5K
Race Day Info
Packet Pick-Up
This Race Features
Shirts and Awards
Course Info
Course Time Limit
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Race Day Info
- Race Day - December 4th, 2021
- Location - Rome Braves State Mutual Stadium, east parking lot
- 755 Braves Blvd NE, Rome, GA 30161
- Start Time - 8:00am
- 5K Awards will take place at 9:30am
- Door Prizes will happen after 5K awards
- Post-Race Area will have water and portable toilets
Packet Pick-Up
- Early Packet Pick-Up on Friday 12/03 from 10am - 7pm
- GoGoRunning (1018 Martha Berry Blvd, Rome, GA 30165)
- Race Day Registration on 12/04 from 6:45am - 7:45am
This Race Features
- ChronoTrack Chip Timing
- USATF Certified Course
- Door Prizes - all runners are automatically entered
- Age Group Awards
- Short Sleeved Tech Shirts
Shirts and Awards
- Overall: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (Male and Female)
- Masters: 1st (Male and Female)
- Age Groups: 1st (Male and Female)
- 0-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
- If you place in an Overall Division (Open or Masters), you will be removed from eligibility to win an award in your Age Category. No double dipping.
- Masters however, are allowed to win awards in both the overall open division and masters division.
- Awards are based on gun time; the race starts when the gun goes off and the first person to cross the finish line wins.
- All 5K participants will receive a short-sleeve performance shirt
Course Info
- There is 1 aid stations at mile 1.5 which will have water sports drinks, and energy gels
- The start and finish is in the Rome Braves East Parking Lot
- Please not that the course is on a rolling closure. This means that the right lane is closed until the last runner passes. The left lane is open. Please stay on the right side of the road at all times.
Course Time Limit
- The course has a 1 1/2 hour time limit (18:00 mile pace). The course will open to traffic once participants doing a 18:00 minute mile pace have passed, and anyone still on the course will be responsible for his or her own safety and asked to move to the sidewalk.
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Directions & Parking
Directions From Atlanta/I-75 Northbound
Directions From Chattanooga/I-75 Southbound
Parking
Directions From Atlanta/I-75 Northbound
- I-75 North to exit 290--Canton/Rome
- LEFT turn off the exit (at light) (drive 2 miles)
- LEFT turn at light where Speedway Gas Station is at SW corner, following signs for 41/411S/20W/61S
- Take entrance ramp RIGHT onto 41S/411S (drive 3 miles)
- Take ramp RIGHT onto 411S/20W towards Rome (drive 15 miles)
- RIGHT turn onto Veterans Memorial Highway/State Loop 1 North/to 293 (drive 7 miles)
- RIGHT turn onto Braves Blvd NE
Directions From Chattanooga/I-75 Southbound
- I-75 South to Exit 312 (53--Fairmont/Rome)
- RIGHT turn onto GA-53 W
- Drive 20 miles
- RIGHT turn onto GA-53 W/State LOOP 1 N (drive 1.8 miles)
- RIGHT turn onto Braves Blvd NE
Parking
- Parking is available at State Mutual Stadium
- Please use the main lots for parking
- The east lot (just north of the Stadium) houses the start and finish lines and handicap parking. DO NOT PARK THERE
