48th Annual Palace Saloon 5K

Packet Pickup

Early packet pickup is at the Palace Saloon, 1303 Jackson Bluff Road, on Wednesday, April 12, 3-6 p.m.  If you miss early packet pickup, you may check in on race morning at Messer Field beginning at 6:30 a.m.  

Registration Fees

• Before March 10 - $10, no shirt; $15 with shirt
• Virtual participants - $15, no shirt; $20 with shirt
• March 11 - April 12 at 6:00 p.m. - $15, no shirt; $20 with shirt
• After April 12 at 6:00 p.m. - $25 (shirts are not guaranteed)
• Members of GWTC will receive a $2 discount at checkout through April 12 at 6:00 p.m..

Shirts sizes are guaranteed through April 12.

Virtual runners may pick up their race shirt (if ordered) at packet pickup on Wednesday or on race day.

Parking

Race start and free parking is at Messer Field, corner of Jackson Bluff Rd. and Dupree St. 

Packet Pickup

• Wednesday, April 12, Palace Saloon, 3-6 p.m.
• Race Morning beginning at 6:30 a.m., near race start

Race Start

Race starts promptly at 8:00 a.m.  

Awards Ceremony

Awards ceremony will begin at 9:15 a.m. Enjoy the morning!

Finish Line Recovery

Finish line recovery food courtesy of Jackson Properties, and adult beverages courtesy of the Palace Saloon and Gulf Winds Track Club. Live music at the finish. Race results posted on site and uploaded to the Gulf Winds Track Club website post-race. 

Champions Awards

Custom beer mugs & monetary awards will be presented to:

• The overall first male and first female
• Masters (40+) male and female
• Grandmasters (50+) male and female.

All awards are donated by Gulf Winds Track Club. 

Overall Champions

• $100 Male and Female

Masters Champion

• $50. Male and Female

Grand Masters Champion

• $50. Male and Female

Age Group Awards

• Custom pint glass awards will be presented to the top 3 in each five-year age group for both male and female.  

Fraternity and Sorority Awards

• An award will be presented to the Fraternity and Sorority with the most finishers.  Fraternity and sorority members must be registered by April 12 at 6:00 p.m.

Team Awards

• The Palace team competition has always been about outright speed. The competition was originally set up with a 7 person MAX team roster where the 5 fastest runners times are added together and the lowest time for the 2 team divisions wins. (Men & Women divisions). Awards will be presented to the top two teams in each division.  Team captains must email a team roster to Tim Unger and Peg Griffin by midnight on Friday, April 14.  

The Palace team competition has always been about outright speed. The competition was originally set up with a 7 person MAX team roster where the 5 fastest runners times are added together and the lowest time for the 2 team divisions wins. (Men & Women divisions). Awards will be presented to the top two teams in each division.  Team captains must email a team roster to Tim Unger and Peg Griffin by noon on Friday, April 14.  This is your last opportunity to change a team roster.  

No changes allowed on race day.  

Everyone must register individually. Seven-member team rosters must be sent to Race Team Coordinator, Tim Unger, (runner1612@gmail.com), and to Peg Griffin, peggriff91@gmail.com.

The first five (5) fully registered teams will receive a Hanger 38 gift card as a thank you for your participation in the team competition.

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Race shirts are guaranteed only to runners registered by April 12, 2023.

The other great benefit of running this local race is contributing to a couple of great charities. We are supporting the Alzheimer's Project and the  Parkinson's Foundation.  Please donate generously.   

The 48th Annual Palace Saloon 5K is sponsored by Gulf Winds Track Club, a completely non-profit, volunteer-led organization.  All proceeds from the races support dozens of charitable organizations in our community. 

Our Partners: The Palace Saloon, Jackson Properties, Lululemon, Ragz, Team Cone.