Registration:  Early registration is $20 for the 5K or 10K and $12 for the Fun Run.  Online registration is available through Tuesday, August 31st, and there is no service fee.  Mailed entries must be received by Saturday, August 28th.  Late registration is available at packet pick-up for $23 ($15 for the Fun Run).  You may also register the day of the race for $23, but you will not receive a chip, will not be eligible for awards, and your results will not be posted.

Packet Pick-up: Will be held at Georgia Sports Hall of Fame at 301 Cherry Street on:

• Friday, Sept. 3rd from 5-7 pm
• Saturday, Sept. 4th from 9-1 pm
• Sunday, Sept. 5th from 1-5 pm.

All runners are encouraged to pick up their packets before race day.  You may pick up packets for friends and family.  Unpicked up packets will be brought to the appropriate starting line.

Start Locations:  The 5K starts at 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Vineville Ave. & Pio Nono Ave.  Park at the Vineville Baptist Church or the Georgia Academy for the Blind.  The 10K starts at 8:15 a.m. at Forsyth Rd, 1 mile south of Tucker Rd. and Wesleyan College.  Park at Rivoli Crossing Shopping Center on Forsyth Road.  The 1-Mile Fun Run starts at 9:15 a.m. near the Finish Line for the 5K & 10K in Central City Park (new Fun Run course map).  Bus transportation will be provided back to the start line after the race.

View the course map for start and finish locations.  If you'd like to use your GPS, use the following addresses:  10K start - 4553 Forsyth Road, 5K start - 2591 Vineville Avenue, Central City Park - Willie Smokie Glover Drive.

T-shirts:  All pre-registered participants will receive a wicking, technical fabric t-shirt.  Women will receive a women’s shirt with cap sleeves and a tapered waist unless otherwise requested.  Shirts are available during late registration while supplies last, so please register early.

Team Competitions:  For both the 5K and the 10K, awards will be given to the top 3 Teams of Five (at least 2 members must be female); top 3 Parent/Child teams; and top 3 Husband/Wife teams.  Each person may only sign up for one team, but all team members will still be eligible for overall & age group awards.  Awards will be determined by combined times.  All team members must run the same race (5K or 10K). 

Join Macon Tracks Running Club and get $1 off your entry fee when you pre-register.  Get newsletters, race-entry discounts, be eligible to earn points in the Macon Tracks Piedmont Sports Medicine Race Series, get 10% off at Run Fit Sports, &  support your local running club.

Awards: Top 3 Overall and 1st Master (40+), 1st Grand Master (50+), and 1st Great Grand Master (60+).  Age Group awards 3 deep as follows: 10&Under, 11-14, & 5 year ages groups through 75+.  There will be no duplication of awards except in the case of team awards.  Decisions by the race director are final.  For the Fun Run, a trophy will be given to the first boy and girl aged 12 or under.  All fun run participants will receive a finisher's medal.

Transportation: Busses will provide transportation back to the starting lines after the race at the entrance to Central City Park near the train exhibit. Once the last 10K runner has finished, the busses will come to the road near the right side of the finish line.  There will be no transportation to the race start before the race.  If you would like for family or friends to drop you off at the start and then meet you at the park, they can use an alternate driving route to avoid traveling on race course roads.

Please Note: There will be no bikes, pets, or skates allowed on the race course.  We request that participants pushing baby joggers or strollers please start at the back and use extreme caution so as to avoid injury to small passengers and to your fellow athletes.  No refunds or transfers allowed.

More Information:  e-mail Kerry Oedel, or check www.macontracks.org for complete, updated race details.

Course Description:  The courses overlap.  The 10-K race begins ½ mile east of Wesleyan College, following Forsyth Road as it turns into Vineville Avenue.  At the 3.1 mile mark, the 5-K begins, close to the intersections of Vineville, Pio Nono, and Pierce Avenues, in front of the Vineville Baptist Church.  Both races proceed across I-75, where the road changes names to Forsyth Street, then Cotton Avenue.  This road will turn sharply right and left as you pass City Hall, continuing to Second Street where you will turn left.  You turn right onto Walnut Street, left onto Seventh Street, and right into Central City Park.  Major hills are located at the ½ mile mark of the 10-K and the 4.5 mile mark of the 10-K (1.2 mile mark of the 5-K).  Otherwise, the course is relatively flat or downhill except for a few small inclines.