FTC Summer Track Meet
About this race
ON-LINE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT NOON 5/1. YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE TRACK (Starting at 5:45 pm) IF YOU MISS THE NOON DEADLINE
Get your Summer started off fast with our Summer Track Meet! We'll have multiple events, including a Donut Mile (yes, it's exactly what you think it is for age 16 and older ).
All ages and abilities welcome! This is an All-You-Can-Race event, compete in as many events as you'd like! This race is FREE for Florida Track Club Members and and children under 18. It's $15 for non-members. FTC Members: Please log in to your FTC account and check this page for the code to enter for FREE entry!
Join the Florida Track Club and participate in the numerous races and track meets we have planned this year. Individual yearly membership is only $40, family membership $65, and student membership $25. Senior Membership 65+: $25 for an individual, $40 for a family (please email us at thefloridatrackclub@gmail.com if you'd like your membership moved to this level and you qualify)
See the full FTC Schedule below (9 free races and 3 with discounts each year).
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Running
Multiple Track Events
6:20 – Opening remarks 6:30 – Meet starts - 400m (multiple heats) 6:40 – 1600 (2 heats) 6:55 - Kids 100 meter (kids 10 and under, kids do NOT need to register for this event) 7:00- 200m (multiple heats) 7:10 – 800m (multiple heats) 7:20 - 100m (unofficial hand-timed only) 7:30 – 5000 (one heat) 7:55 - 4 x 400m relay 8:10 -Donut Mile. 18 and up only. Donuts will be supplied by the FTC.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Gainesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 8:06 PM local time (EDT) in Gainesville on May 1, 2026 — 13h 19m of daylight.
Course
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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, 56 Gainesville events
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