Doc Lucky's Golden Mile
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Doc Lucky's Golden Mile

Orlando, Florida, United States View on map
May 29, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

Lake Cane Restoration Society is a 501.c.3 nonprofit, so your race registration and any donations are tax-deductible.

Competition Location:  Lucky’s Lake Swim, 6645 Lake Cane Drive, Orlando, FL 32819

Length of Course is one (1) mile. Read below for a new Club Competition we are including with this years race! 
Golden Mile will start at 8:00 a.m. We will start in waves, 3 minutes apart as noted below:

Waves
Under 20 minutes
20-24 minutes
25-29 minutes
30-34 minutes
35 minutes and above

Cash prizes for the top three overall individual finishers in the male and female divisions:

First Place $1000
Second Place $500
Third Place $250

New This year - Doc Lucky’s Golden Mile Club Competition in addition to the individual race!

Register Your Club Team Today! Gather your bravest and strongest members to compete for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies.
We’re launching our first-ever Doc Lucky’s Golden Mile Club Competition, and we want YOUR club in the race! (The individual registration fee will cover both the Individual and Club Competition - that means there's no reason not to participate as a club!)

TEAM REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum 5 team members
• At least 2 women required on each team
• Add your team’s name during registration

HOW WINNERS ARE DETERMINED
We will sum the times of all 5 team members.

Length of Course and start times:
Golden Mile- 8:00 a.m. Start by waves, 3 minutes apart:

  • Under 20 minutes
  • 20-24 minutes
  • 25-29 minutes
  • 30-34 minutes
  • 35 minutes and above

Cash prizes for the top three overall finishers in the male and female divisions:

  • First Place $1000.00
  • Second Place $500
  • Third Place $250

Age group awards will be awarded to the top three athletes in each age group for each event.
10-u, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95-99

There is also a Special Olympics Division with awards to the top three men and women (No age groups in Special Olympics)

Open Water Results: This will be available after the event on-site and will be emailed to all participants after the event has been completed.

Chip and cap pick up: Saturday 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

ALL ATHLETES will pick up their cap and chip on-site the morning of the race.

Body Marking: 6:00-7:30 am

ALL ATHLETES must have their race number marked on both arms.  A station will be available for the markings.

Technical meeting: A technical meeting for all participants is required and will take place by the dock at 7:35 am EDT.  Course and safety information will be reviewed at that time.

Warm-ups: The course will be open for warm-ups from 6:30-7:45 am EDT

Marshaling Area: All athletes must be in the marshaling area 1/2 hour before their allowed wave. A map showing the course will be clearly visible in this area for all the participants.

Safety: Appropriate safety craft will be provided during the competition.

Changing Area: Competitors must leave their equipment in this area.  The Organizing Committee will provide a bright-colored cap for each swimmer. Each swimmer is required to wear this cap.  Thermal caps may NOT be worn.

Support Facilities:  Limited showers and changing facilities will be provided.

Hospitality: Breakfast and water will be available.

Virtual Race Option:  You may choose to do the Golden Mile distance in the virtual swim!
The virtual event does not include a finisher medal. 

Pick your distance

Swimming

Golden Mile

One mile OWS

May 29, 2027 1.6K 8:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Golden Mile - Special Olympic Athletes

For Special Olympic Athletes and Unified Partners only. Unified Partners. we are very grateful for the Unified Partner’s dedication to the safety and enjoyment of their Special Olympian yet they will not receive a “recorded time” apart from their assigned athlete, nor will they receive the official race packet

May 29, 2027 1.6K 8:00 AM
Free
Open

S.O. Unified Partner

May 29, 2027 1.6K 8:00 AM
Free
Open

Virtual Golden Mile

Virtual participants will receive a SWAG bag

May 29, 2027 1.6K 8:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Orlando, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 22.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 31.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 40.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 29, 2027 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 29, 2027 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 48m

The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (EDT) in Orlando on May 29, 2027 — 13h 48m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 92 Orlando events

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