2023 Publix Gasparilla Distance ClassiC

from 2023 PGDC Registration Information

PEPPERJACK’S Kids Running Program

The Gasparilla Distance Classic Association is thrilled to welcome you to the 2023 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic (PGDC) Race Weekend. In 2023, the PGDC Race Weekend Events will bring all of the fun and excitement you’ve come to expect from the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association (GDCA)!

Please remember, the GDCA, established in 1978, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for non-profit charitable youth organizations and running programs in the Tampa Bay area.

Through the efforts of an all-volunteer and diverse board of directors and organizing committee, the organization’s mission is carried out through the administration of the annual Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Race Weekend, produced in cooperation with the City of Tampa and, Publix Too Good For Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic, presented in partnership with the City of Tampa and C.E. Mendez Foundation.

The Gasparilla Distance Classic Association takes great pride in its mission. Since the first running of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in February 1978, $6.1 million has been donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, The Friends of Tampa Recreation, and youth non-profit and running-related programs throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Thank you to the City of Tampa, Publix Super Markets, C.E. Mendez Foundation, Gasparilla’s event sponsors, volunteers, and each of the 740,000+ participants that since 1978 have crossed the Finish Line!

BACK IN 2023...

• HOST HOTEL – EMBASSY SUITES - TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER

• THE EMBASSY SUITES PRE-RACE PASTA DINNERS (FRI. & SAT.)

• FITZ IS BACK AS THE 2023 PGDC RACE WEEKEND ANNOUNCER!

• MEB KEFLEZIGHI APPEARANCES

• PHOTOS WITH PEPPERJACK

• THE ABC ACTION NEWS HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO, PRESENTED BY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL (DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY PICKLE BALL!)

NEW IN 2023

• 2023 PGDC 15K, 5K, HALF MARATHON & 8K SUPPORTER MEDALS – “BECAUSE OF YOU, I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!” REPLICAS OF 2023 PGDC OFFICIAL FINISHER MEDALS

• 2023 PGDC FINISHER’S MEDAL FINISH LINE RESULTS ENGRAVING

• 2023 PGDC 15K, 5K, HALF MARATHON & 8K BIBBOARDS

• THE ABC ACTION NEWS MILITARY CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY WEST SHORE HOMES

• ALL ACTIVE, RETIRED & FORMER ABC ACTION NEWS MILITARY CHALLENGE, PRESENTED BY WESTSHORE HOMES, PARTICIPANTS, WILL RECEIVE SPECIALLY DESIGNED BIB NUMBERS!

• BREATHABLE PERFORMANCE FABRIC FOR ALL 2023 PGDC 15K, 5K, HALF MARATHON & 8K GENDER SPECIFIC EVENT SHIRTS

• BRIGHT ORANGE PGDC RUNNING CAPS, PRESENTED BY PUBLIX FOR ALL 2023 PGDC REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS (TO PICK-UP HATS, STOP BY THE PUBLIX EXPO BOOTH – RACE NUMBERS INCLUDE A HAT TEAR-OFF COUPON.)

• UNIQUE AND COLORFUL 2023 PGDC 15K, 5K, HALF MARATHON & 8K FINISHER’S MEDALS

• PGDC FINISHER’S TOWELS, PRESENTED BY PUBLIX FOR ALL 2023 PGDC 15K, 5K, HALF MARATHON & 8K FINISHERS

• Q105 POST-RACE CELEBRATION, PRESENTED BY MICHELOB ULTRA —TONY JANNUS PARK ACROSS FROM PUBLIX (ON LITTLE BAYSHORE BETWEEN PLATT ST. BRIDGE & BROREIN ST. BRIDGE)

• ZEPHYRHILLS NATURAL SPRING WATER ‘HALF-WAY THERE’ CELEBRATION AT THE 15K, 5K, HALF MARATHON & 8K COURSE MID-POINTS

• PGDC REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS FOR ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS

• ASICS/PGDC PIRATE THEMED BRANDED APPAREL

• RAYMOND JAMES CORPORATE & OPEN TEAM CHALLENGE

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SAT., FEB. 25, 2023

PGDC 15K & 5K (CLICK MEDALS FOR INFO)

SUN., FEB. 26, 2023

PGDC HALF MARATHON & 8K (CLICK MEDALS FOR INFO)