Please Join us for the 9th Annual Running of the “Downtown Cartersville 5K” to benefit Backpack Buddies!
Get ready for the 9th-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!
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
Course Info:
The 5K is a USATF-CERTIFIED COURSE and a Peachtree Road Race Qualifier. (Certification #GA18034WC)
The Starting Line is located just west of the the intersection(s) of Church Street and Bartow Street, facing East on Church St. (at the intersection of Church and Jones St.)
The Finish Line is located inside Friendship Plaza off of Cherokee Ave.
Please note the separate locations of the Start line & Finish line.
All 5K runners/5K wheelchair athletes must complete the attached wavier prior to race start.
The 1K Fun Run will make one loop, counterclockwise, around the Courthouse Block before finishing at the common finish line, downtown inside Friendship Plaza by the train depot in front of the ROARING CROWD!!!
Click here for Course Map
Awards:
Top 3 Overall M&F
Top 3 Masters M&F
Top Grandmaster M&F
Overall Wheelchair M&F
Top 3 in each of the following Age Categories M&F:
10 & 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 & Over
Cost:
Pre-Race, on-line Registration will be open until 11:00pm, Sunday, August 17th, 2025. (Be sure to pre-register to guarantee your T-shirt size!)
Pre-race Race Registration Fees are:
*$30 for the 5K and $20 for the Fun Run. (Note: We cannot guarantee your T-Shirt Size if you register on Race Day!!)
Race Day Rates are:
*$40 for the 5K and $30 for the Fun Run.
Click here to Register
