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Chick-fil-A / Big Peach Running Co. Cartersville Half-Marathon & Duck Dash 5K to Benefit Advocates for Children

Sat May 18, 2024 Directions

Events

Custom-Designed HALF MARATHON Finishers Medals!

Duck Dash 5K

7:10AM EDT - 9:00AM EDT

Place

315 Etowah Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120 (The "Old" Cartersville Primary School)

Description

* Chick-fil-A / Big Peach Running Co. HALF-MARATHON (3rd Annual)

* Duck Dash 5K  (19th Annual)

      Saturday, May 18, 2024  

      (Two great races...one great Saturday)
Both races benefit Advocates for Children
  • Custom-designed Medals for Half Marathon finishers
  • Both races have been designed to be fast
  • Traditional Age Group awards for the 5K

PLEASE JOIN US for the Chick-Fil-A & Big Peach Running Co.'s Half-Marathon and/or the Running of the "Duck Dash 5K"!   Big Peach Running Co. knows a thing or two about running!...and Chick-Fil-A knows a thing or two about customer satisfaction! So combine the two and you get one of the most amazing road racing days annually in NW Georgia!  

This Half-Marathon/5K tandem promises to deliver a first-class running environment that you and your friends will want to be a part of.  The 3rd Annual running of the Half-Marathon will be combined with the 19th running of the legendary “Duck Dash 5K,” with proceeds from BOTH races going to benefit Advocates for Children! To Learn More about Advocates...(Click Here)

And....FREE Chick-Fil-A CHICKEN BISCUITS! To the first 100 finishers in the Half-Marathon and the first 100 finishers in the Duck Dash 5K!

And..And...Big Peach Running Co. Partner HOKA Shoes will be on-site with "Sink for Swag" Giveaways, a Raffle for 2-3 Shoes and a HOKA Prize Pack (to be picked up instore) as well as Shoe Demo's.  So plan to join us! 

2023 Race Results: https://www.wire2wirerunning.com/051323-cfabig-peach-half-marathon5k

2022 Race Results: https://www.wire2wirerunning.com/cfabig-peach-half-marathon-5k

Parking:
Initial Parking is available next to the Start/Finish Line in the Old Cartersville Primary School lot located at 315 Etowah Dr., Cartersville GA.  Please note you MUST enter this lot from the Old Mill Road Entrance as ALL other entrances to the lot will be closed. THIS LOT WILL FILL UP QUICKLY! 

ADDITIONAL Parking is as follows:
*(RECOMMENDED) Directly Across the Street from the Old Cartersville Primary School – in the Crosspoint City Church lot located at 325 Old Mill Rd. 
*Behind the Old Cartersville Primary in the Cartersville Elementary School Parking lot located at 340 Old Mill Rd.
*Please note you also MUST enter EITHER lot from the Old Mill Road Entrance as ALL other entrances to each lot will be closed.

For those Parking in the Crosspoint City Church Lot, PLEASE cross Old Mill Rd. where you see the Cartersville Police Department Officer FOR YOUR SAFETY!!!  

Pre-Race Packet Pick-up:
Pre-Registration Packet Pick-up will be held Friday, May 17th from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Big Peach Running Co. in Cartersville, located at 402 E. Church St., Suite 107, Cartersville, GA.  More information on Pre-Registration Packet Pick-up will be provided to all runners via email the week prior to the race!

Race Information Recap:
Date: Saturday May 18th,  2024
Location:  315 Etowah Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120 (The "Old" Cartersville Primary School)
Schedule of Event
     *7:00 AM Chick-Fil-A / Big Peach Half-Marathon Start / 7:10 AM Duck Dash 5K Start 
     *8:20 AM – 5K Awards Presentation 
     *9:45 AM – Half-Marathon Awards Presentation 

[Please Note: For the Half-Marathon, the roads will be controlled for 2.5 hours, at which point the roads will then be opened back up for normal traffic flow.]

Half-Marathon

$70 -- EARLY Pre-Race Registration (until Sunday evening, April 7th at 11:59 PM) 
$80 -- April 8th through Sunday May 12th,11:59pm (when Pre-Registration ends.)
$90 -- Race Day Registration 

Overall Awards given to Top 3 (Female/Male), as well as the Top 3 Masters (Female/Male) finishers.
Additionally, AWESOME custom-designed Medals will be provided for ALL FINISHERS of the Chick-Fil-A / Big Peach Half-Marathon!!

5K

$30 -- Pre-Race Registration (until Sunday evening, April 7th at 11:59 PM)
$35 -- April 8th through Sunday May 12th,11:59 PM (when Pre-Registration ends)
$40 -- Race Day Registration 

5K Overall Awards
Top 3 (Female/Male), as well as the Top Masters (Female/Male) finishers. 

5K Age Group Categories
Medals to TOP 3 in each category
*10-and-Under,11-14,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-and-Over

PLEASE NOTE:  This is a Rain or Shine event!!! And there is a 2.5 hour time limit for the Half-Marathon

Remember WHY WE'RE DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE...Proceeds from the race go toward preventing and treating child abuse in all its forms through the programs and services that Advocates for Children serves. Please see www.advochild.org for more information and thank you for planning to join us! 

Race Contact Info

If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.

HOKA Will be On-SIte!

Big Peach Running Co. Partner HOKA Shoes will be on-site with "Sink for Swag" Giveaways, a Raffle for 2-3 Shoes and a HOKA Prize Pack (to be picked up instore) as well as Shoe Demo's.  So plan to join us! 

Join us for one Amazing Race Day!

Half Marathon Elevation Grid

Directions

315 Etowah Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120 (The "Old" Cartersville Primary School)

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