LifeSouth Race Weekend - Gainesville, Florida - Running

The LifeSouth Race Weekend is a Running race in Gainesville, Florida consisting of a Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay.

The Annual LifeSouth Race Weekend in scenic Gainesville, Florida! Our new downtown home means you get the best of our beautiful city. The half marathon course includes iconic landmarks such as the Hippodrome, views of Depot Park, a run across the Helix bridge, UF Campus and Lake Alice, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Bacon Strip hills of 16th Avenue and the downtown. Run home to the 'drome down 1st Street as you cross University Avenue to the finish. A street festival awaits, with post-race food, beer garden, and entertainment.The 5K and Kids' Marathon will feature the best of downtown. Don't miss these races!

The LifeSouth Race Weekend is an initiative of the LifeSouth Community Foundation (formerly Five Points of Life), which provides education to K-12 students about the need for blood donation. To meet the needs of patients, it's imperative that we raise a Donation Generation of young people who understand and are committed to giving the gift of life. There's no substitute for human blood, and donations provide relief and hope for patients with life-threatening diseases and trauma victims. LifeSouth is YOUR community blood center, and we are the only provider of blood and blood products to the major hospitals in the Gainesville area and more than a hundred other hospitals throughout Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.