About the Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k
The course runs on the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, a paved trail that heads out from First Magnitude Brewing. Road shoes work fine, and the surface is smooth throughout. Pacers are available across a solid range of finishing times, so runners who want to chase a goal have support.
Packet pickup opens race morning at the brewery before the start. Parking is available in several lots nearby; the lot closest to the start tends to fill first, and First Magnitude has its own lots off Main Street if you need them.
Free race emails
Get the Weekly RunSesh
Get races near Gainesville in your inbox. Every Monday we send the races coming up, and every Thursday we send the ones happening that weekend.
Two helpful emails per week. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
Half Marathon Results · 2025
339finishers
1:13:59winner
2:09:45median
3:42:50cutoff
Top 3: Anonymous Anonymous (1:13:59) · CHEYENNE LEATHAM (1:20:35) · Dillon Ortiz (1:20:36)
5K Results · 2025
97finishers
19:53winner
36:41median
1:51:48cutoff
Top 3: Enrico Moresco (19:53) · Anuska Narayanan (22:51) · David Blackburn (23:09)
The Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles11/8/2026 07:30$75
5K11/8/2026 08:00$40
Going for a Time?
Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The half marathon pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
Where to Stay
Traveling for this race? The map shows hotels and rentals in and around Gainesville — pan or zoom to compare what's nearby.
The map is provided by Stay22. If you book through it, RunSesh may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it never affects the races we list.
