location_city Gainesville
location_on Florida
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calendar_today 20 Dec, 2025
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RegisterOh What Fun!
Join us this holiday season for a family-friendly 5k jog around Haile Plantation! It'll be followed by food, socializing, and some reindeer games. This race is FREE for Florida Track Club Members and $20 for non-members. (Elves must bring a candy cane.)
The 5k race will start at 8 a.m. Strollers welcome, but please leave your sleighs at home.
We don't plan to roast chestnuts over an open fire but we do plan to have some nice breakfast for everybody after the run.
If you want to join the Florida Track Club and participate in the numerous races and track meets planned each year, go to Floridatrackclub.org. Individual yearly membership is only $40, family membership $65, and student membership $25. Senior Membership 65+: $25 for an individual, $40 for a senior family (of 2) (please email us at thefloridatrackclub@gmail.com if you'd like your membership moved to this level and you qualify) In 2025 you'll get: 9 free races, 3 with discounts, and a summer social.
Dec 20, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
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Gainesville is in North Central Florida. It is home to the University of Florida, and Santa Fe College.
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