FEBRUARY 24 – 25, 2024
2024 PGDC REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
START TIMES
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
PUBLIX GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC 8K
Publix Gasparilla Rolling 8K Start:
Bayshore Blvd. & Verne St. Start: 9:15 a.m.
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:
- 15k – 1-hour or less
- 10k – 40-minutes or less
- 5k – 20 minutes or less
- 15k – 1:15:00 or less
- 10k – 50-minutes or less
- 5k – 20 minutes or less
Entry Requirements
All 2024 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 2024 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 8K Applications must be postmarked by January 12, 2024.
Click here for a 2024 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Mail-in Registration Form.
LATE ONLINE REGISTRATION FEES WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024.
Entry forms received postmarked after January 12, 2024, WILL NOT be processed until Race Weekend and during the ABC Action News Health & Fitness Expo. If available, 8K Weekend Late Registration Fees Will Apply
8K Entry Fees
The prices below do not include a service fee charged by our registration partner.
$45
May 1 – 31, 2023
$50
June 1 – September 30, 2023
$55
October 1 –
November 30, 2023
$60
December 1, 2023 –
January 12, 2024
$65
January 13 – February 18, 2024
Online Only
$70
Race Weekend
(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 18, 2024, but beginning Saturday, January 14, 2024, the cost of 8K registration will be according to the Online Late Registration Fees ($65 – 8K).
Participants that register online will receive a Race Week Registration Confirmation via email no earlier than Monday, February 19, 2024. 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 2024 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 2024 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 the Entry Fee Payment (including the $3 Processing Fee), and mail it 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 19, 2024. Confirmation will include each participant’s assigned Race Number, Name, Address, Race Entered, and Age.
Runner Premiums
See your name in a special section in the Tampa Bay Times recognizing that you ran the 2024 PGDC! Select this option and a copy of the printed section will be mailed to your home for only $9.95. This section will publish on Wed., March 1, 2024, and is the perfect memento for all registered participants. For local registered participants, the 2023 PGDC/TBT Special Section will only be available in Single Copy Sales of the Tampa Bay Times on Wed., March 28, 2024.
To purchase the 2024 TBT-PGDC Race Results Special Section Package, register online or by mail. Already registered, please utilize the 2024 TBT-PGDC Race Results Special Section Order Form
Columbia Restaurant’s “1905” Runner Revive Area – The Columbia Restaurant, based in Tampa’s Ybor City and family-owned and operated since 1905, will greet all 2023 Publix Gasparilla 8K Finishers with a sampling of their signature Spanish-Cuban family recipes.
PLEASE be aware that due to conflicting events being held at the Tampa Convention Center, Columbia Restaurant must stop serving at 11:15 a.m.
The 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 The Race Day rate will be slightly higher.)
The Team will also offer Pre- Race Massage during the ABC Action News Health & Fitness Expo.
Packet Pick Up
Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K Race Packet, T-shirt, and Race Number Pick-Up will take place during the ASC Action News Health & Fitness Expo, presented by Tampa General Hospital being held at the Tampa Convention Center – East Hall on Friday, February 23, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., and on Saturday, February 24, beginning at 6:00 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: 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 it up for you. A downloadable version of the Authorization Form can be found below.
Race Number Pick-up Authorization Form
Standard – (Name and Chip Time) $20 per medal
Custom – (Name, Chip Time, and up to 20 Custom Characters) $30 per medal
Finish Line Engravers
Celebrate your perseverance and pride with the help of Finish Line Engravers by personalizing your 2024 PGDC Finisher Medal (including multiple events and Challenges) with your name and net finish time. After you complete your race(s), simply bring your medal(s) to Finish Line Engravers Booth at the Runner Revive Area on the Platt Street Bridge and they will engrave it on the spot! When making your purchase, please designate the number you wish to engrave.
