Tom Walker Preview 5k and 10k
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Tom Walker Preview 5k and 10k

Gainesville, Florida, United States
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Get a leg up on the field by previewing part of the Tom Walker Half Marathon course.   This race is FREE for Florida Track Club Members and $20 for non-members.  The race will start at Boulware Springs Park: 3300 SE 15th St, Gainesville, FL 3264. 

Both the 5k and 10k routes will be along the beautiful Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail and will be along a portion of the Tom Walker Half Marathon course. 8:00 AM start for both events. The 5k and 10k will start together and follow the same route for the first 1.55 miles. If you would like to switch from the 5k to the 10k or vice-versa, please tell us as soon as possible. Because this race will be professionally timed, we want to make sure they're aren't any mixups on race morning.  

(November'sTom Walker Half Marathon & 5k will start from First Magnitude Brewing and head out on the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail.)

If you want to join the Florida Track Club and participate in the numerous races and track meets we have planned this year, go to Floridatrackclub.org. Individual yearly membership is only $40, family membership $65, and student membership $25.  Senior membership (65+) is $25 for individual and $40 for a family. Please email us to set up Senior membership. See full FTC Schedule below ( 9 free races and 3 with discounts each year) 

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Running

5k | Tom Walker PREVIEW

Oct 10, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$20.00
Open

10k | Tom Walker PREVIEW

Oct 10, 2026 10K 8:00 AM
$20.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Gainesville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 32.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
75.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 36m

The sun rises at 7:27 AM and sets at 7:04 PM local time (EDT) in Gainesville on October 10, 2026 — 11h 36m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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  • 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, 45 Gainesville events

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