Smathers Centennial 5K

Schedule

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 08:00 am to 10:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Stephen C. O'Connell Center | Gainesville, FL

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The Smathers 5K walk/run travels to all six campus library branches! Join us as we celebrate 100 years of Libraries past, present and future!
There is no registration fee for this race. The first 50 finishers will receive a Smathers 5K t-shirt!

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Stephen C. O'Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr,Gainesville, Florida, United States

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