FEBRUARY 26 – 27, 2022

2022 PGDC REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

FEBRUARY
26 – 27, 2022

2022 PGDC REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

REGISTER NOW!

Before registering please read the following documents:

2022 PGDC Event Cancellation & Deferral Policy

2022 PGDC Race Weekend COVID-19 Protocol FAQs

START TIMES • Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022

PUBLIX GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC 8K

 • Publix Gasparilla Rolling 8K Start: Bayshore Blvd. & Verne St. Start: 9:15 a.m.

In 2022, to assist with COVID 19 Mitigation, the Publix Gasparilla 8K will feature one rolling Wave Start.

The 8K will feature eight corrals of 500 on Bayshore Boulevard at Verne Street. The rolling 8K Start will begin at 9:15 a.m. As a corral clears the Start Line, the next corral will be immediately walked forward to the Start Line. On Race Morning, once a corral reaches capacity at 500, the corral will close and another will open. Race Numbers will be assigned according to each participant’s Projected Finish Time (90 minutes & Under or 91 minutes & Over) that was provided at the time of registration.

START TIMES
Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022

9:15 a.m. 8K

START: Bayshore Boulevard & Verne Street

Please access the Start lines 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 8K starts from the front and should utilize the seeded/elite entrance located adjacent to the start platform on the north side of Bayshore Boulevard.

8K Seeded Start Access

8K Seeded Start Access is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. For access to the 8K Seeded Start Area, a written results verification is required and must be presented BY-MAIL with a completed entry form and payment. The following are Finish Times required for 8K Seeded Start Access:

Finish Time Requirements for Men:

  • 15k – 1-hour or less
  • 10k – 40-minutes or less
  • 5k – 20 minutes or less
Finish Time Requirements for Women:

  • 15k – 1:15:00 or less
  • 10k – 50-minutes or less
  • 5k – 20 minutes or less

PLEASE NOTE: The 2022 Publix Gasparilla 8K will start promptly at 9:15 am.  Once the Start Area is cleared at approximately 9:25 am, the Start will be closed and the timing mats will be pulled.   Runners/Walkers arriving late will not be allowed on the course.

Runners and walkers participating in the Michelob Ultra Challenge must complete the Publix Gasparilla Half Marathon in under 2:55 and allow enough time to make it to the Official Start of the Publix Gasparilla 8K.

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Entry Requirements

All 2022 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 8K 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.

All Mail-in 2022 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Half Marathon Applications must be postmarked by January 14, 2022.

LATE ONLINE REGISTRATION FEES WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022.

Entry forms received postmarked after January 14, 2022, WILL NOT be processed until Race Weekend and during the 8 On Your Side Health & Fitness Expo.  If available, 8K Weekend Late Registration Fees Will Apply

ATTENTION 8K Walkers!

Walkers are welcome in the Publix Gasparilla 8K. Because of road closure permits, a 16-minute per mile pace must be maintained. Those not able to complete the 8K by 10:45 a.m. (1:30) will be moved to the Bayshore Boulevard sidewalk until Swann Avenue, at which time, they will be moved back on to the road for the remainder of their 8K.

8K Entry Fees

$35

June 4 – 30, 2021

$40

July 1- Nov. 30, 2021

$45

Dec. 1, 2021 –
Jan. 14, 2022

$50

Jan. 15 – Feb. 20, 2022
ONLINE ONLY
(or until 8K Sells Out)

$55

Race Weekend
Late Registration
(if available)

Refunds and/or transfers of registration are not allowed in ANY of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Race Weekend Events.

If available, online registration will remain open until Sunday, February 20, 2022, but beginning Saturday, January 15, 2022, the cost of 8K registration will be according to the Online Late Registration Fees ($50 – 8K).

Participants that register online will receive a Race Week Registration Confirmation via email no earlier than Monday, February 21, 2022.  This confirmation will be in addition to the confirmation received from Active Networks upon completion of online registration.   The Race Week Registration Confirmation will include each participant’s Race Number, Name, Address, Race Entered, and Age.

PLEASE NOTE:  If at any time, you have unsubscribed from the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic E-Blast Database, you WILL NOT receive a Registration Confirmation.  You MUST rejoin the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic E-Blast Database.  To rejoin, Click Here.

Mail-In Offline Registration Fees:

Please note that due to the administrative costs associated with processing Offline 2022 PGDC Registrations, a $3 Processing Fee must be added to the Total Registration Amount Due – if payment does not reflect the additional $3 Processing Fee, the entry form and payment will be returned.

To register by mail, please download and complete a 2022 PGDC By-Mail Form-Fillable Registration Form

For the form-fillable feature, PGDC Registration Form must be downloaded and opened in Adobe Reader. Once opened, please click on each field, provide the requested information and then, print for signing, enclose Entry Fee Payment (including $3 Processing Fee), and mail to the following address: GDCA, P.O. Box 1881  •  Tampa, Fl. 33601-1881

Registered participants who provide a correct and legible email address will receive a Registration Confirmation via email no earlier than Monday, February 21, 2022.  Confirmation will include each participant’s assigned Race Number, Name, Address, Race Entered, and Age.

PLEASE NOTE: Registrations by mail must be postmarked by January 14, 2022. 

Runner Premiums

Publix Gasparilla 8K participants that pre-register by January 20, 2022, will be guaranteed an Official 2022 Publix Gasparilla 8K Performance Wicking Gender-Specific T-Shirt**, a Virtual Race Bag, a PGDC branded Publix Reusable Booty Bag and for those that cross the Finish Line, a colorful 2019 Publix Gasparilla 8K Finishers’ Medal, Post-Race Food & Beverages, a complimentary 12-ounce Michelob Ultra (21-yrs & Older) and a personalized Virtual Finisher’s Certificate (a valid email address MUST be provided with registration).

2022 PGDC Gender-Specific Sizing Chart

See your name in a special section in the Tampa Bay Times recognizing that you ran the 2022 PGDC! Select this option and a copy of the printed section will be mailed to your home. This section will publish on Wed., March 2, 2022, and is the perfect memento for all registered participants. For local registered participants, the 2022 PGDC/TBT Special Section will only be available in Single Copy Sales of the Tampa Bay Times on Wed., March 2, 2022.

To purchase the 2022 TBT-PGDC Race Results Special Section Package, register online or by mail. Already registered, please utilize the 2022 TBT-PGDC Race Results Special Section Order Form

Columbia

 

Columbia Restaurants “1905” Runner Revive Area – The Columbia Restaurant, based in Tampa’s Ybor City and one of Florida’s Top 25 Restaurants since 1967, will greet all 2022 Publix Gasparilla 8K Finishers (that finish prior to 11:00 a.m.) with their signature ‘1905’ Salad, paella, black beans, yellow rice, and Cuban Bread.

 

PLEASE be aware that due to conflicting events being held at the Tampa Convention Center, Columbia Restaurant must stop serving at 11:30 a.m.

Pre & Post-Race Massage! The Performance Massage Sports Massage Team will be providing Post-Race Massage following both the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K & 5K and Publix Gasparilla Half Marathon & 8K.

On Sat., following the 15K & 5K, the Team will offer 10-minute Post-Race Massages ($15), and following the Half Marathon & 8K on Sun., 20-minute massages ($25). Pre-paying for massage is available through online registration ONLY at www.RunGasparilla.com. (This rate applies to pre-paid massages only. Race Day rate will be slightly higher.)

The Team will also offer Pre- Race Massage during the 8 On Your Side Health & Fitness Expo on both Fri. and Sat. during Expo Hours. For more information or to book an additional Pre-Race and/or Post-Race Massage, please contact Glen Kemp, 813- 831-7007.

Packet Pickup

Publix Gasparilla 8K Shirt & Race Number Pick-Up will take place during the 8 On Your Side Health & Fitness Expo that will be held at the Tampa Convention Center – East Hall on Friday, February 25, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., and on Saturday, February 26, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (following Start of 5K) and until 5 p.m.

For late out-of-town arrivals ONLY, there will be very limited Packet Pick-Up on Race Day, Sunday, February 27. Requests for Race Day Packet Pick-up must be made in writing and no later than Sunday, February 1, 2022.

If you are not able to attend the Expo and pick-up your Race Number, a Race Number Pick-Up Authorization Form must be completed, signed, and presented by whoever WILL be picking up for you.  A downloadable version of the Authorization Form can be found below.

Race Number Pick-Up Authorization Form

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 2022, race participants will be timed utilizing the ChronoTrack B-Tag Timing System, developed and designed with RFID – radio frequency identification.

Here’s how it works. The technology is woven into a tag that will be placed on the back of each runner’s race number.

Transponder pads at the Start and Finish will record the participant’s time at each location in preparation for the Tampa Bay Times Race Weekend Results. Post-Race, each participant will receive both their Start Time (Gun Time) and Net Time (Timing starts when runner/walker actually crosses the 8K Start Line and ends upon crossing the 8K Finish Line.

At the Finish Line, there will be no back-ups…runners and walkers will cross the Finish Line…revel in what they’ve just accomplished…be given their Finisher’s Medal, stop to pose for pirate-y photos at the MarathonFoto Booth, and then head to the Q105 Post-Race Celebration at Cotanchobee Park!

 

PLEASE NOTE – If you intend to run the 2022 Publix Gasparilla Half Marathon AND 2022 Publix Gasparilla 8K on Sunday, February 27, 2022, you must register and complete an individual Entry Form for both events.  Unless you are running the Michelob Ultra Challenge, you will be issued a Half Marathon Race Number AND an 8K Race Number.

When running the Half Marathon, you MUST wear your assigned Half Marathon Race Number ONLY.  Do not wear or carry your 8K RaceNumber.  Before starting the 8K, YOU MUST remove your Half Marathon Race Number.

Because of the sensitivity of the ChronoTrack Timing Device, wearing or carrying your 8K Race Number during the Half Marathon OR wearing or carrying your Half Marathon Race Number during the 8K could impact your Tampa Bay Times Race Weekend Results.