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Twins Tot Walk/Run 5K

Name: Twins Tot Walk/Run 5K
Start: 2027-03-06
End: 2027-03-06
Location: Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda, Florida, United States

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About the Event

Join us March 6, 2027 at South County Regional Park, 670 Cooper St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950, for a high-energy, heartwarming morning celebrating children, families, and community and standing together to prevent child drowning. Be part of Movement, Remembrance, and Action.

Why We Gather:

Founded by Paul DeMello in loving memory of his twin sons, Christian and Joshua, the Twins TOT Walk/Run now honors all children while raising funds and awareness for Just Against Children Drowning to provide life‑saving swim lessons and water‑safety education.

Who Can Participate:

Family-friendly and welcoming to all ages. Dogs on leash and strollers are allowed (for safety, they will start at the back). Can’t be there in person? Register as a Virtual Participant and join the cause from anywhere.

How to participate:

Chip‑timed 5K run/walk timed by Beach Bum Timing.
Vigil Walk, a gentle, reflective tribute to remember children lost and promote water safety.
Virtual participation: Complete your 5K wherever you are and support the mission.

Perks:

High‑quality race shirt, register by February 15, 2027 to guarantee yours.
Raffle prizes, sold on race day.
Finish‑line fare: Healthy, replenishing snacks and Pancakes & Sausage from IHOP!
Kids 14yrs and under are free.
Local running club discounts.

Early Packet Pickup: Thursday, March 4, 2027, from 5 PM to 7 PM at South County Regional Park, 670 Cooper St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950.

Race Day Schedule:

Race day packet pickup & on‑site registration: 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
5K start time: 7:30 AM
Awards & presentations start at 9:00 AM.
Moment of silence and guest speaker at 9:30 AM
Vigil Walk begins at 9:45 AM
Raffle prize announcements: 10:15 AM

Awards:

Overall Awards: M/F Overall, Masters, Grand Masters, Senior Grandmaster, Veterans Grandmaster.
Age Group Awards: M/F 1st- 3rd place awards in the following age groups: >6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+

Races Offered

VIRTUAL Run/Walk 5K

Mar 06, 2027

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$37.50

VIRTUAL Vigil Walk

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$32.50

Twins Tot Run/Walk 5K

Mar 06, 2027

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07:30

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$25.00

Twins Tot Vigil Walk

Mar 06, 2027

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09:45

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$27.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Punta Gorda.

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16.0° / 27.6°

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15.6° / 26.7°

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10h 33m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

11.7 km/h (Light breeze)

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High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.8)

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71.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:35

nightlight Sunset

19:36

About Punta Gorda

Learn more about the host city, Punta Gorda.

Punta Gorda is a city in Southwest Florida. After being devastated by a hurricane in 2004, the city has rebounded by building a new marina the Harborwalk, Linear Park and various trails throughout the city for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Twins Tot Walk/Run 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Colleen Zathey	F	43	Punta Gorda, FL	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	A. Barnes	M	9	Dunnellon, FL	—
🥈	Michael Petrella	M	51	Allendale, MI	—
🥉	Merlot Petrella	F	15	Allendale, MI	—
4	Henry Gregg	M	62	Bonita Springs, FL	—
5	Tiffanie Love	F	34	Punta Gorda, FL	—
6	Sean Barnes	M	38	Dunnellon, FL	—
7	Sharon Cozzette	F	52	Port Charlotte, FL	—
8	Christine O'Hara	F	38	Arcadia, FL	—
9	Robyn Kellner	F	50	Phoenix, AZ	—
10	Rick Hopkins	M	66	Port Charlotte, FL	—
11	Lindy Tritschler	F	51	North Port, FL	—
12	Caroline O’ Connor	F	52	Englewood, FL	—
13	Georgia Harris	F	67	Inverness, FL	—
14	Alison Petri	F	39	Minneapolis, MN	—
15	Pamela Barber	F	49	Port Charlotte, FL	—
16	Anonymous Anonymous	F	58	—	—
17	Jessica Barnes	F	38	Dunnellon, FL	—
18	Rebekah Milito	F	44	Jenison, MI	—
19	E. Milito	F	6	Jenison, MI	—
20	A. Milito	F	7	Jenison, MI	—
21	R. Cahill jr	M	10	port charlotte, FL	—
22	I. Cahill	F	6	port charlotte, FL	—
23	April Cahill	F	34	port charlotte, FL	—
24	Robert Alwood	M	78	Port Charlotte, FL	—
25	Karen Bennett	F	61	Naples, FL	—
26	Jennifer Gilpin	F	44	Punta Gorda, FL	—
27	Nathan Slater	M	13	PT CHARLOTTE, FL	—
28	Melissa Slater	F	46	Port Charlotte, FL	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Aaron Harris	M	17	North Port, FL	19:31.5
🥈	Zachary Leslie	M	16	North Port, FL	19:42.1
🥉	Jon Williams	M	49	Cape Coral, FL	19:49.5
4	Gage Monroe	M	16	Rotonda West, FL	20:15.2
5	Alexa Gemma	F	42	Cape Coral, FL	21:02.1
6	K. Machado	F	12	Murdock, FL	21:14.7
7	Michael Ammon	M	44	Fort Myers, FL	21:18.9
8	Brendan Flavin	M	14	Port Charlotte, FL	21:31.3
9	Noah Love	M	13	Punta Gorda, FL	23:45.3
10	Marti Stetter	F	60	North Port, FL	24:03.2
11	Diamond Brown	F	26	Punta Gorda, FL	24:12.3
12	Holly Hallowell	F	41	Englewood, FL	24:21.5
13	Anna Mullrain	F	37	—	24:39.5
14	Q. Hallowell	F	8	Englewood, FL	24:46.4
15	Tiffanie Love	F	32	Punta Gorda, FL	25:10.2
16	Charis Tyson	F	36	Sarasota, FL	25:21.6
17	Joseph Smigel	M	59	Punta Gorda, FL	25:22.5
18	Donald Sleitweiler	M	52	Port Charlotte, FL	25:59.6
19	Briant Cummings	M	17	—	26:11.5
20	Jasynda Davis	F	38	Nokomis, FL	26:27.6
21	Linda Sethares-Caruso	F	54	Cape Coral, FL	26:39.8
22	Sara Drake	F	32	Punta Gorda, FL	26:49.1
23	Henry Gregg	M	60	—	27:10.3
24	Sandra Santello	F	53	Port Charlotte, FL	27:13.6
25	Aron Tobolski	M	31	Port Charlotte, FL	27:14.3
26	Mia Dickey	F	13	Sarasota, FL	27:14.4
27	Roberta Burns	F	23	Sarasota, FL	27:15.7
28	Xavier Gauthier	M	14	Punta Gorda, FL	27:16.3
29	Mike Barnes	M	44	Punta Gorda, FL	27:38.5
30	Eric Ewald	M	43	Port Charlotte, FL	27:56.2
31	B. Taylor	M	11	Port Charlotte, FL	28:01.7
32	Fred Taylor	M	42	Punta Gorda, FL	28:12
33	A. Gauthier	M	12	Punta Gorda, FL	28:24.9
34	Colleen Vaccaro	F	40	Port Charlotte, FL	28:25.1
35	Jennifer Seegers	F	44	Punta Gorda, FL	28:39.6
36	Courtney Swickert	F	20	Punta Gorda, FL	30:06
37	Jesse Chmelar	M	35	—	30:15.7
38	James Fralin	M	45	Nokomis, FL	30:27.9
39	Martha Barnes	F	40	Punta Gorda, FL	30:30
40	D. LaBonte	M	8	Nokomis, FL	30:31.4
41	Ava Jones	F	25	Sarasota, FL	31:24
42	Natalie Foster	F	37	Nokomis, FL	31:29
43	T. Foster	M	8	Nokomis, FL	31:30.4
44	Michele Galluppi	F	52	Port Charlotte, FL	31:32.4
45	Ellen Jaffe Jones	F	65	—	31:55
46	Sarah LaBonte	F	37	Nokomis, FL	32:01.7
47	Alison Burke	F	56	Fort Myers, FL	32:36.8
48	Nicole Allen	F	32	Port Charlotte, FL	32:37.3
49	Brian Flannery	M	56	—	32:39
50	Michael Burke	M	58	Fort Myers, FL	32:41.5

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Michael Ammon	M	45	Fort Myers, FL	20:54.6
🥈	Chris Ford	M	60	—	21:19.9
🥉	Alexa Gem Plumbing	F	43	—	21:20.8
4	Noah Love	M	14	Punta Gorda, FL	22:27
5	Juan Hidalgo	M	56	North Port, FL	22:49.5
6	Tiffanie Love	F	34	Punta Gorda, FL	24:37.2
7	Sara Drake	F	33	Punta Gorda, FL	25:20.2
8	Michael Camp	M	56	Port Charlotte, FL	25:27.6
9	Stephanie Jimenez	F	37	Punta Gorda, FL	25:44
10	Diamond Brown	F	27	Port Charlotte, FL	25:49.4
11	B. Taylor	M	12	Punta Gorda, FL	25:56.6
12	Terry Evans	M	45	Port Charlotte, FL	26:06.5
13	Henry Gregg	M	61	Bonita Springs, FL	26:08.9
14	Vinny Leotti	M	29	—	26:47.5
15	Y. Reyes	M	10	Port Charlotte, FL	26:50.7
16	Mike Barnes	M	45	Punta Gorda, FL	27:16.8
17	Kendall D'Aprile	F	15	PORT CHARLOTTE, FL	27:30.7
18	Richard Caluori	M	45	Punta Gorda, FL	27:36
19	Phillip Derry	M	28	Port Charlotte, FL	27:50.7
20	Kaleb Comeau	M	13	Punta Gorda, FL	27:53.9
21	Sean Barnes	M	37	Dunnellon, FL	27:55.4
22	Donald Sleitweiler	M	53	Port Charlotte, FL	27:57.6
23	Dakota Hays	M	14	—	28:02
24	A. Barnes	M	8	Dunnellon, FL	28:03.4
25	John Hampton	M	68	Punta Gorda, FL	28:12.2
26	Sandi Stovall	F	48	Morrisville, NC	28:13.6
27	Fred Taylor	M	43	Punta Gorda, FL	28:14
28	Ed Morgan	M	76	North Port, FL	28:24
29	Maggie Miller	F	65	Bradenton, FL	28:27.8
30	Edith Hull	F	62	Port Charlotte, FL	28:34.6
31	Amy Cyr	F	30	North Port, FL	29:19.6
32	Raymond Powers	M	62	Punta Gorda, FL	29:21.8
33	Brian Flannery	M	58	Naples, FL	29:31.3
34	Rick Pierce	M	66	—	30:07.4
35	Richard Wilkie	M	61	Englewood, FL	30:15.4
36	Martha Barnes	F	41	Punta Gorda, FL	30:22.9
37	Eric Ewald	M	44	Port Charlotte, FL	30:54.8
38	Cami Fenton	F	60	Punta Gorda, FL	30:54.9
39	Steve Hurt	M	72	Punta Gorda, FL	30:56.4
40	Teresa Green	F	56	North Port, FL	31:14.3
41	Yamilet Santana-Reyes	F	40	Port Charlotte, FL	31:48.2
42	Sharon Cozzette	F	51	Port Charlotte, FL	32:20
43	Alaina Needham	F	25	Port Charlotte, FL	33:11.2
44	Concepcion Rodriguez Feliz	F	36	—	33:11.8
45	Katie Salas	F	29	ARCADIA, FL	33:15.5
46	Joei Monroe	F	42	Rotonda West, FL	33:35.9
47	Avery Gauthier	M	13	—	33:40.5
48	Dawn Brown	F	50	North Port, FL	33:42.2
49	Dana Schwarz	F	58	Punta Gorda, FL	34:43.3
50	Kailey Nottingham	F	13	Punta Gorda, FL	34:50.1

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Joe Smith	M	30	Port Charlotte, FL	21:08.2
🥈	Cayne Roser	M	13	Punta Gorda, FL	21:21.5
🥉	selina perez	F	26	Port Charlotte, FL	21:35
4	Juan Hidalgo	M	58	North Port, FL	23:08.6
5	Michael Ammon	M	47	Fort Myers, FL	23:08.8
6	Joshua Lange	M	29	North Port, FL	23:14.2
7	Braxton Taylor	M	14	Punta Gorda, FL	24:32.1
8	John Bates	M	71	Captiva, FL	24:55.3
9	S. Almas	M	12	North Port, FL	25:06.1
10	Ashley Pablo	F	37	Venice, FL	25:29
11	Susan Gammon	F	56	—	25:33.6
12	Sydney Pablo	F	14	Venice, FL	27:24.8
13	Marc Spear	M	43	Punta Gorda, FL	27:55.6
14	Yale Houghton	M	57	Port Charlotte, FL	28:03.8
15	Mariluz Valencia	F	47	Naples, FL	28:05.4
16	Maria Hill	F	47	Naples, FL	28:23
17	Henry Gregg	M	63	Bonita Springs, FL	28:39.7
18	Diamond Brown	F	29	Port Charlotte, FL	28:49.6
19	Yancy Oropesa	M	38	Port Charlotte, FL	28:50
20	Fred Taylor	M	46	Punta Gorda, FL	28:53.5
21	Larry Berndt	M	51	Port Charlotte, FL	29:16.5
22	Carolyn Palumbo	F	57	Naples, FL	29:23.4
23	Anonymous Anonymous	F	40	—	29:29.6
24	Christopher Phillips	M	50	Cape Coral, FL	29:33.4
25	Jessica Lange	F	33	North Port, FL	30:37.2
26	Eileen Wernsman	F	63	Milwaukee, WI	30:39.2
27	N. Denley	M	9	Venice, FL	31:14
28	Madelyn Schwyn	F	13	Rotonda West, FL	31:33.2
29	Tobey Sheares	F	44	Port Charlotte, FL	31:37.9
30	Thomas Sowa	M	66	Port Charlotte, FL	31:39.8
31	Jennifer Gay	F	42	Fort Myers, FL	32:07.3
32	Lauren Huber	F	38	Cape Coral, FL	32:08.7
33	Jessica Smith	F	29	Port Charlotte, FL	32:29.7
34	Nicole Dahlberg	F	37	Cape Coral, FL	32:40.5
35	Holli Fleming	F	35	Punta Gorda, FL	33:00.9
36	Christopher Wooldridge	M	36	Punta Gorda, FL	33:05
37	Drew Fairweather	M	53	Largo, FL	33:05.8
38	Ramona Kalogiros	F	37	Clearwater, FL	33:13.8
39	Sharon Long	F	53	Punta Gorda, FL	33:27
40	Jonathan Sierra	M	34	Cape Coral, FL	33:34.5
41	Jenna DeVito-Roisum	F	47	Largo, FL	34:20.5
42	Amelia Aranda	F	35	North Port, FL	34:37.1
43	Teresa Green	F	58	North Port, FL	34:58.1
44	Laurie Smith	F	63	Cape Coral, FL	34:59.1
45	Adam Pablo	M	45	Venice, FL	35:02.8
46	Lisa Gilmore	F	48	Placida, FL	35:06.5
47	Christy VanAllen	F	48	North Fort Myers, FL	35:13
48	Joyce Prohaska	F	71	Lakewood, OH	35:21.1
49	Barb Smith	F	56	Cape Coral, FL	36:47.2
50	Tiffany green	F	33	—	37:10.4

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About the Event

Join us March 6, 2027 at South County Regional Park, 670 Cooper St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950, for a high-energy, heartwarming morning celebrating children, families, and community and standing together to prevent child drowning. Be part of Movement, Remembrance, and Action.

Why We Gather:

Founded by Paul DeMello in loving memory of his twin sons, Christian and Joshua, the Twins TOT Walk/Run now honors all children while raising funds and awareness for Just Against Children Drowning to provide life‑saving swim lessons and water‑safety education.

Who Can Participate:

Family-friendly and welcoming to all ages. Dogs on leash and strollers are allowed (for safety, they will start at the back). Can’t be there in person? Register as a Virtual Participant and join the cause from anywhere.

How to participate:

Chip‑timed 5K run/walk timed by Beach Bum Timing.

Vigil Walk, a gentle, reflective tribute to remember children lost and promote water safety.

Virtual participation: Complete your 5K wherever you are and support the mission.

Perks:

High‑quality race shirt, register by February 15, 2027 to guarantee yours.

Raffle prizes, sold on race day.

Finish‑line fare: Healthy, replenishing snacks and Pancakes & Sausage from IHOP!

Kids 14yrs and under are free.

Local running club discounts.

Early Packet Pickup: Thursday, March 4, 2027, from 5 PM to 7 PM at South County Regional Park, 670 Cooper St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950.

Race Day Schedule:

Race day packet pickup & on‑site registration: 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM

5K start time: 7:30 AM

Awards & presentations start at 9:00 AM.

Moment of silence and guest speaker at 9:30 AM

Vigil Walk begins at 9:45 AM

Raffle prize announcements: 10:15 AM

Awards:

Overall Awards: M/F Overall, Masters, Grand Masters, Senior Grandmaster, Veterans Grandmaster.

Age Group Awards: M/F 1st- 3rd place awards in the following age groups: >6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+

Races Offered

VIRTUAL Run/Walk 5K

VIRTUAL Vigil Walk

Twins Tot Run/Walk 5K

Twins Tot Vigil Walk

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