Race Walk

1500M - May 10, 2022

5K - May 11, 2022

1500M - Ansin Sports Complex

10801 Miramar Blvd, Miramar, FL 33025

5K - BB&T Center

1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise, FL 33323

1500M on a Track/Road course

5K on a road course

All first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners or athletes meeting this sport’s NSGA minimum performance standards in competition at a NSGA state qualifying games will qualify for the 2022 National Senior Games.
The minimum distance acceptable for qualifying will be 1500M.
The preferred 5K race walk at the State qualifier is on a road course but the State qualifier will have the option to use a track for the event. The National Senior Games 5K race walk event will be held on a road course.
If a track is used for the 5K, it is referred as a 5000M.

Athletes qualified in either the 1500M or the 5K race walk may compete in both events.

Courses and formats for the 1500M and 5K will be determined by the availability of facilities in the host city.
The circuit for 5M shall be a maximum of 1250M but not shorter than 1000M. The 1500M Race Walk will be on a standard 400M track or a 1500M road course.
Awards will be presented for 1st through 8th place for each event within each age division.

For the 2022 National Senior Games presented by Humana, Race Walk will be capped at no more than 400 participating athletes.

The BB & T Center is home to the NHL’s Florida Panthers. They also hosts basketball, ice hockey, arena football games, concerts and theater events. The road surrounding the building is flat and tree lined which makes this venue a great course for all events. The road will be closed to traffic during our competitions.

Ansin Sports Complex (1500M)

Ansin Sports Complex is a 24-acre state of the art sports complex that features and FTX Mondo track identical to the 2008 Olympic track in Beijing. Stadium 5,000 plus seating capacity, 8-Lane Oval/9 Lane Straightaway, 400 meter Standard Track. All field events and a 200-meter practice track are all located at the complex. Ansin Sports Complex is one of only four Class 2 internationally certified tracks in the United States and recently hosted an Olympic Qualifying event in April of 2021.