We were thrilled to host our second 5K marathon this weekend. The turn-out was fantastic with just under 300 runners participating (and a few non-humans joined in). The course began the commuter lot in the UF Cultural Plaza on Hull Road and was a combination of trails in the UF Natural Area Teaching Laboratory and campus roads.

We awarded 1st, 2nd, and ‘Turd’ place trophies, and all finishers received fabulous medals. Many of our runners wore their race t-shirts that celebrated our exhibit, The Scoop on Poop!

5K Run Winners

Top 3 Females:
Lara Drondoski
Mary Greco
Verity Mathis

Top 3 Girls:
Mackenzie Conklin
Sofi White
Mira Lemstrom

Top 3 Males:
John Sansalone
Rob Robins
Martin Perez

Top 3 Boys:
Lucas Young
Benny White
Luke Engels

Good Cause

As a nod to our current exhibit, and to benefit those in need, we also collected diapers at the run to donate to Foster Florida, a foster care support group.

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