Day 1 - Saturday, Feb. 25

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Runners head out for the start of the 5-kilometer race of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Mark Parrish of Tampa, left, Lakeland's Jonathan Mott, center, and Ian Walsh of Bradenton compete in the early stages of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race in Tampa. Mott wound up winning the race in 48 minutes, 50 seconds, Walsh took second in 49:10 and Parrish finished third in 49:27 Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

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TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Runners head out for the start of the 15-kilometer race of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k start

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Runners head out for the start of the 15-kilometer race of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k start

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Escorted by two of the Tampa Police Department's motorcycle officers, runners head out for the start of the 15-kilometer race of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Mark Parrish of Tampa, left, and Jonathan Mott of Lakeland take the early lead in Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic. Mott wound up winning the race in 48 minutes, 50 seconds, while Parrish took third in 49:27. Ian Walsh of Bradenton was the men's runnerup in 49:09. Photo Courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Jonathan Mott of Lakeland takes a cup of water from an aid statio worker in the early stages of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race in downtown Tampa. Mott won the men's division in 48 minutes, 50 seconds. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Mark Parrish of Tampa, left, and Jonathan Mott of Lakeland, right, share a laugh during Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race along Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic. Mott wound up winning the race in 48 minutes, 50 seconds, while Parrish took third in 49:27. Second was Ian Walsh (center) of Bradenton in 49:10.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Mark Parrish of Tampa, left, Ian Walsh of Bradenton, center and Jonathan Mott of Lakeland reach the halfway mark of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race in Tampa. Mott wound up winning the race in 48 minutes, 50 seconds, Walsh took second in 49:10 and Parrish finished third in 49:27. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

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Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Christina Welsh of St. Petersburg won the women's division of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race in downtown Tampa in a time of 55 minutes, 24 seconds. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Becky Dunkel of Tampa took second place in the women's division of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15k race in downtown Tampa in a time of 55 minutes, 38 seconds. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Runners head out for the start of the 5-kilometer race of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Runners head out for the start of the 5-kilometer race of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in downtown Tampa. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- 101-year-old Betty Ashley of St. Petersburg returned to the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday to serve as Grand Marshall of the 5k race. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

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Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- After leading much of the race, former Jesuit High standout Jordan Schilit, left, looks over to see Tampa's Taylor McDowell has pulled even with him in the final mile of the 5k (3.1 mile) Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday along Bayshore Boulevard. McDowell went on to win in 15 minutes, 44 seconds, while Schilit, now living in Charlotee, N.C., was second in 15:50. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

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Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k

TAMPA 2/25/2023 -- Tampa's Taylor McDowell crosses the finish line in first place of Saturday morning's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5k race in a time of 15 minutes, 44 seconds. Photo courtesy of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

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