K);
8:40 a.m. (Boys High School 5K);
9:30 a.m. (Girls Middle School Open 3K); 10:00 a.m. (Boys Middle School Open 3K), Gate B, Elinor Klapp Phipps Park
Jose Fernandez
TBAImitation Adults Fat Ass 2, 3 or 4 hours7:00 a.m., Optimist Park, 1800 E Indianhead Dr; 2, 3 or 4 hours -- see how far you can go, run, walk or bothNancy Stedman

September

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
September 1Bluebird Run for Brookie B 5K & 1 MileBluebird Course at JR Alford Greenway; Website; Online Registration at RunSignupBill Bowers
September 13GWTC 5K for Sickle Cell Anemia & Tim Simpkins 1 Mile8:00 a.m. (Mile), 8:30 a.m. (5K), Jake Gaither Community Center, 801 Bragg Drive; Online registration at RunSignUpVelma Penermon Stevens or Jeff Rollins; or  Paul Guyas
TBANights of Thunder Cross Country Fest6 p.m. Middle School 3K; 7 p.m. Open 5K; 8 p.m. JV 5K; 9 p.m. Varsity 5K; Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwy; Online Registrationwww.nightsofthunder.com
TBAGretchen Everhart XC Owl RunLCS middle schools only, 10:15 a.m. Everhart students; 10:30 a.m. girls; 11 a.m. boys. Gretchen Everhart School, 2750 N Mission RdVicky Droze or (850) 339-7766
TBAGWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K & 1 Mile8:00 a.m. (Women 5K); 8:05 a.m. (Men 5K), 9:00 a.m. (Mile), Optimist Park; Online registration at RunSignupLisa Unger
TBAGWTC Salute to Steve Prefontaine 5K Forest Run8:30 a.m. (Mile), 9:00 a.m. (5K); Wallwood Boyscout Reservation; Online registration at RunSignupAllen Blay
TBAPirate's Row, Run, Ride Team Race7:30 a.m., Apalachee Regional Park; Online Registration; Facebook PageKatie Pernell

October

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
October 25Quail Trail 5K8:00 a.m., Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville GA; Online registration at RunSignupLori Everett
TBATate's Hell 5K RunWalk8:00 a.m., Carrabelle Christian Center, 142 River Rd, Carrabelle FL; Online registration at RunSignupBelinda Wharton
TBARun Baby Run! Annual 5K Run/Walk8:00 a.m., Citizens Lodge, Marianna, FL; Online registration at Active.comVicki Duelz, 850-526-4673 or 850-272-0225
TBAHurrigains 5K Glow Run8:00 p.m., 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd; Information; FlyerFlorida Disaster
TBAFSU Cross Country Invitational7:40 a.m. Men's 8K; 8:15 a.m. Women's 5K; 5:00 p.m. Middle School Girls 3K; 5:25 p.m. Middle School Boys 3K; 5:50 p.m. High School Girls JV 5K; 6:20 p.m. High School Boys JV 5K, Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwyhttp://www.seminoles.com/
TBAGWTC Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K7:30 a.m., Tall Timbers Research Station; Online registration at RunSignupCarter or Jennifer Hay
TBAFSU Cross Country Invitational Pre-State7:40 a.m. Men's 8K; 8:15 a.m. Women's 5K; 5:00 p.m. Middle School Girls 3K; 5:25 p.m. Middle School Boys 3K; 5:50 p.m. High School Girls JV 5K; 6:20 p.m. High School Boys JV 5K, Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwy
http://www.visittallahassee.com/
TBAPavement for Polio 5K8:00 a.m., Davis Park, Cairo GA; Online registration at RunSignupChip Wells, (229) 378-7648
TBALive Like Jared Memorial 5K and Fun Run9:00 a.m., 161 Centerline Rd, Crawfordville; Online registration at EventbriteApril Blackburn
TBAWalk for the Wild 5K event during National Wildlife Refuge WeekFor more information visit America's Wildlife Refuges Support America's Wildlife RefugesKatasha Cornwell
TBAWorking Well Corporate Cup Challenge8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwy; Website
Mary Barley
TBA42nd Annual Graceville Harvest Festival, 5K Harvest Hustle8:00 a.m. , Graceville Civic Center, Graceville FL Online RegistrationInformation or (850) 263-3250
TBASouthwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) XC Championships Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwy
TBANJCAA Region 8 Cross Country Championships 8:30 a.m. Men 8K; 9:30 a.m. Women 5K; Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwy
TBABoston Half Marathon (13.1M), 5K Run & 5K Walk8:00 a.m. (half); 8:15 a.m. (5K Run); 8:45 a.m. (5K Walk), Boston, GA; Online registration at RunSignupJerry Magginnis, (229) 516-5193

November

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
November 11Memorial to Memorial Veterans Day 5K8:00 a.m., Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial; Online registration at RunSignupBob Asztalos
November 27GWTC Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K - 10K - 5K - 1 Mile8:00 a.m. (1 Mile); 8:30 a.m. (5K, 10K, 15K), Southwood; Online registration at RunSignupDavid Yon
TBABFD Catfish Crawl 5K & Kid's Run8:00 a.m. central standard time, Blountstown FLBen Hall
TBANCAA Division I South Region Cross Country ChampionshipsTBA, Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwywww.ncaa.com
TBAFHSAA Cross Country State ChampionshipsApalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Pkwywww.fhsaa.com
TBAFur Fest 5K at J. Lewis Hall Park8:15 Race Race Information Nancy Stedman
TBAMarching Chiefs 5K9:00 a.m., Manley Whitcomb Band Complex, FSU Campus; WebsiteRace Director

December

DateEventTime/Place/General InformationContact
December 6GWTC 5 & 10 Mile ChallengeHawk's Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Dr; Online registration at RunSignupMark Tombrink
TBAJingle Bell Run6:15 p.m. Corner of South Monroe and Park; Online registration at RunSignupTallahassee Parks & Recreation at 891-3866 or 891-3860   
TBAJingle Bell Jog8:00 a.m. (10K), 9:00 a.m. (1 Mile); 9:30 a.m. (5K), Tift Park, Albany GA; online registration at Race RosterDeidra Langstaff
December 13GWTC Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50M/50K7:00 a.m., Wakulla Springs State Park; Online registration at UltraSignupJack McDermott
December 20GWTC Tannenbaum 6K9:00 a.m., Apalachee Regional Park; Online registration at RunSignupHerb Wills or Judy Alexander