Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics

Law enforcement officers from over 300 Florida agencies (police departments, sheriff's offices, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Customs, Air Force Police and Marine Patrol) all participate in the state-wide torch run to benefit the athletes of Special Olympics Florida. Each year, over 5,000 officers carry the torch on a 1500-mile relay through 66 counties in Florida.

Funds are generated through contributions from individuals and businesses along the way and through sales of the popular Torch Run T-shirts and caps.

This event is held each year prior to Special Olympics Florida State Summer Games. The intrastate torch relay will start at the end of March and culminate at the Opening Ceremonies on May 17, 2013. Officers from around the state join together to bring the Flame of Hopeâ„¢ into the stadium.

 

Highlights from Hillsborough County's Run:

Highlights from the Final Leg at State Summer Games Opening Ceremony:

 

 

Sponsorships

There are several levels of sponsorship available with benefits for local and statewide exposure. The Law Enforcement Torch Run attracts countless media exposure statewide and is the largest fundraising and public awareness project for Special Olympics Florida.

Premier Sponsor:

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Gold Sponsors:

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2013 Torch Run Routes by County

For exact times and routes, please contact your local Police Department or Sheriff's Department.  Dates/cities subject to change.

View the 2013 Photo Gallery

COUNTY

DATE

Alachua

April 16

Registration at 9:00 am at the Westgate Publix at 125 SW 34th St. in Gainesville.  Run begins at 10:00 am.  Route: South on SW 34th St.  to Archer Road, then west on Archer Road to the Butler Plaza West Publix.  The distance is approximately 2.5 miles, and there will be refreshments at the end of the run.  There will be a shuttle from the Butler Plaza Publix to the Westgate Publix starting at 9:00 am. 

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Baker

April 1

Bay

April 3

We will meet at Publix at 2310 S. HWY 77 in Lynn Haven at 0815 for admin and photos.  At 0900 the run will exit the parking lot turning south (right) on to HWY 77.  At approx. 2 miles the run will turn west (right)on to 23rd Street.  Approx. 1.5 miles the run will turn right into the parking lot of the PUBLIX at 23rd Street Plaza. The address is 650 West 23rd Street, Panama City.

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Bradford

April 9

Registration 0800 North parking lot of the Bradford County Courthouse.   Run will begin at 0830 from the Courthouse parking lot South on US 301 ending at the Bradford Square Shopping Center.  1.2 miles.

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Brevard

April 26

Palm Bay leg-7:00 am, start in the front parking lot of Palm Bay City Hall, run to the Publix on Malabar Road (2 miles).

West Melbourne leg-8:00 am, start at the future site of the new Field of Dreams (across from Calvary Chapel), run to WMPD (1 mile).

Melbourne leg-9:00 am, start at the BCSO South Precinct, run to Apollo Boulevard, then Babcock, end at the Melbourne Publix on Babcock (3 miles).

Cocoa Beach leg-11:00 am, start at 3920 N. Atlantic Avenue, end at Publix, 2007 N. Atlantic Avenue (1 mile).

Rockledge leg-12:00 pm, start at the Publix, 1880 U.S. 1, Rockledge and run to the Bridges home in Rockledge, 1694 Cedar Street (2 miles).

Titusville Leg-2:00 pm, start at Miracle City Mall and run to Fire Station #11-dowtown (2 miles).

Jail leg-3:30 pm, start at the Parrish Medical Center and run to the jail parking lot (2 miles).

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Broward

April 25

8:30 am – 4:00 pm  Volunteers can participate in the annual Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics and/or join us after the run for a picnic with the athletes.  Run starts at 8:30 am at Countyline Rd. / A1A (Hallandale Bch) and continues to US1 and Palm Beach line.  The picnic will be held at Dan Witt Park, 4500 NE 22 Avenue, Lighthouse Point starting at 1:30 pm.

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Calhoun

April 9

Charlotte

April 17

Starts at 9 am at the Publix  located at US41 and Airport Rd travels 10 miles north with stops at the Charlotte Harbor Center (school) then north to Publix on Cochran

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Citrus

April 23

We will begins at 8:00 am in front of Crystal River City Hall, travel south on Hwy 19, and then East on Hwy 44 to the Crystal Springs Publix (3 miles).  From Publix, we will have a bike ride East on Hwy 44 to the Inverness Bealls (about 10 miles). We will run again East on Hwy 44, finishing at the steps of the Sheriff’s Office on Dr. Matin Luther King Jr. Ave (4 miles).

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Clay

April 4

Run starts at 10:00 a.m.  Begin at Pine Tree Plaza Publix (410 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, FL), cross SR21 (Blanding Blvd) going east, turn south on Mound Street to make a 5-10 min. water stop at Lighthouse Learning Cetner (550 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park, FL),  travel north on Mound Street and turn south on US Hwy 17, cross over the Doctor’s Lake Bridge and CR220 (on US Hwy 17). The torch will travel east across US Hwy 17 at Fleming Island Plantation Blvd. and will finish at the Pavillion Hibernia Publix Store #1210 (865 Hibernia Road).

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Collier

April 12

Starting at the courthouse at US41 and Airport rd.  8 am and then proceeds 7.1 miles with stops at NPD then ending at Neapolitan rd. and US 41

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Columbia

April 11

Begins at 10 am at the Dept of Transportation (1109 S. Marion Avenue) heading north on Marion St/US 441 left on Washington St. and ends at Memorial Stadium (294 NW Stadium Terrace) in Lake City.  Contact:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Desoto

April 15

Dixie

April 15

Duval

April 3

Torch Run will start in front of the Police Memorial Building, 501 E Bay Street in Jacksonville and end at The Jacksonville Landing.  The one-mile walk and three-mile run will start together at 10:00 a.m.

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Escambia

March 25

First Leg:  The run will take place Monday March 25 beginning in Century staging at the Food Giant, 9511 North Century Boulevard at the Florida/Alabama state line on (HWY 29) at 7AM . The run will start at 7:15. We will run south for approximately 1.6 miles to the Century City Hall at 7995 North Century Boulevard (HWY 29).

Second Leg:  Begin staging at 8:40AM at Escambia County Sheriff’s Department 1700 W Leonard St Pensacola. The run will start at 9am. Running from Leonard Street to Palafox we will run past FDLE, 1301 N Palafox St Pensacola and pick up any staff from there that want to join us and make our way on to Pensacola PD, 711 N Hayne St where we will pick any more runners who want to join up. We will pause here for a water break . The run will continue on to Alcanize to our ending point at Bartram Park  211 W. Main Street. The approximate mileage for this leg is about 3.4 miles. Sheriff Morgan and Chief Simmons will address the runners.

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Flagler

April 27

Law enforcement officers along with other participants should plan to gather in the parking lot of Woody’s Barbeque 99 Flagler Plaza Drive Palm Coast, FL 32164, promptly at 9:30 a.m., for registration and a safety briefing.  The 4.4 mile run escorted by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will start from the parking lot of Woody’s Barbeque.  Runners will carry the torch north bound on Old Kings Road to Town Center Blvd.  The runners will continue on Town Center Blvd. to S. R. 100 where they will travel east on S. R. 100 and end in the parking lot of Woody’s Barbeque.  Lunch will be served at the conclusion of the run.  View event flyer.

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Franklin

April 5

Gadsden

April 10

Gilchrist

April 12

Register and sign waivers at 7:45 am.  We will start our run at 8:00 am in front of Lancaster CI (3449 SW SR 26, Trenton, FL 32693), we'll go east on the Rails to Trails across from the institution to the Gilchrist County Courthouse (approximately 3 miles). 

Contacts: Asst. Warden Arline and Jennifer Harrell

Glades

April 20

Begins at 9:00 am in the parking lot of First Bank located on Hwy 27 South Bound and West Avenue.  The runners will run east on U.S. 27 and turn south onto 3rd Street.  The runners will then turn east on Avenue J and continue to the Moore Haven City Park located on Avenue J and 3rd Street where the run ends. 

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Gulf

April 4

Registration: 7:45 am

First location:  Wewahitchka run
8:00 am Start at Lake Alice Park, End:  Wewahitchka Elementary

Second location:  Port St. Joe run

9:30 am Start at Gulf County Courthouse PSJ.    End:  Frank Pate Park

Contacts:  Monica Pitts, 850-639-1701 or John Sloan 850-639-1700

Hamilton

April 1

Registration time: 9:30 am

Run start time: 9:45am

We will meet and start at the old IGA parking lot in Hamilton County on US Hwy 41 at 9:45am.  The route will be approximately 0.8 mile Hatley Street West making a left on N.E. 2nd Ave, with final destination to the Hamilton County Courthouse.

Contact:  Kathy Curry 386-792-5408

Hardee

April 16

Hendry

April 19

Run will start at the American Legion on HWY80 in Labelle and travel east to the Sheriff's Office parking lot. We will start at approx. 1530 hrs.

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Hernando

April 15

9:00 a.m. Meet at  Tom Varn Park in Brooksville, Florida.  9:30 a.m. Torch Run begins.  We will take Darby Ln. North to W. Jefferson St.  We will then go right (East) on West Jefferson St. to Mildred Ave.  Go right (South) on Mildred Ave. to S. Broad St.  Go left (East) on S. Broad St.  Continue on S. Broad St. to Main St.  Go left (North) on Main St. past the Court House to W. Jefferson St. (The Courthouse will be a staging area for anyone that cannot finish or needs refreshments or transportation).  Go left (West) on W. Jefferson St. back to Darby Ln.  Take Darby Ln. back into Tom Varn Park where we will finish.

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Highlands

April 18

Run starts at 7:30 am in the Publix Parking Lot (Southgate Shopping Center at 2824 Highway 27 South, Sebring) and we will be running to Veteran’s Beach.  It’s a little over 3 miles.  It’s the same route as last year. 

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Hillsborough

April 18

Stage: 10:00 am at Ballast Point Park

10:15 Leave Ballast Point, travel north on Bayshore (2.3 miles)

10:35 Pass Bay-to-Bay, continue 2.4 miles

(Staging area two:  For runners that would like to do 3.2 miles, we will slow down the pace to 11  minute mile pace for 2.4 miles. Parking is available on the southwest corner.)

11:10 Arrives at the Pirate Ship Wharf (short rest for photos)

(Staging area three:  For runners that want to do .8 miles at a 12-13 minute mile pace.)

11:19 Leave for downtown Convention Center (slow jog)

11:25 Arrive at the Convention Center (.8 miles)

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Holmes

April 1

We will begin at the Piggly Wiggly on Hwy 79 in Bonifay at 8:00a.m. CST, travel south on Hwy 79  to the junction of Hwy 79 and Hwy 90 (1.5 mile). Turn left onto Hwy 90 traveling east finishing at the Agriculture Center in Bonifay, Florida (2 miles). Total distance 3.5 miles.

Contact:  Meldra Jackson, (850)547-8674

Indian River

April 11

Race time is from 10:00 - 11:30 followed by a BBQ at the park.  Location start at Ercildoune Bowling Lanes, 14325 US Highway 1, Sebastian.  Ending Location is Friendship Park, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian (behind the Sebastian Police Department).

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Jackson
(Eastern)

April 10

Registration time will be from 7:00am – 7:45am.  Run start time will be 8:00am.  Run Route will begin on hwy 90 west from the welcome to Sneads sign and end in front of McDaniel’s IGA. The route is approximately 2 miles.  Sneads Police Department will be providing a police escort.  Water & fruit will be provided for all participants.

Contact:  Jessica Mercer, 850-718-0682

Jefferson

April 8

The run will begin at 9:00 A.M.  The route starts at the Jefferson County Teacher’s Credit Union (1490 W. Washington St. Monticello Fl 32344). We will travel East on U.S. 90 then at the Jefferson County Court House we will make a right  onto U.S. 19 going south. The finish line will be the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts Store (1321 S. Jefferson St. Monticello Fl 32344). The distance is approximately 2.5 miles.

Contact: Jerry Loggins (342-0425) or Reggie Patrick (694-0375)

Lafayette

April 3

We will assemble at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Mayo at 9:00 AM.  The run should start at 9:30 AM.  The route will be North on SR 51 from the Courthouse to the Hal W Adams bridge. This is approximately two miles. 

Contact:  Mike McCray, 386-294 4654 or Linda Marinin, 386-294 4564

Lake

April 22

Begin assembling at Publix at Citrus Tower (230 Citrus Tower Blvd) at 9:30.  The run will start at 10:00am, travel south on Citrus Tower Blvd, and end at the Special Olympics FL Headquarters (1915 Don Wickham Drive).  Total distance is 2.1 miles.  There will be shuttles available to get you back to your car.  There will be a cookout afterward for the participants and athletes.

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Lee

April 19

Starting at 8am at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on 6 mile cypress rd.  then north on US 41 for 10 miles ending at Hancock Bridge Parkway and US 41.

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Leon

April 11

Registration begins at 9:00 am at the Publix located on the corner of Tharpe Street and Monroe Street.  The run will start approximately 10:15 am.

Route:  From the Publix, South on Monroe Street to the Capitol Courtyard.  There will be a stop at Monroe and Park Ave.

Lunch will be provided after the ceremony.

The Torch Run ceremony will begin at 11:00 am, on the steps of the old Capitol, in the Capitol Courtyard.

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Levy

April 17

Liberty

April 8

We will run from the Liberty County High School on Hwy 20 and run west to the Apalachee Restaurant starting at 9AM.    We will have a photo opportunity of all the runners at the Liberty County Courthouse at 8:45AM.

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Madison

April 5

We will meet at 8:30am and begin the run at 9:00am.  Run begins at the Harvey’s parking lot on US 90 East.  We will run West on US 90, through downtown MAdison, and end  at the Madison Veterinary Clinic at Captain Brown Rd.  The route is approximately 1.5 miles.

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Manatee

March 29

Registration starts at 5:30 pm.  Run begins at 6:30. 

View Event Flyer.  View Route.

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Marion

April 19

Registration begins at 8:30 am and the run should begin at 9:00 am.

From Ocala Police Department South on Pine to SW 17th Street. East on 17th Street to Churchill Square entrance. SE 3 Ave. to SE Broadway with a stop at Eighth Street Elementary and Osceola Middle School. West on SE Broadway to SE 1 Ave. Around the Ocala Square to S. Magnolia Ave. To SE 5th Street and back to OPD  parking lot.

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Marion
Dunnellon

April 23

5:00 p.m. registration will be at Dunnellon Wal-Mart, 11012 N Williams Street and end at the Dunnellon City Hall by the Withlacoochee River. There will be a street dance afterwards.

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Martin

April 10

Starts at 8:00am at SE. Cove rd. and S.E. Federal Hwy in the Publix shopping plaza. Will run north on SE Federal Hwy. to Colorado Ave ending at the Publix Shopping plaza.

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Miami-Dade

April 26

The Opening Ceremony will start at approximately 8:30 am in the parking lot of Publix located at 891 N. Homestead Blvd., Homestead.  The Ceremonial run will start at approximately 9:00 am from that location and the run route will end at Campbell Drive Middle School located at 900 NE 23rd Ave., Homestead.

The second leg consists of a 5 mile run which will start at approximately 10:30 am at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Dr., Coconut Grove.  The run will be the same route as last year and it will end at Miami City Hall.  Please feel free to utilize the parking spaces at Miami City Hall.

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Monroe

April 19

8:30 am begin staging at Florida Keys Community College Road.  9:00am Run starts and continues through town making several stops at schools.  Approximately 11:30am, regroup at the Southernmost Point Monument Whitehead and South St. with a pause for photos.  Continue North on Duval Street to the finish line at Noon on Mallory Square.  Distance: 7 miles. 

9:00 AM Staging and Run Begins at the FKCC Public Safety Bldg, Stock Island

9:02 AM Gerald Adams Elementary

9:15 AM MCSO Headquarters LE Memorial

Turn left on S.Roosevelt Mile 1, Right on Duck Ave, Right on 20th – Northside Drive to New Publix

9:45  AM Publix Supermarket, 1112 Key Plaza

10:10 AM Poinciana Elementary School,  Kennedy Drive

10:30 AM Key West High School, 2100 Flagler Ave.

Cross Bertha

10:45 AM Thompson & Flagler (Construction Zone), Turn Right (North) on Thompson, Left on United, Right on Duncan, Right on Catherine, Left on Pearl, Vehicles park facing west (Left) on Virginia, Runners head east (Right) to HOB off Virginia

10:50 AM HOB School, Jose Marti Dr.

11:20 AM Exit HOB – head West on Virginia St., South (Left) on White St.

11:10 AM Glynn Archer Elementary, 1302 White Street

11:20  AM MARC House

11:35 AM White St. & South St., West (Right) on South St.

11:40 AM SouthernMost Point, Whitehead and South St., Sheriff Ramsay passes torch to KWPD Chief Donnie Lee

11:50 AM North on Duval

12:00 PM Duval & Front – ending at Mallory Sq.

Total 7.5 miles

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Nassau

April 2

Registration at 8:00am, run begins at 9:00am.  Route begins at Seaside Park in Fernandina Beach, 2000 South Fletcher Avenue, then travel west on Sadler Road to the Publix at 1421 Sadler Road.

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Okaloosa

March 27

Crestview Route:
8:30 am – Meet at the Publix (same one as last year) in Crestview located at Hwy 85 and Redstone.
9:00 am – Torch Run from Publix up 85 to War Memorial (same route as last year)
10:00 am – Photo opportunity with Athletes and runners at end of route.

Ft. Walton Beach Route:
11:00 am – Meet at Publix located at Racetrack Road and Eglin Parkway in Ft Walton.
11:15 am – Torch Run from Publix south on Eglin Parkway to Brooks Street and Hwy 98.
12:00 NOON – End Torch Run at Brooks Landing (City Park) and have photo opportunity with all.
12:15 – Free Barbecue lunch and beverages provided for all participant and athletes involved.
1:30 – End program

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Okeechobee

April 26

9:20 am - Starting from the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office, located at 504 NW 4th Street, travelling east on NW 4th Street, south on Highway 441, and end at Publix, located at 3551 Highway 441 South at approximately 10:00 am. 

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Orange

April 23

Park and stage at Cypress Grove Park (290 Holden Avenue) at 8:00 a.m.  Walkers begin promptly at 9:15  and runners at 9:30.  Run will travel east on Holden Avenue to Orange Avenue, then south on Orange Avenue to Edgewood Police Department for a 5K loop back up Orange Avenue to Cypress Grove Park.  Stay for lunch at the Russell Home afterward.

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Osceola

May 8

Registration is at 8:00 am and run starts at 9:00 am.  Route starts at St. Cloud City Hall, east on 192 to Kissimmee Civic Center.

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Palm Beach

April 9

9:00 am: Stage at the corner of Hypoluxo Road and US 1
9:30 am: Run starts
.  The run will travel west on Hypoluxo to Lawrence and then north on Lawrence to the Royal Palm School. 

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Pasco

April 5

The Pasco County Torch Run leg will begin at Pasco High School, 36850 State Road 52, Dade City at 9:00 am. Staging will be at the football field. The route will end at the Historical Court House in downtown Dade City, 38053 Live Oak Ave. This route is approximately 2 miles.

Contact:  David Rodriguez, 727-267-2768

Pinellas

April 9

Notes: The Torch Run starts at the St. Petersburg Police Department and finishes at Paul B. Stephens Exceptional School. Host agencies are assigned to each relay point, and should make arrangements to provide traffic security and water along their portion of the route. Participants may join in anywhere along the way. Relay times are approximate. Because this is not a race, a 12 minute mile pace is encouraged so as many runners can participate as possible. Persons riding bikes or skating should have proper safety equipment as this event takes place along major public roads.  Please no child passengers either on bicycles or in tow.

8:15a.m. - St. Petersburg Police Department.  (4.2 miles) 1st Ave. N, to US Hwy. 19, to 38th Ave. N. and then a right to the front bus circles of New Heights Elementary School

9:10a.m. - New Heights Elementary School.  Gulfport Police Department and those continuing from St. Pete.
(miles) US Hwy. 19, to 70th Ave. N., then west to Nina Harris Exceptional School

10:15 a.m. - Nina Harris Exceptional School.  Pinellas Park Police Department (3.5 miles) 70th Ave. N. to 66th Street, then north to 118th Ave., then east to Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School

10:55 a.m. - Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School / Largo Police Department (2.2 miles) 118th Ave. to 62"d Street, then over to 126th Ave., then under US 19 to the service road, east on Ulmerton Rd.,
to 49th Street and 145th Ave., PCSO's Technical Services Bldg.

11 :45 a.m. - PCSO Technical Services Bldg. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (4.5 miles) North on 49th Street, over Bayside Bridge to Del Oro Park on McMullen Booth Road

12:45 p.m. (approx.) Del Oro Park Clearwater Police / Tarpon Springs Police Departments (2.2 miles) North on McMullen Booth, then west on Sunset Pt. to Paul B. Stephens School, and finish line

Finish:  Around 1:15-1:30 p.m., Torch arrival/ reception at Paul B. Stephens

Polk

April 19

Check-in starts at 8:00 am.  Run begins at 9:00 am at Southgate Publix shopping center (2518 S. Florida Ave) and ends at the Publix at Lake Miriam Square  (4730 S. Florida Ave).

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Putnam

April 8

Our run is scheduled for Monday, April 9th @ 9:00 a.m.  We will meet @ 8:30 in the parking lot of the Riverfront Park.  The torch run will proceede west on St. Johns Avenue until we reach the Publix supermarket @ St. Johns Avenue and SR 19.

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Santa Rosa

March 26

Staging at 8:30am and running by 9am. We will start at the McDonalds at the intersection of Hwy 90 and Dogwood and run to the Veteran’s Memorial Park at the Blackwater River Memorial Park. This run is approximately 1.4 miles.

Sarasota

April 19

Starts at 8 am  from Gulf Gate and US41 then  north on US 41 to the Sarasota City limits where they pass the torch onto the City who runs it North on US 41 to the City Hall.

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Sarasota
(North Port)

April 18

Seminole

April 4

Run starts at 9:00 am on SR 600 at Maitland Blvd and proceeds north on  600 to the lake front (Lake Monroe).  Turns right on 1st Street and ends at the Sanford Civic Center.  Distance is about 14 miles.

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St. Johns

April 5

Begin assembling at 3:30. Run starts at 4:00pm at the Sheriff’s Office (4015 Lewis Speedway) to US-1 South to San Marco Ave, San Marco Ave South to the Castillo de San Marco. This is a 5K run.

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St. Lucie

April 12

The run will begin at the PSLPD HQ/ Municipal Complex at 5 PM.  The route will proceed EB onto SE Port St Lucie Blvd, turn NB onto Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy.  It will proceed NB and cross US1 onto Walton Road into the second Publix store parking lot where the run will terminate.  The entire route is only 3.9 miles

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Sumter

April 25

The run will start at 8am at The Federal Prison in Coleman and ends at SCARC in Bushnell (8 miles).

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Suwannee

April 2

Registration will begin at 8AM.  The run start time is 9AM. Run will be a two mile run leaving Suwannee High School traveling west on Pinewood Way to Walker Street, north on Walker to 11th Street, east on 11th Street, and then south on Pine Avenue ending back at Suwannee High School.

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Taylor

April 4

Union

April 10

Run starts at 9:00AM, participants will assemble in front of the Lake Butler Elementary School.

Route: Begin on SR121 (S.W. 6th Street) at Lake Butler Elementary School and run North (past the Lake Butler Middle School) and turn South on S. Lake Avenue.  The run will end at the Union County High School.

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Volusia

April 10

View Torch Run Flyer

10:10 AM Depart 120 North Causeway, New Smyrna Beach.  West on North Causeway .3 miles to N. Riverside Drive.  South on N. Riverside Drive .2 miles to Canal Street.  West on Canal Street .3 miles to US 1 (Dixie Freeway).  South on Dixie Freeway 1.6 miles to 10th Street, Edgewater (assemble in vacant parking area on right just past 10th Street)  about 10:50 AM [short rest stop/water break]

11:05 AM  Depart 10th Street, south on US 1 (Ridgewood Ave.) 1.8 miles to Turgot Ave., Hawks Park, Edgewater (west on Turgot into the park, site of the Finale).

11:30 AM – 12 Noon Hawks Park, Hosted by the Edgewater Police Department and Edgewater merchants.  Lunch/refreshments served.

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Wakulla

April 9

Walton

March 28

We will begin to gather at 0800 hours at Frank’s Corner, 929 U.S. Highway 90 West, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433.  This location is directly across the street from Northwest Florida State College.  After a short photo session (at approximately 0830 hours), we will run east on U.S. Highway 90 for approximately 1.5 miles and end on the front lawn of the Walton County Courthouse.  The pace will be slow to moderate so that we can all stay together.  If a runner is unable to keep pace, we will have a transport vehicle in back so that a runner can ride the rest of the way or simply take a break.  Please remember to wear your SOFL LETR shirt. 

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Washington

April 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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