Registration is now closed. Thank you to all who have joined us for the 2023 Whitney Lab 5K - a virtual walk/run for marine science. Complete a 5K walk or run anywhere, anytime between May 20 - May 27 to celebrate the wonders of marine life with this year's featured animal - the jellyfish!
Thank you to everyone who supported us for the Whitney Lab Virtual 5K! We had over 170 virtual participants!
If you selected your shirt and medal to be mailed, they mail the week of May 22.
Tag us wearing your gear at #WhitneyLab5K
All 5K proceeds will go to the Whitney Laboratory gift fund, a general fund that provides for the day-to-day operations of the Laboratory. It powers the labs programming including community lectures, public education, facilities improvements, public events, and critical student experiences at the lab. It is essential to operating all the programs at the lab!
Registration is now closed.
April 25 - May 18 Registrations - selected shirt size is NOT guaranteed. Preferred shirt size was only available to those registered by April 24.
Through the alternate contraction and relaxation of their bodies, jellyfish produce a jet of water whose propulsive force propels them through the water.
Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles, although a few are anchored to the seabed by stalks rather than being mobile. The bell can pulsate to provide propulsion for highly efficient locomotion. The tentacles are armed with stinging cells and may be used to capture prey and defend against predators.
Sources: researchgate.net and wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish
Registration will include a Whitney 5K t-shirt and a finisher medal with this design mailed to your home or you may pick up on Friday, May 19 or Saturday, May 20 at the Whitney Laboratory.
If you plan to pick up your medal and shirt at the Whitney Laboratory, please come by Whitney on Friday, May 19 from 3-5 p.m. or Saturday, May 20 from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Questions - email wlmb@whitney.ufl.edu
Wherever you are joining us from, use #WhitneyLab5K to share a picture of your 5K on social media!
The non-virtual runners of the 1st #WhitneyLab5k joined more than 150 virtual runners! Wonderful event!
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2021 for our virtual 5K with our featured animal - the green sea turtle!