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Soundtrack of Gasparilla Distance Classic weekend? It’s a one-woman show
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoWhen Fitz Koehler talks about the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic weekend, she doesn’t focus on...
Gasparilla history: Why does Tampa celebrate a fictional pirate?
WFLA via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land...
39 Gasparilla events happening in the Tampa Bay area this month
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt is once again time for the krewe of the 165-foot Jose Gasparilla II pirate ship to sail down...
Gasparilla victory parade turns into a pirate party along the Riverwalk
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDespite the chilly day, Tampa’s century-old pirate-palooza returned with a bang. More than 150...
Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K champ Luis Orta chases Olympic dream
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoTAMPA — Growing up in a nation known for its baseball players, Luis Orta was told to find another...
It’s a Gasparilla half-marathon hat trick for Christina Welsh
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoTAMPA — Christina Welsh was surprised, maybe a little disappointed and definitely more motivated on...
A dramatic finish in the Gasparilla Distance Classic half-marathon
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoTAMPA — Adam McCollor was surprised when Matthew Taddeo and another runner took off ahead of him...
Aargh! A list of Gasparilla events in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGasparilla began in 1904 with a horseback pirate invasion. This year, members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla will sail across Tampa Bay aboard the Jose Gasparilla and take over the city of ...
A ‘girl power’ moment as Gasparilla 15K women’s champ outdistances field
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoTAMPA — Bethany Sachtleben soaked in the moment. The 32-year-old had entered the Publix Gasparilla...
Rob Mason, who raced in every Gasparilla Distance Classic, dies at 77
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe smile was as sure as the sunrise over Davis Islands. Without fail, Rob Mason wore it every year, along with his garish running attire, at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic. For more ...