Get ready for the 8th-Annual Downtown Cartersville 5K to benefit the Backpack Buddies Program!!  The always-popular 1K Fun Run ('Lap-the-Courthouse') for the little ones, will finish under the banner like the big folks!  Let's DO this!!

This popular 5K will start & finish in historic Downtown Cartersville, with a scenic route that encircles downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods. This race promises to produce a good time for all, no matter your age!  As a USATF-CERTIFIED 5K COURSE (Certification #GA18034WC), it is a Peachtree Road Race Qualifier!  

Please plan to hang around after the 5K for age group awards presentations, while enjoying sponsors' tents and treats and LIVE music!   This is an awesome way to start your weekend and support a worthy cause! 

Event Schedule:

6:30am - Race Day Registration begins

7:30am - Race Day Registration ends

7:58am - Wheelchair Race Start

8:00am - 5K Run/Walk Start

9:00am - 1K Fun Run Start

9:20am - Awards Ceremony

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